What to do first when you recieve a DUI

There are many things that must be done when you get arrested for a DUI but the first involves your license. As soon you are released from jail due to a Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI, you must contact an attorney. This is so vital because your license is immediately at issue.

If you did not give a breach, urine, or in some cases blood when requested by a police officer, you license is suspended for one year. This suspension can be withdrawn for many reasons but only a trained attorney knows the law and how to protect your rights. Once arrested, the traffic ticket you received for a DUI is your license for ten days. During this time, you must request a formal hearing with the department of motor vehicles. This request has to be done within ten days of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI.

If you do not request this hearing within these ten days, you and your attorney cannot challenge your one year suspension. If you are successful challenging your one year suspension, your license will be immediately reinstated.

If you gave a breath same the day of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI, and this sample is over the legal limit of .08, then your license is immediately suspended for 6 months. Your DUI ticket is again your license for the next ten days. Again, you and your attorney can challenge your suspension if done so within ten days of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI.

Protecting your license is the first and foremost thing that must be done and protecting your rights is the goal of Mr. Menditto.

what is a dui

The best way to avoid a Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI is to know the law. What better way is there to avoid a problem then to know what constitues that problem? Knowing the DUI laws will protect you from falling into the same scenario.

The police, when arresting for a Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI, have to follow the same DUI laws that Congress has enacted. If the police violate your Constitutional rights, then all the charges can be thrown out no matter how damaging your Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI may be.

Know your rights.

Phillip Menditto

Traffic ticket...why not just pay

The second reason that you shouldn’t pay your Palm Beach traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or Dade traffic ticket again is due to points. If you just pay your traffic ticket, you will be given points which can affect your insurance rates.

Anytime your insurance company sees that you were given points for a West Palm traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or Dade traffic ticket, they most assuradely they will raise your rates. This can mean add up to over $1,000.00 a year in some circumstances when if you simple hired an attorney for a small fee, this could have been avoided.

Even non-moving violations, such as Palm Beach traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or a Dade traffic ticket for window tinting being too dark can and will raise your rates.

Simple put, seek the advice of an attorney to help you.

dangers in just paying a traffic ticket part one

Why not just pay? This is the question that I'm faced with on a daily basis. When someone gets a traffic citation, there is a fine for any infraction one receives. Many people, including my closest friends, think why hire an attorney when I could just pay the ticket for a little less than what an attorney would cost. The answer is very simple and can be summed up in one word…..POINTS!

Points, even just a few, can hurt you in more ways than one. There are two negative affects that points can have on your life and wallet. I will discuss one and the second later.

1. If you receive too many points, your license can be suspended. If you are caught driving while your license is suspended, you will be charged with "Driving While License Suspended", which is a misdemeanor offense. Simple put, you are now being charged with a criminal offense. The cost of an attorney is so much more when he or she is defending a criminal charge as opposed to a simple infraction.

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What to Wear to Court

As I was in court today, I noticed something, a man wearing basketball shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. This, I submit, is not proper attire for court.

If you are arrested and you have checked your court date on the Clerk’s website (Broward, Dade, Palm Beach), then make sure you are wearing something that demonstrates to the Judge that you respect Him/Her as well as the courtroom.

If you have any further questions about proper attire, please contact me

What are your rights

This can seem like a simple question that most, if not everyone, believes they know the answer to but what are they truly? Your rights are those expectations and privileges you possess given to you under the United States Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and the Florida Constitution.

Most people believe you simple possess the right to an attorney or the right to be free from unreasonable seizures by the police, but the reality is, you possess so many more. Feel free to contact me at my website, PhillipMenditto.com, to discuss even more.

Knowing your rights can possible save you if every stopped or improperly detained by the police. Remember, if the police do not follow the law, then the evidence they seize can, and in most cases will be excluded from evidence in your arrest and trial.

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