Starting July 1, 2024, the laws relating to Racing on Highways in Florida are changing. The Florida legislature has increased the penalties and created new provisions that will affect anyone charged with this crime. The crime of racing on the highways includes a lot of activities including racing,…
Florida law distinguishes between traffic violations that are civil and can only result in a fine or possible driver’s license suspension and traffic violations that are criminal and can result in charges and even prison time. Sometimes, there is overlap. For instance, if a person gets a DUI, the DHSMV…
In Florida, it is a crime for a person to drive a motor vehicle if his/her license is suspended and he/she knows it is suspended. That last part is important because it is only a civil traffic infraction to drive with a suspended license in Florida if the driver is…
In Florida, there are certain crimes that come with an automatic suspension of the defendant’s driver’s license. For instance, a DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) conviction will always result in a driver’s license suspension of at least six months. Other crimes that come with driver’s license…
In Florida, it is a misdemeanor crime to drive a vehicle if your driver’s license has been suspended. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can suspend your driver’s license for a variety of reasons – a DUI arrest, failing to pay traffic tickets, a possession of marijuana…
One thing people in Florida do not always realize is that driving is considered a right, not a privilege. This does not mean that the DMV in Florida is going to withdraw drivers’ licenses for no reason, but it does mean that when the DMV does revoke a person’s driving…
In Florida, it is illegal to get into a traffic crash and then leave the scene without waiting for the police and providing identification and insurance information. For crashes that involve minor impacts, there must be some property damage or injury to trigger the requirement to remain at the scene.…
In some states, it is illegal to text while driving. In Florida, there is no law against it, but that will likely change soon. There are bills moving through the Florida legislature that would make it illegal to text and drive. If one of the bills becomes the law in…
The Florida Highway Patrol has announced intentions to increase efforts to stop road rage incidents and aggressive driving. This should result in more traffic stops which should also lead to more arrests. Aggressive driving typically means following too closely, quick lane changes and speeding. Those actions typically just result in…
With oil speculators wreaking havoc with the oil markets and gas prices continuously increasing once again, we thought it might be helpful to post this article addressing rules for riding your bicycle in Florida. Yahoo! Sports cited Lasnetski Gihon Law in the article so we will return the favor and…