Refusing to submit to a breath test during a DUI stop in Florida can now land you in jail. Florida recently passed a law that makes refusing to "blow" a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail. Previously, criminal charges for refusing to submit to a breath test could only be brought against someone with a history of one or more refusals. The new law applies to everyone, whether you have refused to blow in the past or not, and regardless of whether yo

If you are pulled over for a traffic infraction, can the police use a drug dog to sniff around your vehicle even if they have no reason to believe there are drugs present? Yes, they can use a drug dog during a traffic stop. However , law enforcement can only do so if it does not "prolong" the natural progression of the traffic stop. This is a tricky question, especially if you have only had limited interactions with the police. To understand why, we have to think through tw

"If a police officer knocks on your door and asks if you would be willing to speak to them, can they use your statements against you in court if they didn't read you the Miranda warnings?" Yes, they can! It's one of the many tricky legal questions that come about any time a person speaks to law enforcement. That's why it is so important to have a lawyer by your side if you are speaking to the police during a criminal investigation. To understand why the statements can be use