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DUI case study posted by Florida
DUI Lawyer:
A Case Study on DUI Policy: Palm Beach
County Florida
Parks & Braxton,
your resource for a Florida
DUI Lawyer has reprinted this case study on
DUI policy in Palm Beach County Florida to demonstrate
why selecting the best Florida
DUI Defense Lawyer is essential:.
Sanctioning. Sanctions
are uniform for first offenders but vary for multiple
offenders. Repeat offenders receive mandatory
jail time if a second offense has occurred within
five years, or a third offense within ten years.
The judge will grant work release, but time is
served with five days per month off for good behavior.
House arrest with electronic monitoring is sometimes
used as a sanction and is handled by the Palm
Beach County Sheriff's Department. One judge did
not like the "sheriff's program for house
arrest," believing only a judge should impose
house arrest. More intensive supervision ("maximum")
may be imposed by the court ordering probation
officers to visit offenders at their homes. A
judge and a prosecutor interviewed for this study
believed that one day of jail should equal three
days of house arrest.
The driver license cannot be reinstated until
DUI school has been completed. Offenders often
do not seek to have their driver licenses reinstated
due to barriers (e.g., fines are too expensive),
and the system loses contact with them. (Note:
This does not mean these individuals do not drive;
they are not licensed, but many will still drive.)
Ways exist to help offenders get licenses back
by arranging for them to complete requirements,
e.g., converting fines into community service,
granting more time to pay.
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