An
overview of the zero tolerance law posted by
Florida DUI Lawyer
The
Zero Tolerance Law: What is it? *
Parks
& Braxton, your resource for a Florida DUI
Attorney [link to home], wants you to be well
informed on what the Zero Tolerance Law means
to you, so that you can make informed decisions
when selecting a Florida DUI Defense Lawyer
[link to home]. The Zero Tolerance law was passed
in 1997 and provides for the administrative
license suspension of any driver under the age
of 21 who is found to have a BAC (Blood Alcohol
Content) of .02 or greater.
How
can the Zero Tolerance Law be enforced?
An
underage driver must be stopped through a lawful
contact, either a traffic stop related to a
violation, contact at a sobriety checkpoint,
contact at a crash site or consensual contact
with the driver. After an interview with the
driver and a review of the license, if the officer
suspects the driver has been drinking, the Standardized
Field Sobriety Tests [link to 6.0] (SFST) are
administered. At this point, the officer must
decide if there is probable cause to make a
standard DUI arrest (a BAC of .08 or higher).
If the officer rules out probable cause for
a DUI arrest, they can then determine if a zero
tolerance violation has occurred.
This
is the critical moment in a zero tolerance case.
It makes it essential to contact a Florida
DUI Lawyer, if you find yourself in a zero
tolerance situation.
To
determine a violation of the zero tolerance
law, the office normally uses Preliminary Breath
Test (PBT) device. If two breath samples produce
BACs of .02 or higher, an arrest for a violation
of the zero tolerance law usually occurs.
*These
are just excerpts of Florida law, and are not
meant as a complete resource. They are for informational
purposes only.
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Parks & Braxton, for a Broward
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with a zero tolerance arrest.
