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An ignition interlock is a piece of equipment placed on a DUI offenders vehicle, usually near the driver’s seat, designed to detect the blood alcohol concentration of the driver. The driver must blow into the interlock before the vehicle can be started. The interlock has a pre-set limit of 0.05. If circumstances require, judges have discretion to set a lower…
Sexual offenders who live and/or work in Florida must register on the state’s sex offender registry, and meet deadlines when changing information. Even after sexual offenders have served their time in prison and fulfilled the terms of any other legal penalties inflicted on them by the court of law, they must still follow certain protocols once they are released back…
Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc., with the National Fair Housing Alliance recently released a report entitled “Have I Got a Deal For You!” documenting the ways in which homeowners facing foreclosure have taken advantage of by companies offering loan modifications that do not live up to their promises. The report was the result of a year-long investigation that…
Although forensic tests may help to link a suspect to a crime, tests that are conducted improperly may lead to the imprisonment of an innocent person. When Florida law enforcement officials investigate a crime, they often use forensic testing as a way to link the suspect to the crime. When performed correctly, forensic tests can positively identify a person as…
There are many different factors that can affect how quickly a person’s blood alcohol concentration level rises after consuming an alcoholic beverage. When a person in Florida consumes an alcoholic beverage, the alcohol is absorbed into the walls of the small intestine and the stomach, states the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. After this occurs, the alcohol makes its way…
John Lott, a proponent of concealed and carry laws, takes issue with a recent report from the Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center, which characterizes Florida as a hotbed of violence committed by persons with concealed a carry licenses. He notes Florida currently has the most concealed handgun permit holders in the country and is one of the two…
In a move that some have labeled “highly unusual,” residents of a Keene’s Point, a gated community in southwest Orange County, FL, will vote on whether to ban registered sex offenders from living in the development. The rule that the homeowner’s association of Keene’s Point is considering would forbid a registered sex offender to live within 2,500 feet of a…
The Obama administration has requested new regulations that would permit the obtaining of “wiretaps” for internet communications. The regulations would require that communication providers allow wiretaps of their internet. “The way we communicate has changed dramatically since 1994, but telecommunications law has not kept up. This gap between reality and the law has created a significant national security and public…
Two Ohio municipal court judges have put their foot down on breathalyzer test results in DUI criminal trials. Circleville Municipal Judge Gary Dumm and Athens County Municipal Judge William A. Grim independently ruled that until the government can show the results of the Intoxilyzer 8000 are scientifically validated, the breath test results from that particular model will be inadmissible in…
The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida State Legislature are both involved in determining the actions that can be taken when drivers refuse DUI testing. Drivers in Florida know that the state’s laws on drunk driving are tough. If some lawmakers have their way, those laws could get even tougher. As the Sun Sentinel reports, a bill has been introduced…