Florida Traffic Law

What Happens If SB488 and SB1612 Becomes Law Eric Dirga is an attorney in Orlando practicing criminal record expungement and sealing law. You can contact him at 407-841-5555 or email him at ejdirga@ejdirga.com. A proposed amendment to Florida's Record Sealing and Record Expungement law may mean that you will be able to expunge multiple cases. If the proposed amendment becomes law the effective date will be October 15, 2015. Sounds good but there are some changes that are not so good: For judicial expungement and non-judicial sealings you will have to wait 1-year after your case is closed (supervision ended) before you can start. AND THE BIG ONE: From the end of your case you want judicially expunged or non-judicial sealed to the day you apply for relief you cannot have been charged or arrested for any other offense. The Big One The Big One means if you have an old case you want sealed or expunged that is eligible under the current law but will be ineligible und...

Year In Review, Looking Forward December 31, 2012 Red Light Cameras The Red Light Camera debacle continues in the state of Florida. Spurned on by greed (not "safety") the law is full of problems. Unfortunately, in our society it is money that sways justice rather than justice itself. The noble cause of freedom has long ago disappeared from the minds of our elected "representatives" (joke). The Red Light Camera contracts that were signed before any state law was enacted were based on the idea that a single municipality could derive revenue by creating it's own traffic laws within it's boundaries. The Fifth District Court of Appeal rightfully struck down this tack by the cities as being in violation of the "uniform" traffic law requirement. This reasoned decision was not enough for the cities that had jumped the gun with the implementation of the red light cameras. They have now asked the Florida Supreme Court to review the Fifth District...

Young dumb prosecutors that think its okay to "adjudicate" people at arraignments and public defenders that think a misdemeanor adjudication has no ramifications. First time offenses should always be a "withhold of adjudication" unless prohibited by law. Misdemeanors, in general, should be withholds. Adjudications of guilt in misdemeanor cases impact lives. Realize this.   Eric J Dirga is an Orlando Criminal and Traffic Defense Attorney that prepares, files, and represents people who want to seal or expunge their criminal records.