Florida Traffic Law

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.

Under Florida law a driver can have his or her driver's license suspended for a whole host of reasons. Some make sense, others do not. (See my webpage regarding reasons for the government to suspend your license ). Often times a driver has no idea their driving privileges have been suspended or revoked until he or she has been pulled over and is informed by law enforcement. (To check your driving privilege status go here . For questions and answers regarding suspended drivers licenses ). Prosecutors and Judges take suspended drivers licenses seriously The usual reason for a suspended drivers license is the driver has forgotten to make an election on a prior ticket. Once they are informed of the error by law enforcement they quickly fix the situation and reinstate their drivers license. In doing so, they forget about the "driving with a suspended license" ticket they just received. Before the driver knows it he or she is being pulled over again for the same exact thi...

Any one who has ever plead guilty to a minor criminal offense realizes the huge black mark that it makes in today's computer age. People today can just do a search for "background check" and find hundreds of private companies willing to take their money to provide them with a little information on someone they are curious about. Unfortunately, what people find when they search is just the cover of the book - they don't bother to understand the circumstances of the offense which can't be discerned from a brief glance of the public record.  They read "theft" and they think "thief" rather than teenager acting on a dare. Florida has passed a law that allows people to clear up one criminal offense that has been dismissed or had adjudication withheld. This seems trivial to prosecutors, who often times argue that it is legalized lying, but for the person with the black mark an expungement can make the difference between getting a job and being un...