| There is an old saying "come to Florida | | | | should refuse to give a sample. |
| on vacation and leave on probation"! | | | | |
| Unfortunately, it happens all to frequently. | | | | The next day you appear in front of the judge |
| So let's say you have flown in from frozen | | | | and after a few questions he will probably |
| Maine for some R&R and after a night of | | | | set bond at $500.00. You post it, run to the |
| bar hopping on Clematis Street you hop into | | | | airport and hop the first plane back north, |
| your rental car for the short drive back to | | | | promising yourself you will never come back |
| your hotel. Of course, not being familiar | | | | to Palm Beach County. But what about the |
| with the area you are hesitate about your | | | | case? When you were released from jail you |
| turns and you attract the attention of an | | | | were given your D.U.I. citation which |
| Officer of the West Palm Beach Police Dept. | | | | contains your arraignment date. Also, you |
| As his overheads come on you get a sinking | | | | have 10 days from the date of arrest to file |
| feeling. | | | | a challenge to the administrative suspension. |
| | | | If you don't file a challenge your license |
| The officer carefully approaches you and asks | | | | will be suspended. But wait, you don't have a |
| for your driver's license, proof of | | | | Florida license. Doesn't matter as the Bureau |
| registration and insurance card. The officer | | | | of Administrative Review will assign a |
| will engage you in a conversation and of | | | | Florida driver's license number to you. If |
| course he will observe the odor of an | | | | the suspension is upheld the Bureau will |
| alcoholic beverage on your breath. "Sir, | | | | transmit the suspension to Maine and then |
| have you been drinking tonight"? You | | | | Maine will probably suspend your license. So |
| reply, "I only had 5 beers". The | | | | what do you do? You better hire a lawyer to |
| officer will then conduct the field sobriety | | | | handle this for you. Both the administrative |
| exercises and then arrest you! While at the | | | | hearing and the court case need to be |
| station he will ask for a sample of your | | | | handled. |
| breath. While not a focus of this article you | | | | |