Sammis Law Firm
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This article was last updated on Friday, November 1, 2019. The Tampa Office of the Bureau of Administrative Review (BAR) is located at 2814 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. The Tampa BAR is opened from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless posted otherwise. If you were arrested for DUI, you […]
Any person holding a CDL commercial driver’s license in Florida should be particularly careful after receiving any moving violation or criminal traffic infraction. For a CDL driver, the DHSMV is taking the position that the court cannot withhold adjudication. This change means that more CDL drivers will be hiring attorneys to help them fight for […]
Leaving the scene of an accident involving a death is already a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison, although it carries no minimum mandatory sentence. DUI manslaughter is also a first-degree felony but it carries a mandatory minimum sentence of four years. The minimum mandatory requirement means that after a […]
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has started handing out a flyer after releasing individuals charged with DUI. The flyer reads: Bureau of Administrative Reviews (BAR) Waiver Review First Time DUI Offenders Effective 07/01/2013 – First time DUI offenders can apply for a waiver review and may obtain a restricted driver license within 10 days of the […]
8/9/15 – Update: I added a recent case discussing the formal review hearing to contest a suspension for medical reasons to the end of this article. 5/22/14 – Update: I finally received a copy of these forms from the DHSMV. I’m providing these forms for informational purposes only: 1. DHSMV Form – Medical Report 2. […]
Every fisherman has a favorite spot on the lake or river. The same might be said of the DUI enforcement officers with the Tampa Police Department. Like an experienced fisherman, the officers tend to go back to the same location again and again. From the map it looks like Tampa’s east-west connector, Kennedy Boulevard, has […]
So what days of the week are most people arrested for DUI in Hillsborough County? It looks like Saturday leads all the other days of the week followed by Sunday and then Friday. Keep in mind that people who drive on a Friday night might be arrested after midnight so it counts as the next […]
Attention sober drivers – avoid being delayed at a DUI checkpoint tonight at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 from 10:00 p.m. till 2 a.m. the next day near 15043 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL. Then another DUI checkpoint in Tampa will occur on Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 at 11 p.m. till 2 […]
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced that another DUI Checkpoint will be conducted in Brandon, FL, near JC Handley Park at 3104 S. Kings Avenue and Bloomingdale Avenue. The Brandon DUI Checkpoint will start on July 25th at 10:00 p.m. and is required to end at 4:00 a.m. on July 26th. The Breath Alcohol […]
Florida law recently changed the rules on formal review hearings after a DUI arrest. Just because you CAN waive your right to a formal review hearing does not mean you SHOULD waive your rights. I’m still telling my clients to let me file the demand for a formal review hearing (instead of forever waiving […]
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