Traffic / DUI
Our law firm has had traffic-ticket defense as part of our practice since 1999 and have handled thousands of traffic and accident cases since that time in at least 20 Florida Counties.
We hope that the information contained on this page will assist you in making the right decision regarding your traffic ticket. If you choose to hire our office and contest your ticket in court, we look forward to helping you obtain the best possible result for your case.
Click below for more information:
·What are my options
·How do I retain your office?
·What is the difference between a criminal traffic and a traffice infraction?
·Helpful Links
You must do one of these three things within 30 days of the date on the citation:·What are my options
·How do I retain your office?
·What is the difference between a criminal traffic and a traffice infraction?
·Helpful Links
1. Pay the fine, admit you are guilty, and receive the appropriate number of points against your license.
2. Elect and attend a driver improvement course (Note: you are only eligible to make this election 5 times in your lifetime and no more than once per 12 months. Also, CDL drivers are not eligible to elect driving school.)
3. Request a hearing and contest the citation. We represent individuals at these hearings and provide them with the following services:
· our attendance may mean it is not necessary for them to attend the hearing at all.
· ensure that laws governing the use of evidence provided by radar and other electronic devises are followed in court.
· ensure that all electronic detection devises were used properly and file appropriate motions for dismissal if they were not used properly.
· file motions requesting that points be withheld from your driver’s license.
How do I retain your office? What is your retainer fee?
To retain our office, submit the following items to our office ( click here for our address, telephone/fax numbers, and office hours ):
1. Client information sheet (which can be downloaded here)
2. The appropriate retainer fee ($199.00 for a single infraction citation in Alachua County that was NOT the result of an accident. If your citation was issued because of an accident or in a county other than Alachua, please see our Fee Schedule.)
3. A photocopy of your driver’s license.
4. The original citation (we recommend that you keep a copy for your records.
Fee Schedule:
·Alachua County
·Bradford County
·Levy County
·Gilchrist County
·Columbia County
·Putnam County
·Marion County
·Clay County
·Hamilton County
·Suwannee County
ALACHUA COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $199
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $349
· Accident with minor injury $399
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
BRADFORD COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $349
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
LEVY COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $399
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
GILCHRIST COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $399
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
COLUMBIA COUNTY
·Single Infraction Ticket $499
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
PUTNAM COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $499
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
MARION COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $499
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $499
· Accident with minor injury $499
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
CLAY COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $599
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $599
· Accident with minor injury $599
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
HAMILTON COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $599
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $599
· Accident with minor injury $599
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
SUWANNEE COUNTY
· Single Infraction Ticket $599
· Additional Infraction Ticket (issued at same time and pace as first) $49
· Accident without Injury $599
· Accident with minor injury $599
· Accident with serious injury or death CALL FOR QUOTE
What is the difference between a criminal traffic and a traffice infraction?
A traffic infraction is a civil violation such as your basic speeding ticket. You will have 30 days to respond to the citation, and the penalties include a fine and points on your driver’s license.
A criminal traffic charge can be issued in the form of a traffic ticket. HOWEVER, these charges are serious and carry CRIMINAL penalties. In fact, receiving a criminal violation in this way actually CONSTITUTES AN ARREST.
To determine whether a ticket contains a criminal charge rather than a civil infraction, look for these items:1. A mandatory court date/time on the citation.
2. A checked box that says "Criminal Violation Court Appearance Required."