Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Saint Augustine, FL

Did you just get a DUI? Read below from our attorney Terry Shoemaker: Will I Lose My License if I Refuse a Breathalyzer During a St. Augustine DUI Stop? Florida law presents a tough choice for those who don’t want to submit to a roadside test. There you are on the side of the road, blue lights flashing behind you. An officer has pulled you over for cause and wants you to agree to a roadside sobriety test, typically a breathalyzer reading. It helps fight your case if you refuse the test. Why willingly provide potential evidence against yourself? But law enforcement isn’t going to make it that easy for you. Any driver arrested for DUI that won’t take a breathalyzer automatically gets their license suspended for a year. What?! Why?! Welcome to Florida’s “implied consent law.” By getting a license in the first place and participating in the privilege of driving on Florida’s roads, you gave your implied consent to submit to any test an officer who pulls you over wants to give you. Essentially, you made a deal. The Florida Supreme Court gave you the only way around this in 2011 when it decided your license can’t be suspended for refusing a test IF the arrest was unlawful. Don’t take the test.