Pompano Beach DUI Defense | Broward County
A DUI arrest can threaten your license, your workday, and the routines your family depends on before you understand what the state can actually prove. Miller & Jacobs starts with the stop, the testing decision, the paperwork, and the deadlines that may already be running.
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Pompano Beach Criminal Defense Overview →10 Days
To request formal or informal review of the license suspension
Two Tracks
Driver-license suspension and criminal court
Former Prosecutors
Experience evaluating the state’s evidence
230+ Jury Trials
Combined across their legal careers
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Days to request formal or informal DHSMV review
Start With the Paperwork
Florida law generally gives a driver 10 days after the notice of suspension is issued to request formal or informal review by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A temporary permit issued at suspension generally expires at midnight on the tenth day. The criminal court date does not extend or preserve this separate administrative deadline.
Review Florida Statute 322.2615 →Track One
The notice, temporary permit, test result or refusal, review request, and restricted-driving questions are handled administratively.
Track Two
The citation, arraignment, discovery, video, testing evidence, motions, negotiation, and trial preparation move through criminal court.
The Life Behind the Case
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You may be thinking about court. Your family may be thinking about the car, school pickup, work, and whether tomorrow’s routine is still possible.
A useful defense conversation should make room for both. The legal questions matter, and so do the responsibilities that cannot simply stop while the case is pending.
Reconstruct the Stop
The defense begins with the sequence of events, not a generic assumption about what every DUI case looks like.
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Lane position, speed, braking, signaling, traffic, road conditions, and the officer’s vantage point should be compared with dispatch and video.
Reported .08
The number matters, but so do the instrument, operator, observation period, procedures, records, and whether the reported sample can be relied upon.
Refusal
The request, the warning, communication, medical or language issues, and what the recording shows may all need careful review.
Exercises
Instructions, footwear, lighting, surface, traffic, injury, balance, fatigue, and how the officer evaluated the performance can matter.
Crash
A crash can add witnesses, medical records, vehicle evidence, causation questions, and more serious exposure if another person was harmed.
Medication
Symptoms, dosage, timing, toxicology, medical conditions, and whether the substance can be connected to actual impairment become central.
Test the Evidence
Each part should be examined in context. One driving decision, one physical observation, or one reported number does not answer every legal and factual question.
What did the officer observe, when did the observation begin, and does the recording support the stated reason for stopping or extending the encounter?
Video and timestamps can test descriptions of speech, movement, instructions, exercises, testing, and the order in which events occurred.
Agency documentation, operator qualifications, maintenance records, procedures, and the sequence surrounding the reported samples may require technical review.
The exact words used, the person’s response, confusion, hearing or language issues, and medical concerns may affect what the encounter means.
Collection, timing, storage, testing, chain of custody, medication, and interpretation can become central in alcohol or drug allegations.
Fatigue, anxiety, injury, illness, footwear, weather, road surface, eye conditions, and other facts may explain behavior attributed to impairment.
Preserve the original material. Do not edit, delete, forward, or publicly post photographs, messages, receipts, location history, video, or witness information that may matter.
What Can Raise the Stakes
Prior history, a reported level of .15 or higher, a child passenger, a crash, injury, commercial driving, and the substance alleged can change the decisions that need attention.
History
A prior DUI or refusal, and how long ago it occurred, can affect classification, license consequences, and strategy.
Enhancement
Florida law provides enhanced consequences when the reported level is .15 or higher or a passenger is under 18.
Collision
The case can become substantially more serious when the alleged driving caused property damage or bodily harm.
Collateral Risk
The practical effect can extend beyond court to employment, insurance, professional licensing, travel, and commercial driving.
The Paperwork Has Dates. The Evidence Has a Shelf Life.
Get help understanding the deadline, the evidence, and what comes next.
Call 954-784-2277Bring the notice of suspension, citation, release paperwork, and anything showing what happened before, during, or after the stop.
What the Defense Review Can Look Like
The order can change based on the notice, custody status, court date, testing, prior history, and what the firm agrees to accept.
Step 01
Review the notice, temporary permit, citation, release conditions, court date, and immediate questions.
Step 02
Build the timeline from dispatch and driving observations through exercises, arrest, warnings, testing, booking, and release.
Step 03
Identify video, reports, instrument records, toxicology, witnesses, receipts, phone data, and medical information.
Step 04
Determine what review options may remain and how the license issue affects work and daily responsibilities.
Step 05
Analyze the stop, control of the vehicle, impairment evidence, test reliability, refusal allegation, and any crash issue.
Step 06
Plan for discovery, motions, negotiation, trial, and the consequences that matter to the client’s work, family, and future.
Fees and the Attorneys Evaluating the Matter
A DUI defense fee can depend on the charge, prior history, license-review work, discovery, technical issues, motion practice, hearings, and expected trial preparation. The written agreement should explain what is included.
First allegation or prior DUI history
Breath, blood, urine, drug, or refusal evidence
Crash, injury, or enhanced charge
Administrative license-review work
Technical records, motions, and trial preparation
The agreement should identify the scope of representation, whether the license proceeding is included, how costs are handled, and what additional work could change the scope.
Get Help With What Comes Next
Former Assistant State Attorney
Mark evaluates the stop, the evidence, the immediate procedural risks, and the decisions that may affect the path of the case.
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Former Assistant State Attorney
Rick brings extensive courtroom judgment to the review of risk, evidence, negotiation, motions, and trial preparation.
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Missing records can be identified after the immediate facts, court status, and license deadlines are understood.
Bring every page and note the date it was issued.
Include bond conditions, no-contact terms, and the next court date.
Identify any prior suspension, refusal, DUI, or related administrative action.
Write down where you were, what you consumed or took, what was said, and when events occurred.
Preserve the original versions without editing, deleting, forwarding, or posting them.
Bring names and records that may explain an observation or establish the timeline.
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Clear Answers Before the Next Deadline
These are general answers. The correct step depends on the notice, the facts, the court record, and current Florida law.
Florida law generally gives a driver 10 days after the suspension notice is issued to request formal or informal DHSMV review. A temporary permit issued at suspension generally expires at midnight on the tenth day. The criminal court date does not preserve this separate administrative deadline.
The notice may act as a temporary permit for a limited period if the statutory conditions are met. Read the notice carefully and obtain advice about the specific suspension and any restrictions before driving.
No single result answers every question. The state still must rely on admissible evidence, and the instrument, operator, procedures, observation period, records, timing, and surrounding video may require review.
A refusal can create separate license consequences and may be used in the criminal case. The request, warning, communication, medical concerns, prior refusal history, and recording can matter.
The location depends on the charge and court assignment. Follow the citation, hearing notice, docket, and your attorney’s instructions rather than assuming every Broward DUI matter uses the same courthouse or division.
Yes, a DUI allegation can involve medication or another chemical substance. The state still must establish the required legal connection to impairment, and dosage, timing, medical conditions, toxicology, and observations can matter.
Avoid public posts, deleting material, editing evidence, or contacting someone in a way that could be viewed as pressure or interference. Preserve the original information and discuss it confidentially with counsel.
The fee can depend on the charge, prior history, license-review work, evidence, technical issues, hearings, motions, and possible trial preparation. The written agreement should explain the scope before representation begins.
