Kissimmee Boating Under the Influence Attorney
Boating with alcohol cases are becoming more prevalent as more people are using the lakes and waterways in the State of Florida. There are many legal issues which must be addressed in representing a client in these kind of cases.
First of all, most of these cases are handled by a wildlife fish and game officer and not an experienced police officer who has knowledge in handling DUI cases. Often these officers are highly inexperienced and ill-trained to make these arrests. Under the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes, they have the absolute right to board your vessel for safety inspection purposes. In the cases that I have handled, these officers will do this in order to initiate a BUI investigation.
I have been successful in getting some of these cases dismissed before trial by a Motion to Suppress based on lack of probable cause to initiate a BUI investigation. Regardless, an experienced attorney is needed to investigate each case thoroughly to uncover all possible defenses.
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