Is Your Music Too Loud For Florida’s Roadways?

In 2010, Florida’s legislators will be reviewing a proposed Bill, which would make driving with loud music a more severe crime and carrying harsher punishment. State Representative D. Alan Hays (R-Umatilla) introduced House Bill 137 to the Florida House of Representatives in September. If passed, this Bill, would modify the current loud stereo statute by imposing double the fines and making the offense a moving violation. If cited 3 times for this offense, the House Bill 137 would impose 3 points against their license and a $180.00 fine. These points would increase auto insurance premiums for the cited individual.
As it currently stands, it is currently unlawful to drive past a church, school or hospital with a stereo "plainly audible" from 25 feet away or that is "louder than necessary for the convenient hearing by persons inside the vehicle". Law enforcement and politicians are excluded from this law, since politicians often use loud sound devices for "political purposes".
While state law already imposes fines for loud stereos, many cities have already written their own civil ordinances imposing harsher laws and stringent punishment.
Resource: www.thenewspaper.com

Commercial Driver’s License and DUIs

If you have a CDL and are convicted of DUI, you will lose your CDL in addition to the penalties you will receive under Florida law. This could cost you your living.

If you receive your first DUI conviction while driving a non-commercial vehicle and have a CDL, then you may lose your CDL for a period of one year. A first DUI conviction while driving a commercial vehicle will result in the loss of your CDL for one year if you are transporting hazardous materials that do not require a placard. If the hazardous material needs to carry a placard then you will lose your CDL for three years.

If you have a CDL and have been arrested for DUI in the Tampa Bay area, contact me so I can advise you of your rights.