The Standard For Reasonable Suspicion In Florida

If you have been pulled over in Volusia County or the surrounding area for a traffic stop detained by police or asked to perform field sobriety exercises you might be curios what the legal standard is for the police action. The standard to pull someone over for a traffic stop, to detain an individual or to request field sobriety exercises is reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion is the standard throughout the country. Florida law is in lock step with the fourth amendment. To learn about the legal standard police must abide by go to reasonable suspicion. If you are charged with a crime in Seminole County, Orange County or Volusia County go to Daytona Beach DUI Attorney. If you receive a traffic ticket in Orange County, Seminole County, West Volusia County or East Volusia County go to Daytona Beach Traffic Attorney. Reasonable suspicion is not the most demanding standard but does require more than a hunch. Attorney Kevin J. Pitts has offices in Sanford and Daytona Beach.

Daytona Beach DUI Law

Daytona Beach has 4 Judges that handle all misdemeanor DUI cases in East Volusia County. Deland has 2 Judges that handle misdemeanor DUI cases in West Volusia County. For information about the Judges in Daytona Beach go to Judge David B. Beck, Judge Dawn P. Fields, Judge David H. Foxman and Judge Belle B. Schumann. For information about the Deland Judges go to Judge Peter F. Marshall and Judge Peter A.D. McGlashan. Criminal cases are prosecuted by The State Attorney's Office. Volusia County does not have an official diversion policy like Orange County. The prosecutors will take into consideration the breath test result, strength of the case, consequences that the charge will have on the defendant and his family and other equitable factors. If the prosecutor feels that a DUI reduction is an equitable result the case will be reduced to reckless driving. The case can also be reduced based on legal defenses. Misdemeanors for East Volusia County are handled in Daytona Beach at The Volusia County Courthouse Annex, 125 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Misdemeanors for West Volusia County are handled at The Volusia County Courthouse, 101 N. Alabama Ave., DeLand, FL  32724. If you are arrested for a DUI in Volusia County contact Daytona Beach DUI attorney Kevin J. Pitts. The Law Offices of Kevin J. Pitts recently opened an office in Daytona Beach at 747 South Ridgewood Ave., #105 Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Daytona Beach DUI attorney Kevin J. Pitts is a former Volusia County DUI prosecutor. Mr. Pitts focuses his practice on DUI defense and criminal defense in Volusia, Seminole and Orange County.