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Rockledge roads and the Rockledge Police Department

DUI stops in Rockledge are commonly made by the Rockledge Police Department on US 1, Barnes Boulevard and Fiske Boulevard. Drivers on I-95 may be stopped by the Florida Highway Patrol instead. The reason written in the report for the stop is one of the first things reviewed.

Not every DUI arrest involves alcohol. Florida law also covers impairment by a chemical or controlled substance, which can include some prescription medications.

When the arrest involves medication or drugs

A valid prescription is not a defense if the driver's normal faculties were impaired. That puts the evidence of impairment, rather than the prescription itself, at the center of the case.

When drug impairment is suspected, officers may bring in an officer trained as a DRE, who uses a 12 step evaluation. Blood or urine may be collected. A blood test's collection, handling and lab procedures can be reviewed, and a urine test shows the presence of a substance, not necessarily impairment at the time of driving.

Blood tests also come up when a breath test is not possible. In either situation, the paperwork that tracks the sample from collection to the lab is part of what the defense examines.

Rockledge cases in Brevard County Court

Rockledge DUI cases are filed in Brevard County Court in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Brevard holds court in three places, the Moore Justice Center in Viera, its main courthouse, and courthouses in Titusville and Melbourne, and the court determines where each hearing goes.

The license case moves on its own track with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A request for a formal review hearing is due within 10 days of the arrest. If none is made, the administrative suspension takes effect.

Contacting the firm about a Rockledge arrest

The firm's nearest office is in Satellite Beach. It is led by David Cannady, a former Florida prosecutor admitted to The Florida Bar in 2014. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, and a case review is free.

Rockledge at a glance

County: Brevard County
Court: Brevard County Court, which sits at the Moore Justice Center in Viera and at courthouses in Titusville and Melbourne
Circuit: Florida's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
The firm's nearest office is in Satellite Beach. See Satellite Beach office.

Other Brevard County cities

General information only, not legal advice. Every case depends on its own facts, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Rockledge DUI questions

Yes, if the state alleges that the medication impaired your normal faculties. Florida's DUI law covers impairment by chemical or controlled substances, and a valid prescription is not a defense when impairment is shown. The defense often looks closely at the officer's observations and any blood or urine testing.

Brevard County Court, in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. A Rockledge case is not assigned to a single building by default; the court sets each hearing at one of the county's courthouses in Viera, Titusville or Melbourne. In many misdemeanor DUI cases, a lawyer can appear for the client at pretrial hearings.

A urine test can show that a substance is present, but not necessarily that the driver was impaired at the time of driving. That distinction can matter when a Rockledge Police Department case rests on a drug allegation rather than a breath result. How the sample was collected and tested can also be reviewed.

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