South Patrick Shores DUI Lawyer

Deputies, not city police

Because South Patrick Shores is unincorporated, it has no police department of its own. DUI stops here are commonly made by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, often along A1A or South Patrick Drive.

A deputy's DUI investigation follows familiar steps: a reason for the stop, observations and questions, field sobriety exercises, and, after an arrest, a request for a breath test under implied consent. The sheriff's office reports and video become the evidence the defense reviews.

If you serve at Patrick Space Force Base

With Patrick Space Force Base just to the north, a DUI arrest in South Patrick Shores can involve service members, reservists or civilian employees. For them, the civilian case is only part of the picture.

A DUI arrest or conviction can affect military service and security clearances. Those consequences come from military rules, not Florida criminal law, so it is important to get advice from your command or military counsel on that side. The civilian charge itself is handled in Brevard County Court.

Court and license deadlines after a South Patrick Shores arrest

Cases from South Patrick Shores are filed in Brevard County Court, part of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Brevard holds hearings at the Moore Justice Center in Viera, its main courthouse, and at courthouses in Titusville and Melbourne; the location of each hearing is set by the court.

Two tracks start at the same moment. The criminal case moves forward in court, while the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles handles an administrative license suspension. There are 10 days from the arrest to request a formal review hearing, and the suspension takes effect if no request is made.

If a breath test was refused, a first refusal brings a one year administrative suspension, and the refusal can be used as evidence at trial.

An office just down A1A

The firm's Satellite Beach office is just south on A1A. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, and a first case review costs nothing.

South Patrick Shores 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 Satellite Beach office is just south on A1A. 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.

South Patrick Shores DUI questions

South Patrick Shores is unincorporated, so law enforcement comes from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Deputies commonly make DUI stops along A1A and South Patrick Drive. The case is prosecuted in Brevard County because that is where the arrest happened, and it is filed in Brevard County Court.

It can. A DUI arrest or conviction can affect military service and security clearances, and the military applies its own rules. For that side, advice from your command or military counsel matters. The firm handles the Florida criminal case and the license hearing, which run separately from any military process.

Close. The firm's Satellite Beach office is just south on A1A, at 1790 Highway A1A, Suite 209. That makes it practical to meet about a South Patrick Shores DUI in person, while the court dates themselves are set by Brevard County Court at one of its courthouses.

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