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Why the sheriff's office handles Viera DUI stops

Viera is unincorporated, so it has no city police department of its own. Traffic enforcement falls to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, and deputies commonly make DUI stops along Wickham Road, Viera Boulevard and Stadium Parkway. On I-95, the Florida Highway Patrol may also be involved.

Deputies work under the same Florida DUI rules as city officers: a lawful reason for the stop, field sobriety exercises that are meant to be given and scored under national NHTSA standards, and the implied consent breath test request that follows an arrest.

How a Viera DUI moves through Brevard County Court

The Moore Justice Center, Brevard County's main courthouse, is located in Viera, but the county also holds court in Titusville and Melbourne. A Viera DUI is a Brevard County Court case in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, and the court decides which courthouse handles each hearing.

The case moves in stages. After booking comes bond or a first appearance before a judge, usually within 24 hours. Arraignment is the first formal court date. Discovery brings the reports, breath records and video, and Florida allows depositions of witnesses. For a misdemeanor DUI, though, Florida's rules limit depositions, and the defense generally has to show good cause to take one. Motions to suppress, plea discussions and, if needed, a trial come later.

A case ends by dismissal, plea or trial. A plea of no contest is common in Florida, but in a DUI case it still results in a conviction, and courts cannot withhold adjudication on a DUI.

The second case: your driving privilege

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles runs an administrative suspension on its own track, separate from the courtroom. The window to request a formal review hearing is 10 days from the arrest, and missing it means the suspension takes effect.

The firm's nearest office to Viera

The firm's nearest office is in Satellite Beach. Phones are answered 24 hours a day, and the first review of a Viera case is free.

Viera 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.

Viera DUI questions

Brevard County Court, within the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. The Moore Justice Center, the county's main courthouse, sits in Viera, yet a Viera arrest is not automatically heard there: Brevard also has courthouses in Titusville and Melbourne, and the court sets each hearing's location. In many misdemeanor DUI cases, a lawyer can appear for the client at pretrial hearings.

Yes. Because Viera is unincorporated, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement there, and deputies commonly make DUI stops on Wickham Road, Viera Boulevard and Stadium Parkway. On I-95, the Florida Highway Patrol may make the stop instead. The case is the same Brevard County case either way.

No. A plea of nolo contendere, or no contest, is not an admission of guilt, but in a DUI case it results in a conviction. Florida courts cannot withhold adjudication on a DUI, and a DUI conviction cannot be sealed or expunged. The right way to resolve a case depends on the evidence.

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