Pembroke Pines DUI Lawyer

Commuter roads and DUI stops in southwest Broward

Pembroke Pines spreads across southwest Broward, and daily life here runs on Pines Boulevard, Flamingo Road, I-75 and Florida's Turnpike. The Pembroke Pines Police Department commonly makes DUI stops on these routes, often after an alleged lane violation or speeding.

On a highway shoulder or a busy boulevard, the officer's account of the driving, any patrol car video and the conditions for roadside exercises all become evidence. Those records come to the defense in discovery.

Keeping a way to get to work

For people who commute from Pembroke Pines, losing a license can mean losing the drive to work. Florida may allow a hardship or business purposes only license during some suspensions. Eligibility depends on the type of suspension and the driver's record, and DUI school enrollment is part of the process.

Timing matters here. The administrative suspension is handled by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), and there are 10 days from the arrest to request a formal review hearing. If no request is made, the suspension takes effect.

Commercial drivers face added stakes. The limit for commercial drivers is 0.04, and a DUI conviction, even in a personal vehicle, disqualifies a commercial license for 1 year, or 3 years if transporting hazardous materials. A second conviction leads to lifetime disqualification.

Where a Pembroke Pines case is heard

DUI cases from Pembroke Pines are prosecuted in Broward County, within the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. The main courthouse is the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and Broward also runs regional courthouses in Deerfield Beach, Hollywood and Plantation. A lawyer can confirm which location a hearing is set in.

The criminal case usually starts with booking and bond or a first appearance, usually within 24 hours, followed by arraignment, discovery and pretrial hearings.

A Broward case, a firm in Orlando and Satellite Beach

The firm takes cases in Pembroke Pines and elsewhere in Broward County but has no office there. Its offices are in Orlando and Satellite Beach, and calls are answered 24 hours a day, so a free case review can start the same night as an arrest.

Pembroke Pines at a glance

County: Broward County
Court: The Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale (Broward also runs regional courthouses in Deerfield Beach, Hollywood and Plantation)
Circuit: Florida's Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
The firm has no office in Broward County; its offices are in Orlando and Satellite Beach. See our offices.

Other Broward County cities

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

Pembroke Pines DUI questions

Possibly. A hardship or business purposes only license may be available during some suspensions, depending on the type of suspension and your driving record, and DUI school enrollment is part of the process. The 10 day deadline to request a formal review hearing affects which options stay open, so timing matters.

It can be. A DUI conviction disqualifies a commercial license for 1 year even if the driver was in a personal vehicle, or 3 years if transporting hazardous materials, and a second conviction leads to lifetime disqualification. An arrest is not a conviction, and what happens depends on the evidence in the case.

Broward criminal cases are heard at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and the county also runs regional courthouses in Deerfield Beach, Hollywood and Plantation. A lawyer can confirm where each hearing in a Pembroke Pines case is set. All of them are part of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.

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