At the University of South Florida, DUI conviction can have impacts beyond just staying on your driving record for the next 10 years. In addition, you can lose student financial aid including Bright Futures benefits. DUI Attorney W.F. “Casey” Ebsary, Jr. explains University of South Florida Police (USFPD) have conducted DUI checkpoints / DUI saturation patrols since 2006. The USFPD has 43 officers. The USFPD patrol all of the campus and the areas surrounding the campus. Because the University of South Florida DUI cases have a payoff – awards. Furthermore, one DUI contest got the agency a fully loaded Chevrolet Tahoe.
University of South Florida DUI Police Enforcement
Dui Defense Attorney Casey Ebsary, also notes that USF Police Department conduct Saturation Patrols on and around the Tampa, Florida campus. Another press release warned, “The University of South Florida Police Department will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols within our community on January 13, 2012. This patrol will begin at 2:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 a.m.”
As a result, DUI enforcement by “USF Police Officers . . . use this DUI Saturation Patrol to identify impaired drivers in an effort to keep our streets safe. Impaired drivers . . . will face arrest and prosecution.” Students caught likely will face driver’s license suspension and criminal prosecution. In addition, these students will face action by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Some issues in the Student Code of Conduct raised by a University of South Florida DUI are below.
Student Code of Conduct
“The conduct process may be initiated against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and/or the Student Code of Conduct.”
“Students are responsible for compliance with all public laws.”
“Misuse or Possession of Illegal Drugs.”
“Misuse of Alcohol.”
A sample of Prior University of South Florida DUI Checkpoint
Sobriety Checkpoint on the USF Campus
We uncovered a report of a DUI Checkpoint Roadblock on the Tampa Campus. It is “USF Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint.” The University of South Florida Police Department will host a Sobriety Checkpoint on Campus on May 15, 2013, beginning at 11:00 pm. . . . [This is ] followed by a four-hour saturation patrol. During this time, USF Police Officers will seek . . . impaired drivers in an effort to keep our streets safe. So impaired drivers . . . will face arrest and prosecution. Furthermore, this operation is part of a comprehensive, collaborative approach to traffic safety by the USF Police Department. Finally, the USF Police Department has primary jurisdiction on and about property owned or controlled by the University of South Florida.
Aggressive Campus Cops
Someone needs to tell DUI Officer Michael Tinney about their primary jurisdiction. We have yet to defend a single DUI arrest, he made on campus. The USF Police Department awarded Officer Tinney Officer of the Year and DUI Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2012. He also received an award from Hillsborough County Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for his DUI Enforcement in 2012. Officer Tinney actively participates in all enforcement campaigns and leads the DUI Checkpoints for his squad.” He is a DUI arrest award winner in the campus police department’s DUI arrest contest.
“When it comes to going out and drinking with friends, most students are capable of securing a designated driver. But according to a USF study, most of these students are putting their lives in the hands of ‘less drunk’ rather than ‘sober’ drivers.”
And “A group of public relations students, led by assistant professor Kelly Werder, conducted surveys and focus-group research for the Tampa Alcohol Coalition and found most USF students think a DUI has the same consequential impact as a speeding ticket.” By Elise Bouchard of the USF Oracle
Another DUI Checkpoint Report
Casey Ebsary, a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, received a tip that there will be a DUI checkpoint on campus this weekend, July 8. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the University of South FloridaUSF Police Department will conduct the sting and it will apparently be on campus. Most noteworthy these checkpoints are usually posted on the Sheriff’s website, but this one was not. Recently, we obtained a police manual for these types of checkpoints.
Got DUI – Get Expelled: “UF looks beyond campus for DUI cases – They may try to hide it from Mom and Dad, but University of Florida (UF) students caught driving drunk in Alachua County won’t be able to hide it from UF administrators. This month, UF began regularly monitoring off-campus DUI convictions. Students convicted of DUI in the county won’t just face criminal courts, they will go before UF’s Office of Student Judicial Affairs, where they could face suspension or expulsion.
Student Judicial Affairs already hears between 30 and 40 on-campus DUI cases each year. But that number will likely go up now that UF is looking beyond its borders, said Eugene Zdziarski, UF’s dean of students. First-time offenders in the system are typically suspended from school for a year, Zdziarski said. Repeat offenders, however, can face expulsion, he said.”
Campus of University of South Florida DUI Arrests on the Rise
“More than twice as many students were arrested for drunken driving on campus in 2005 than in 2004 because of University Police Department’s new chief and UF President Bernie Machen’s alcohol policies, University Police spokesman Lt. Joe Sharkey said. There were 111 arrests for DUIs on campus in 2005, 44 arrests in 2004 and 56 arrests in 2003, according to University Police Department crime statistics. “
A Polk DUI Lawyer is standing by. DUI / DWI / Drunk Driving is a serious charge to have on your driving record in Polk County. You need a serious defense. DUI Defense can be challenging. The police are the main state witnesses. Scientific evidence from the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test or blood tests may be presented against you. Damaging evidence against you may include the breath test, the officer’s testimony, and Standard Field Sobriety Tests.
W.F. ”Casey Ebsary, Jr.” is a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer and DUI – DWI attorney who helps in Polk County, Florida, has knowledge of these issues, and can help you establish your defense against these and other traffic offenses.
Polk D U I Arrests by the Numbers
We uncovered a report that there are about 1300 to as many as 1600 people arrested each year for DUI in Polk County according to arrest statistics for each Florida County. The most recent traffic citation and DUI Arrest numbers for Polk County are available on our Polk County Florida DUI Law Blog.
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Defend yourself against this charge with an experienced D U I lawyer right now. For a free case analysis and evaluation, please call or submit your case information on a DUI in Florida, in Polk County or in the Lakeland Area. Many people wish that they had saved the facts of their case while it was still fresh in their mind. We have developed an Interview that can help you to preserve the evidence of your case to help defend you.
Polk County Includes the Cities of :
Auburndale, Bartow, Crystal Lake, Cypress Gardens, Davenport, Dundee, Fedhaven, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Highland City, Highland Park, Kathleen, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Nalcrest, Polk City, and Winter Haven
There have been 1300 to as many as 1600 people arrested each year for D U I in Polk County, Florida.
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Since there is no Bureau of Administrative Reviews Office Locations in Polk County, offenses in Polk County including many DUI issues, such as Under Suspension, Need Driver License for Work and Hardship Driver Licenses, must be resolved at 2814 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, 33610-4479 Office (813) 276-5795
Other Drivers License issues may be resolved at the Driver License Offices such as having a Driver license issued, taking a driving test and having an ID Card issued. There are three offices in Polk County:
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More D U I Information on DUI Drug Court Division
Polk County DUI Attorney reports on the DUI Drug court division established by Judge Ronald A. Herring. The Judge ordered that any multiple DUI offender may have the option of DUI Court as part of a plea offer. If the offer and the case is accepted into the division, the Polk County DUI defendant’s case may be transferred to the Judge presiding over DUI or Drug Court . The DUI/Drug Court shall be a condition of the offender’s probation. Also involved in the DUI Court are: Judges, Assistant State Attorneys, Defense Attorneys, County Probation, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Lakeland Police Department Offices, AA representatives and MADD representatives.
If you may be eligible for the new DUI Court program, we can help.
Polk DUI Attorney website and Lakeland Ledger reports 54 Polk DUI cases were thrown out. The reason – what has been suspected for years, since computers have been used to write D U I arrest reports: 1. Cops use a template to write report(s); 2. Cops take a previous D U I report(s) and change the name, leaving details the same; 3. Cops use the same language when talking about the field sobriety exercises. The Polk County Sheriff Deputy had made “made about 124 arrests for DUI since he began working last year” According to published reports. Source: http://www.theledger.com/article/20090808/news/908085027
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