Can St Petersburg Seize Vehicles in DUI Cases?
There does not appear to be any legal impediment to adding DUI as a basis for vehicle seizure . . .”
St. Petersburg City Attorney
Yes, St Petersburg, Florida will join a few other Florida towns and cities allowing police to seize the vehicle of driving under the influence suspect and sell it back to him/her for around $500.00.
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Now St Petersburg Will Try to Seize Vehicles in DUI Cases
The city legal team has stated, “There does not appear to be any legal impediment to adding driving under the influence as a basis for vehicle seizure and impoundment with a companion administrative fine. “
List of Cities with DUI Vehicle Seizure Laws in Florida
Other Florida cities have ordinances which include driving under the influence as a basis for seizing the vehicle in traffic cases. A statewide search of these municipalities lists these cities:
- Dunnellon, FL – Provides a catchall. The ordinance reads: The vehicle was used, intended or attempted to be used, to facilitate the violation of any criminal statute and the operator of the vehicle has been taken into custody by the police department and such motor vehicle would thereby be left unattended. The additional language which authorizes vehicle impoundment if the police officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of the vehicle or another person in charge of the vehicle is incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody, control, or removal.
- Wildwood, FL – Provides a catchall. The ordinance reads: Is subject to being detained for any other reason if the police chief elects to proceed on same under the provisions hereof.
- Atlantis, FL
- Biscayne Park, FL
- Hypoluxo, FL
- Lantana, FL
- Mangonia Park, FL
- Port Richey, FL
St. Petersburg Proposed Vehicle Seizure Ordinance
“Proposed amendments: Adding driving under the influence to the section will provide officers an additional tool to promote public safety and penalize dangerous driving choices in the City. There does not appear to be any legal impediment to adding driving under the influence as a basis for vehicle seizure and impoundment with a companion administrative fine pursuant to section 20-122. If the proposed change is approved, officers will be educated regarding this additional public safety tool. “
“The Department respectfully requests the following three amendments to City Code Section 20-122:
- first [sic] amend section (b) to include driving under the influence as a basis for an officer to seize and impound a vehicle;
- next [sic] amend section (e)(2) regarding the scheduling of the optional preliminary hearing from two business days to five business days;
- then [sic] amend section (f)(1) regarding the scheduling of the optional final hearing from two business days to five business days. “St Petersburg, Florida DUI – Attorney and Former DUI Prosecutor, W.F. “Casey” Ebsary, Jr., was an Assistant State Attorney / DUI Prosecutor in the State Attorney’s Office and has handled hundreds, of DUI cases as a trial lawyer. Drivers facing DUI or BUI in St Petersburg, Florida can call Casey for help when DUI troubles arise.
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DUI and other Criminal misdemeanor charges that occur in Pinellas County, Florida are assigned to one of three courthouses. They are located in North, South and Central Pinellas County.
There are three courthouses in Pinellas County, Florida. Each DUI defendant is assigned to either the North, South or Central Pinellas County Courthouse.
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W. F. “Casey” Ebsary, Jr., a former prosecutor, and Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer has been the attorney of record in hundreds of DUI cases. He has represented clients in driving under the influence (DUI) and driving while intoxicated (DWI) cases in many Florida counties. Casey is a former Assistant State Attorney (Prosecutor) and a former Assistant Public Defender. He has litigation experience which includes DUI St Petersburg, counterfeiting, driving under the influence, fraud, forgery, murder, money laundering, and theft.
Sources: http://www.stpete.org/agenda%20packets/2017-10-05%20Council%20Agenda.pdf, http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/driving-drunk-in-st-pete-police-can-soon-impound-your-car/2340502, http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/arrested-for-dui-heres-the-city-in-tampa-bay-where-youll-now-be-paying-a-lot-more/482312655
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