Monthly Archives: December 2011

DUI Checkpoint in New Port Richey, FL

The Florida Highway Patrol organized a multi-agency DUI Sobriety Checkpoint in New Port Richey. Other agencies involved in the roadblock included the New Port Richey Police Department, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dade City Police Department. Although the officers stopped 1,034 vehicles during the roadblock, only six individuals were arrested for DUI. Those [...]

Status of Florida’s DUI “No Refusal” Policy at Sobriety Checkpoints / Roadblocks

SB 1790 prohibited any state or local law enforcement agency from conducting a “no refusal” DUI checkpoint where a judge is present on site to issue a warrant for a blood alcohol test without the driver’s consent. On May 7, 2011, the Florida legislatures’ Senate Bill 1790 (SB 1790) died in the judiciary committee. The [...]

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