I'm Don Pumphrey, Jr. for the Pumphrey Law
Firm.
The question was posed to me, that what do
you if you pull up on a DUI checkpoint.
Well, a little piece of advice.
What you need to know here in the state of
Florida that if they're going to have an operation
like a DUI Checkpoint, they have to publicize
it.
And, if you follow our YouTube channel or
follow us on Facebook or stay in touch with
our website and get push notifications, we
notify people who are on our list when they
are putting a checkpoint out here locally,
or anywhere in this particular region, when
we get that information.
That being said, the best thing to do, Don't
Drink and Drive!
However, if you come up to a checkpoint and
you haven't been drinking or, if you've been
drinking but you're not impaired, it's not
illegal to have a drink and drive.
It's illegal to be impaired or have too much
alcohol on board.
You have a couple of options.
The rules state, and the case law supports
the fact, that the officers have to give an
alternative route to any checkpoint.
Look for that route.
Don't do anything illegal like an illegal
U-Turn, don't drive off the road or do anything
crazy, be safe!
Safety is your utmost concern.
And as you go through the checkpoint, if you
choose to go through it, be polite and respectful
to the officers, have your driver's license,
registration, and proof of insurance ready,
and always be respectful.
Only give the information that's required
by law, which is your personal information,
what they call identifying information.
You're not needing to answer any other questions,
because you're going to get the question "Have
you been drinking tonight?"The way you answer
that is this: You just respectfully say "Officer,
I'd rather not answer any questions unless
I have an attorney present or on the phone,
and then give us a call!
I'd be more than happy to walk you through
it, we've done it a number of times, and we
just want you to be safe, and we don't want
you to go to arrested or have a record or
have to come and hire someone like us to represent
you and try to make it as if it never happened.
For the Pumphrey Law Firm, I'm Don Pumphrey,
Jr.
Please be safe.
Don't drink and drive.
