A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. False accusations are also known as groundless accusations or unfounded accusations or false allegations or false claims.

How do you deal with false accusations?

Hillsborough County has a program that allows you to avoid prosecution for DUI. RIDR seeks to aggressively target and reduce impaired driving by imposing enhanced sanctions like alcohol monitoring devices and DUI education programs on first-time, non-aggravated DUI offenders.

Eligibility

1. Case must be a misdemeanor DUI.
2. No minor in the vehicle, BAC of .20 or higher, or a crash.
3. No prior: DUI, alcohol-related reckless driving, DWLS with
serious bodily injury or death, leaving the scene of an accident
with injury or death, vehicular homicide, DUI diversion program
or more than one non-DUI diversion program as an adult, or, in
the five years prior to the date of offense, no adjudication, a
withhold, or any portion of a sentence on a felony.
4. No pending: Florida driver license suspension, DUI, DWLS with
serious bodily injury or death, leaving the scene of an accident
with injury or death, vehicular homicide, or participation in Pre-Trial Intervention or probation.

From the Office of the State Attorney website.

PRE-PLEA SANCTIONS
All offenders must:
 remain crime-free;
 complete DUI School and begin recommended treatment;
 attend the MADD Victim Impact Panel; and
 complete ten community service hours.
Level 1 and Level 2 offenders must further:
 provide proof of installation of ignition interlock alcohol
monitoring device or a continuous alcohol monitoring
device, e.g. SCRAM.
Level 3 offenders must further:
 not possess or consume alcohol, illegal drugs, or nonprescribed drugs; and
 use PharmCheck Drugs of Abuse Patch with results
provided to the SAO.

PLEA OFFER
Upon satisfaction of the Pre-Plea Sanctions, offenders will be offered a
plea of reckless driving with the following sanctions:
 Withhold of adjudication;
 Twelve months probation;
 Standard court costs and conditions of probation;
 Ten day vehicle immobilization;
 No possession or consumption of alcohol, illegal drugs, or
non-prescribed drugs during probation; and
 Successful completion of DUI School and any recommended
treatment.
Level 1 offenders must further complete:
 Fifty community service; and
 Three months of ignition interlock alcohol monitoring or
continuous alcohol monitoring.
Level 2 offenders must further complete:
 Seventy-five community service hours; and
 Six months of ignition interlock alcohol monitoring or
continuous alcohol monitoring.
Level 3 offenders must further:
 Complete fifty community service hours; and
 Wear a PharmCheck Drugs of Abuse Patch for three
months with results provided to HCSO Probation.

If you live in Hillsborough County and have been arrested for DUI, call our office to find out more about this program. Alexander Truluck focuses his practice as a criminal defense attorney in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Largo, Dunedin and the Tampa Bay area.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.criminallawyerclearwaterflorida.com
or call (727) 799-3550.

When people are having arguments, particularly when alcohol is involved, sometimes the police get called. Whether you are guilty or not, and whether you are charged with a crime or not, this situation could harm your life forever.

When the police arrive, it is a judgement call as to whether an arrest is made. When the angry other party sobers up the next day, and if they decide you really didn’t do anything wrong, the damage might already been done. There are companies that take your mug shot from public records of the arrest and post it on their websites. When people Google your name, that mug shot could show up. When you are looking or a job or a new place to live, or if you have your own business, this can be devastating. While it may be illegal for the website company to charge a fee to take down your picture from their website, clearly there is a profit motive in effect here.

It’s not just your wife who could call about you. It could be your girlfriend, your roommate, or even your parent.

Domestic violence is abuse or threats of abuse when the person being abused and the abuser are or have been in an intimate relationship (married or domestic partners, are dating or used to date, live or lived together, or have a child together). It is also when the abused person and the abusive person are closely related by blood or by marriage.

For domestic violence to occur, the abuse does not have to be physical. Domestic abuse can be emotional, verbal, or psychological. Behavior such as stalking, hitting, threatening, harassing, destroying someone’s property, or disturbing someone’s peace can all be considered domestic violence and could result in police officers showing up to your house if they are called.

If you find yourself in this situation, say as little as possible and remain calm. By all means, do not demonstrate any anger towards the person who made the call, and if possible, do not communicate with that person while the police are present. The police will have to decide if there is evidence that something unlawful occurred.

If you get arrested, call Alex Truluck. Alexander Truluck focuses his practice as a criminal defense attorney in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Largo, Dunedin and the Tampa Bay area.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.criminallawyerclearwaterflorida.com
or call (727) 799-3550.