Common Charges From The Gasparilla Weekend.
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| Possession Open Container |
If you have been charged with TPOR0064 POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER you can call a Defense Attorney Tampa at 1-877-793-9290 and tell me your story.
Form Code: TPOR0064
City of Tampa Municipal Code: 003.40.B
Level: Municipal/Local
Description: POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER
TPOR0064 POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER one of the most commonly charged offenses in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Sec. 3-40. – Consumption and possession of open containers on streets, sidewalks, alleys and other public property.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage upon any street, sidewalk, alley or other public property, including public or semi-public parking lots, within the city.
(1) As used in subsection (b), “open container” means any vessel or container containing an alcoholic beverage, including beer or wine, which is immediately capable of consumption or the seal of which has been broken.
(2) An open container shall be considered to be in the possession of the person if the container is in the physical control of such person.
MISC0112 POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BY PERSON UND
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Possess Alcohol Under 21
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Title XXXIV ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
Chapter 562 BEVERAGE LAW: ENFORCEMENT
562.111 Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibited.
(1) It is unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years, except a person employed under the provisions of s. 562.13 acting in the scope of her or his employment, to have in her or his possession alcoholic beverages, except that nothing contained in this subsection shall preclude the employment of any person 18 years of age or older in the sale, preparation, or service of alcoholic beverages in licensed premises in any establishment licensed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco or the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 562.45, any person under the age of 21 who is convicted of a violation of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; however, any person under the age of 21 who has been convicted of a violation of this subsection and who is thereafter convicted of a further violation of this subsection is, upon conviction of the further offense, guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) The prohibition in this section against the possession of alcoholic beverages does not apply to the tasting of alcoholic beverages by a student who is at least 18 years of age, who is tasting the alcoholic beverages as part of the student’s required curriculum at a postsecondary educational institution that is institutionally accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and that is licensed or exempt from licensure pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1005 or is a public postsecondary education institution; if the student is enrolled in the college and is tasting the alcoholic beverages only for instructional purposes during classes that are part of such a curriculum; if the student is allowed only to taste, but not consume or imbibe, the alcoholic beverages; and if the alcoholic beverages at all times remain in the possession and control of authorized instructional personnel of the college who are 21 years of age or older.
(3) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of subsection (1), the court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of, or suspend or revoke, the violator’s driver’s license or driving privilege, as provided in s. 322.056.
Common Charges From The Gasparilla Weekend.
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| DUI Driving Under Influence |
If you have been charged with TRAF1012 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE You can call a Tampa Criminal Defense Lawyer at 1-877-793-9290 and tell me your story.
Form Code: TRAF1012
Florida Statute: 316.193.1
Level: Misd (Misdemeanor)
Degree: 2nd
Title XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316 STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.
(1) A person is guilty of the offense of driving under the influence and is subject to punishment as provided in subsection (2) if the person is driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state and:
(a) The person is under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893, when affected to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired;
(b) The person has a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood; or
(c) The person has a breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
Common Charges From The Gasparilla Weekend.
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| DUI Over .08 |
If you have been charged with TRAF1015 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE UNLAWFUL BREATH A (DUI determined with a Breathalyzer Intoxilyzer Machine) you can call a Tampa DUI Lawyer at 1-877-793-9290 and tell me your story.
Form Code: TRAF1015
Florida Statute: 316.193.1C
Level: Misd (Misdemeanor)
Degree: 2nd
Description: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE UNLAWFUL BREATH A (DUI determined with a Breathalyzer Machine)
Title XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316 STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.
(1) A person is guilty of the offense of driving under the influence and is subject to punishment as provided in subsection (2) if the person is driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state and:
(a) The person is under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893, when affected to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired;
(b) The person has a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood; or
(c) The person has a breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
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Common Charges From The Gasparilla Weekend.
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