TILDEN LAW – Orlando Criminal Attorney

Captain Mike Rolls of the Marion County Sheriff’s department couldn’t believe his eyes in the early morning hours of September 15, 2009.  Rolls was on patrol traveling eastbound on State Road 200 near Interstate 75 when he saw the strange sight driving westbound toward the interstate’s northbound on-ramp.  A motorcyclist who just passed him wasn’t wearing any clothes.

The driver, Dante J. Krauss, 45, of Dunnellon, whose arrest record includes four prior DUI convictions and a 10 year driver license revocation, bonded out of the Marion County Jail later the same day.  According to the arrest report, Krauss admitted to drinking and stated that the last thing he remembered was going to Hooters.

Krauss was given a shirt, courtesy of a nearby hotel, and his lower body was covered with a shawl that had been on the handlebars of the motorcycle.

A field sobriety exercise was performed, and Krauss reportedly failed, at which time he was taken to the Marion County Jail. During a breath test, he reportedly registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.178 and 0.162. The state’s legal limit is 0.08.

If you have been arrested and charged with a DUI in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, contact the DUI defense firm of Tilden Law for a free case evaluation.

Thirteen people whose drivers license were suspended or revoked were arrested after they drove away fromcourt in Delray Beach, Florida.  Florida Highway Patrol troopers stopped the thirteen individuals shortly after they left the parking lot of the courthouse knowing that each had lost their driving privileges. 

Undercover officers in plain cloths attended the court session in which a judge had suspended these indivisuals drivers licenses and warned each of them not to drive until their driver license had been reinstated.   After observing the violators drive off, uniformed troopers were notified and the individuals stopped and arrested.

The crackdown is part of a statewide sting operation by the Florida Highway Patrol targeting those who drive to and from court proceedings despite having their drivers license suspended. 

If you have been arrested for driving on a suspended license and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County or Seminole County court, please contact the defense firm of Tilden Law for a free case evaluation, 407-599-1234.

The drivers license of former Altamonte Springs police officer Mark Maupin was suspended following a hearing in Orange County court on charges of failure to wear a seat belt and failure to use due care. Maupin and his attorney challenged the two traffic tickets that he received as a result of a traffic accident in which his vehicle allegedly struck a car driven by Erskine Bell, Jr.

It was determined through investigations by the Altamonte Springs Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol that the patrol car driven by Maupin was traveling at a speed greater than 100 mph when he crashed his vehicle. Bell remains in a coma since the accident. His family, strapped with medical bills, settled with the city of Altamonte Springs earlier this year for $2.1 million.

Maupin who was also injured in the crash was placed on medical leave, later resigned and is no longer with the police department.

If you are have been accused of a criminal charge in Orange County, Florida or Seminole County, Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers at the Tilden Law for a free initial consultation, 4047-599-1234.

Beginning September 1, 2009, certain fees for driver license and motor vehicle services will be changing. These new base fees were established by the Florida Legislature as part of the state’s budget development process.

A combination of vehicle information is used to determine registration fees. They are the registration use, license plate type and class code. The class code is determined by the vehicle weight, body type, vehicle type and registration use.

Customers will be notified of the new fees that are applicable to them via the renewal reminders that they will receive in the mail or at their local offices.

Drivers License Fees:

Fee Type                                                                     New Fee Amounts

Original Class E                                                                      $48.00

Original/Renewal CDL                                                             $75.00

Renewal Class E                                                                     $48.00

Replacement License                                                              $25.00

Delinquent Fee                                                                        $15.00

Knowledge Retest                                                                   $10.00

Skill Retest                                                                               $20.00

ID Cards (Original, Renewal, & Replacement)                          $25.00

Reinstatement Fees                                                                 $45.00-$130.00

Tax Collector Service Fee                                                         $6.25

Filing Fee for Hardship Hearing                                                $12.00

Filing Fee for Formal/Informal Review                                       $25.00

                                    Motor Vehicle Registration Fee:

License Taxes-Motorcycles                                                     $13.50

Automobiles-based on weight                                               $19.50-$44.00

Trucks-based on weight                                                         $19.50-$44.00

Heavy Trucks-based on weight                                              $60.75-$1,322.00

Specialty/Personalized Processing Fee                                   $5.00

Florida Real Time Vehicle Information Fee                               $1.25

General Revenue/ DJJ Surcharge                                            $5.50

Registration Service Charge Fees                                           $5.00

Automated vending or printer dispenser machine service fee                                                                                                                                                          (License Plate validation; Vessel or Mobile Home Sticker       $3.00

Advanced RPL Fee                                                                   $2.80

Retro reflective Material Fee                                                    $1.50

Original/ Replacement License Plate Fee                                 $28.00

Initial Registration Fee                                                            $225.00

                                    Motor Vehicle Title Fees:

Original/Duplicate                                                                   $70.00

Fast Title                                                                                 $10.00

For-Hire Vehicle Title                                                               $49.00

Delinquent Title Fee                                                                $20.00

Re-Inspection Fee                                                                   $20.00

Service Fee for Paper Title                                                       $2.50

                                    Record/Publication Fees:

Crash Reports                                                                         $10.00

Driver History Records(DDL)                                                    $8.00-$10.00

If you need assistance regaining your Florida Driver License, contact the attorney’s at Tilden Law for a free initial consultation to understand your rights, 407-599-1234.