Reckless Driving Lawyer

BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY'S LEADING RECKLESS DRIVING DEFENSE LAWYER TEAM

BROWARD COUNTY RECKLESS DRIVING LAWYER

PALM BEACH COUNTY RECKLESS DRIVING ATTORNEY

Leifert & Leifert is a Florida traffic criminal defense law firm offering aggressive and skilled representation to individuals accused of Reckless Driving in Broward County, Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County.  If you were recently arrested or accused of Reckless Driving or are facing any aggressive driving charge in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Miami-Dade or any other part of South Florida, contact a Reckless Driving defense lawyer at Leifert & Leifert for immediate help in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade.

Need a Reckless Driving Lawyer in Broward or Palm Beach?

When a police officer is of the opinion that driving conduct rises to the level where an individual is intentionally placing persons or property at significant risk, they will often times charge the offense of Reckless Driving.  Reckless Driving is a traffic criminal offense and a police officer can make an arrest as opposed to just writing a citation.

Because the allegation is criminal in nature, Reckless Driving  needs to be handled with extreme care. If adjudication is not "withheld" a conviction will be placed on your record and will never be removed.  Reckless Driving is also an offense that can often be negotiated as a reduction of charge if you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence.

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AGGRESSIVE RECKLESS DRIVING DEFENSE LAWYERS

Broward County / Palm Beach County / Miami-Dade County

The Reckless Driving Defense Attorneys at Leifert & Leifert will look for ways to achieve dismissal of your charges or seek alternative resolutions that will look towards the possibility of dismissal and records expungement or sealing.  Our criminal defense lawyers are routinely in criminal and traffic court handling Reckless Driving cases in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade.

Contact a Broward or Palm Beach Reckless Driving Defense Attorney

Please call a Reckless Driving Attorney at Leifert & Leifert to schedule a consultation.  Our Traffic Ticket Defense lawyers have offices in Broward County and Palm Beach County.  We look forward to assisting you.

Florida Statues section 316.192 - Reckless driving.

(1)(a)  Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.

(b)  Fleeing a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle is reckless driving per se.

(2)  Except as provided in subsection (3), any person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished:

(a)  Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days or by fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b)  On a second or subsequent conviction, by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

In 2008, Florida officers issued 9,397 tickets / citations for the offense or Reckless Driving.  A breakdown for reckless driving tickets / citations for Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade is as follows:

  • BROWARD COUNTY  1,073 tickets
  • PALM BEACH COUNTY  478 tickets 
  • MIAMI-DADE COUNTY  991 tickets