Can I get a DUI on private property?
You can be charged with a DUI on private property. When an individual is stopped on private property, sever different major questions should be looked at. Number one, who’s private property is it and whether or not you are given permission to be on it. Number two, whether or not that private property is open to the public at large or is it just to select individuals, and also whether or not the private property … a lot of times a home owners association or a condominium association … whether or not they have an entered into contractual traffic enforcement agreements with their local law enforcement agencies. Florida law requires those contracts to be entered into between law enforcement and the property owner in order for law enforcement to have the legal authority to enforce traffic laws on the private properties owner’s property.