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Orlando, Orange County, Seminole, Osceola, & Central Florida

Open Container Violations

The city of Orlando has many different nightclubs and bars in which to go drinking. Unfortunately, it’s against the law in the city of Orlando to possess an open container of alcohol. Clubs and bars like Ember, One-Eyed Jacks, Bullet, Mako’s, Room 23, Barbeque Bar, I-Bar, Club Firestone, The Other Bar, Antigua’s, Wallstreet Cantina, and others, are often great places to go to have a fun time. However, if you walk out of those clubs with an open container of alcohol, you may get arrested or issued a Notice to Appear by the Orlando Police Department.

While these ordinance violations may seem minor, failure to handle them adequately could lead to a conviction, which could ultimately affect your career and your lifestyle. Ordinance violations can be punished by up to 60 days in jail, $500 fines, and/or 6 months probation. If you are convicted for an ordinance violation you cannot seal or expunge it.

Further, a conviction of an ordinance violation would prevent you from having any other charges brought against you sealed or expunged; this could be detrimental in the event of another charge such as shoplifting, petit theft, assault, battery, or even a false charge. Therefore, it is imperative to find good quality legal representation to help you navigate the waters against a charge being prosecuted by the city of Orlando.

Zahra and William Umansky were both former city prosecutors and are intimately familiar with the policies and procedures of both the city of Orlando and the Orlando Police Department. If you’ve been charged or arrested for possession of an open container of alcohol in the city of Orlando, please contact the experienced criminal attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm for an initial and confidential consultation in Orlando and Central Florida.