Are DUI checkpoints legal in Florida?

Checkpoints are permitted in Florida. The concept has been upheld; what gets litigated is how a particular one was run.

The requirements track the reason checkpoints are allowed at all — neutrality. Officers aren't selecting individuals, so the intrusion is minimal and evenly distributed. That reasoning collapses if officers in the field are exercising discretion, at which point it becomes a suspicionless stop.

So the questions are procedural. Was there a written plan created in advance by supervisors? Did it specify the stopping criteria? Was advance notice given? Was site selection documented? And did officers follow it on the night in question?

Each is answerable with records, and the records don't always match the testimony.