Marion County Florida is located in mid-central Florida.  Marion County is named after an American Revolutionary war hero Francis Marion.   The county has rolling trees and is dotted with live oaks, pine and palm trees.   There are several cities with Marion, including Belleview, Dunnellon, Mcintosh, Ocala and Reddick.  The Marion County Sheriffs Office is the primary law enforcement agency for the county.

Law enforcement issued almost 17,000 speeding ticket in 2007 throughout Marion County.  In addition, there were almost 1,000 DUI arrests and almost 10,000 criminal citations issued.  Most of the tickets and arrests were conducted by the sheriffs office.  The Florida Highway Patrol is the primary traffic enforcement agency for the county.  The FHP conducts aircraft speed enforcement on the interstate 75 which passes through Marion County.  These speed enforcement details involve an FHP pilot in a cessna airplane.  The pilot clocks cars as they pass between two white lines spaces about a 1/4 distance apart.  The trooper/pilot will then call down the vehicle description and speed to the trooper on the ground who will then pull the driver over.  It is not uncommon for FHP to generate at least 100 speeding citations over a several hour period, depending on the number of troopers available.  Remember, in order for these cases to be proven beyond a resonable doubt, both the pilot and the ground trooper need to appear in court.  The trooper in the air can only prove that you may have been speeding, and the trooper on the ground is necessary to prove your identity. 

If you received a citation in Marion County and you are looking for aggressive legal representation please call our office at 1-800-FIGHT-IT.