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Florida Statute §800.04 | Classification: Second-Degree Felony What Is This Charge? Lewd or lascivious battery involves engaging in sexual activity with a person between the ages of 12 and 15, or encouraging, forcing, or enticing a person under 16 to engage in sadomasochistic abuse, sexual bestiality, or prostitution. Penalties & Fines Up to 15 years in Florida state…
Florida Statute §812.014 | Classification: Third-Degree Felony to First-Degree Felony (based on value) What Is This Charge? Grand theft occurs when a person knowingly and unlawfully obtains, uses, or endeavors to obtain or use property belonging to another person valued at $750 or more, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner of it. Penalties &…
Florida Statute §316.027 / §316.061 | Classification: Second-Degree Misdemeanor to First-Degree Felony What Is This Charge? Florida law requires any driver involved in a crash to immediately stop, remain at the scene, provide identifying information, and render reasonable aid to injured persons. Failure to do so is a criminal offense. Penalties & Fines Crash involving only property damage:…
Domestic Violence in Florida — What You Need to Know Florida Statute §741.28 What Is Domestic Violence? In Florida, domestic violence is not a single charge — it is a category of offenses that covers a wide range of criminal acts committed by one family or household member against another. Under Florida Statute §741.28, domestic violence includes assault, aggravated assault,…
Florida Statute §843.01 | Classification: Third-Degree Felony What Is This Charge? Resisting an officer with violence involves knowingly and willfully resisting, obstructing, or opposing a law enforcement officer through the use of violence or by threatening to use violence, while that officer is in the lawful execution of their duties. Penalties & Fines Up to 5 years in…
Conducir con Licencia Suspendida (DWLS) — Estatuto de Florida §322.34 ¿Qué es el DWLS? Conducir mientras su licencia de conducir de Florida está suspendida, revocada o cancelada es un delito criminal — no simplemente una infracción de tráfico. La gravedad del cargo depende de si tenía conocimiento de la suspensión y cuántos cargos previos tiene. Clasificación del Cargo y Penalidades…
Florida Statute §847.0135 | Classification: Second-Degree Felony What Is This Charge? This charge applies to any person who uses electronic communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor (or a person believed to be a minor) to engage in unlawful sexual conduct, and then travels or attempts to travel to meet that person. Penalties & Fines Up…
Secuestro — Estatuto de Florida §787.01 ¿Qué es el Secuestro? El secuestro en Florida es la confinación, abducción o encarcelamiento forzoso, secreto o amenazante de otra persona en contra de su voluntad, con la intención de: retenerla para pedir rescate, cometer o facilitar la comisión de un delito grave, infligir daño corporal o terror, o interferir con una función gubernamental.…
Florida Statute §316.193 | Classification: First-Degree Misdemeanor (first offense) to First-Degree Felony (DUI Manslaughter) What Is This Charge? A person is guilty of DUI in Florida if they are driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance, or a chemical substance — or while their blood/breath alcohol concentration (BAC) is…
Drug Court in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Polk Counties — An Alternative to Incarceration What Is Drug Court? Drug court is a specialized court program designed for individuals whose criminal charges are rooted in substance abuse and addiction. Rather than processing drug-related cases through the traditional criminal justice system — where the likely outcome is incarceration — drug court offers…