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There’s a reason Florida is known as the Sunshine State. It is a great place to vacation, retire and even raise a family. However, there are some laws that are important to keep in mind if you want to stay out of trouble. Florida Laws You Should Know: DUI threshold:...
Commonly, when an individual hears about “bank fraud”, the first thing that comes to mind is Wall Street and high-ranking executives in the banking industry. However, this white-collar crime is not limited to unscrupulous executives in tall towers. Bank Fraud is a...
Homicide is the unlawful slaughtering of an individual. In the state of Florida, the most serious of the homicide charges is First-Degree Murder. This is committed when an individual commits premeditated murder, felony murder, or homicide caused by drug dealing....
Many Floridian drivers may forget that driving is not a right, but rather a privilege. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may suspend an individual´s driver´s license for numerous reasons. Many of those reasons have nothing to do with one´s ability to drive, which...
People under the age of 18 in the United States of America are considered minors. As such, viewed under the eyes of the law, they are not capable of giving informed consent to sex. Therefore, in Florida, it is illegal for a person age eighteen or older to have sex...
A homicide can be defined as a deliberate and unlawful killing of another person. Most can agree that homicide is inexcusable. However, under Florida law, there is something known as “excusable homicide”, which according to the Florida Statute 782.03, happens when the...
Under the Florida Statutes, vehicular homicide is the killing of a human being, or the killing of an unborn child by injury to the mother, caused by the reckless operation of a motor vehicle. In order to be convicted, the driver must be proven guilty, which means...
Cyber crimes are often referred to as computer crimes, which involve unlawful acts related to computers, web networks, and digital technology. The Florida Computer Crimes Act has the objective of contextualizing these crimes, dividing the unlawful acts into two...
Florida´s Division of Investigative and Forensic Services receives approximately 10,000 reports of fraud in the state every year, according to their records. The reason for the proliferation of this type of crime may be (according to The Coalition Against Insurance...
What is Drug Possession? The Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act lists a variety of drugs that are considered “controlled substances”, which are regulated by the state and federal government. The drugs are classified as “schedules”: Schedule...