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In some circumstances Floridians may have all legal records of their crime wiped from the official record. The expungement process is not widely known in the state of Florida, but it is available to those who have past crimes they would like to have removed from their...
Last week we went over some of the limits the law places on police in Florida regarding searching and seizing the property of private individuals. This is the second part of that series, and we shall discuss other concerns and issues surrounding Florida’s search and...
Florida’s law enforcement has many tools at its disposal for investigating crime. However, police and investigators have strict limits on what they may or may not do in the course of an investigation. Following is a discussion of police search and seizure and the...
Many Floridians talk about civil rights and how an individual’s civil rights may be violated from time to time. But where do these civil rights come from? Following is a discussion of the origin of American civil rights and what that means for you if you find yourself...
Being arrested in Florida is never fun. Even if you are ultimately not charged with a crime, being arrested is a scary, stressful event that is fraught with hazards. Following is a discussion of the civil rights every Floridian has when being arrested in Florida....
Your Miranda rights - or the Miranda warning - are something that you likely know even if you have never had a run-in with the law before. This is because of its prevalence in shows and movies featuring law enforcement. But how much do you actually know about your...
As a business owner, recent world events may have impacted your ability to cover certain expenses, such as payroll, for a short period of time. Due to this, your operation may have obtained funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. According to the U.S. Treasury,...
Although individuals who are incarcerated have lost either permanently or temporarily several rights and privileges that the rest of us take for granted, prisoners in state custody still possess several important civil rights that the government must recognize even in...
Money laundering is one of the more common white-collar crimes charged in Florida. Although there are statutes on the books in Florida that prohibit money laundering, there are also Federal statutes that may come into play in a money laundering prosecution in Florida...
False imprisonment is a crime that is commonly misunderstood in Florida. It is a serious crime nonetheless, and a conviction of false imprisonment carries serious consequences with it. What follows is a discussion of Florida’s false imprisonment law and what you need...
