What is drug trafficking in Florida? See 2026 weight thresholds and mandatory minimums by drug, how weight is proven, and how trafficking cases are defended.
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What is drug trafficking in Florida? See 2026 weight thresholds and mandatory minimums by drug, how weight is proven, and how trafficking cases are defended.
Continue reading ›Updated November 2, 2026 Yes. Every form of fleeing and eluding under section 316.1935 is a felony. Refusing to stop after an officer’s order is a third-degree felony, fleeing at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety is a second-degree felony, and causing serious bodily injury or death is a first-degree felony with a…
Continue reading ›Updated November 2026 Short answer: Child pornography penalties in Florida are charged image by image. For offenses on or after July 1, 2026, knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing each image is a separate second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years under section 827.071(5). Under section 775.0847, a case involving 10 or more images,…
Continue reading ›Updated November 8, 2026 Yes, for most retailers. Since October 1, 2026, Florida’s Meg’s Law, section 569.216, makes it a third-degree felony for a licensed tobacco or nicotine dealer, or any agent or employee of the dealer, to possess, sell, deliver, or give away nitrous oxide on or from the licensed premises. That covers smoke…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 27, 2026. Youthful offender sentencing is a Florida sentencing option, under section 958.04, Florida Statutes, that lets a judge sentence a person who committed a felony before turning 21 to no more than six years of combined prison and supervision, even when the charge carries a 15-year, 30-year, or life…
Continue reading ›The four section 800.04 offenses and their penalties by age, the 25-year minimum, why consent and age mistakes are no defense, the 2026 repeal of 800.02, McLean evidence, and registration.
Continue reading ›Florida’s leaving the scene tiers, the duties after a crash, the actual-knowledge rule from Dorsett, Paleveda and Chang, the 4-year minimum and departure, 2023 crash data, and defenses.
Continue reading ›What the State must prove under section 817.568, the penalty ladder and when the 3, 5, and 10-year minimums apply, special-victim felonies, unlawful possession, Fravel, King, venue, and FTC data.
Continue reading ›The elements of robbery in Florida, the three degrees, sudden snatching and carjacking, 10-20-Life and the 2025 consecutive-term change, Dale on BB guns, the mask statute, and local arrest data.
Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: October 13, 2026. Originally published in April 2025. A prison releasee reoffender (PRR) in Florida is a person who commits or attempts a violent or burglary-type felony listed in section 775.082(9), Florida Statutes, within three years after release from a prison sentence. If the State Attorney seeks the designation and proves it, the…
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