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.
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Continue reading ›Rewrite/update date: November 2, 2026. Originally published in April 2025. You fight a child pornography charge in Florida, now called child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under the statute, by attacking three things the State must prove: that the search was lawful, that you knowingly possessed or intentionally viewed the files, and that the files were…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. In Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, decided September 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a Los Angeles federal court order that had barred immigration agents from stopping people based only on apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or accented English, being at places like day-labor sites or car…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. Florida’s 10-day search warrant rule, found in section 933.05, Florida Statutes, requires most search warrants to be executed and returned within 10 days after they are issued. A warrant executed late is stale, the search is invalid, and the evidence must be suppressed without any showing of prejudice,…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. No. A license plate frame is legal in Florida as long as it does not cover the plate number or the registration decal (validation sticker) in the upper right corner. The 2025 law that caused the confusion, section 320.262, targets license plate obscuring devices such as plate flippers…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. Usually not. In Florida, prosecutors do not have to reveal a confidential informant’s identity unless the informant will testify at a hearing or trial, or unless keeping the identity secret would violate the defendant’s constitutional rights. Under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220(g)(2) and Roviaro v. United States,…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 24, 2026. Loitering and prowling in Florida is a second-degree misdemeanor under section 856.021, punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. The State must prove two elements: that the person loitered or prowled in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual…
Continue reading ›Updated November 7, 2026. Fully rewritten and updated October 23, 2026. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers (ALPRs): small, usually solar-powered cameras that photograph passing vehicles, convert the license plate into searchable data, and record the car’s make, color, and other features. Police use the data two ways: real-time alerts when a plate matches…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 23, 2026. Trespass in Florida is willfully entering or staying on property without permission, or refusing to leave after the owner or an authorized person tells you to go. Most trespass charges are misdemeanors under sections 810.08 and 810.09 of the Florida Statutes, punishable by up to 60 days or…
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