Arrested as a nurse in Florida? No statute requires reporting an arrest, but any plea must be reported in 30 days. Here is how to protect your license.
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Arrested as a nurse in Florida? No statute requires reporting an arrest, but any plea must be reported in 30 days. Here is how to protect your license.
Continue reading ›Updated November 8, 2026 After a drug arrest in Florida, the State Attorney’s Office decides whether to file formal charges, and that decision often waits on the crime lab. A roadside field test is only a presumptive screen, so the lab report, the weight of each package, the hemp-versus-marijuana question, and how the drugs were…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 25, 2026. The unlicensed practice of law in Florida is a third-degree felony under section 454.23, Florida Statutes, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The crime covers three kinds of conduct by someone not licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in Florida: practicing…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. If you messaged a minor online in Florida, stop all contact now, do not delete anything, do not talk to police or the other person’s family, and speak with a defense lawyer before anyone knocks on your door. Messages alone can be a crime: using a phone, app,…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 26, 2026. A Google account legal request notice means a police agency or prosecutor used a subpoena, court order, or search warrant to get information about your account, and Google has already responded or is about to. These notices are usually real, not phishing, and they often arrive weeks or…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 23, 2026. Unlicensed contracting in Florida is a first-degree misdemeanor under section 489.127, Florida Statutes, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine. It becomes a third-degree felony, up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine, if the person was previously found guilty of…
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 23, 2026. The age of consent in Florida is 18. Under section 794.05, Florida Statutes, a person 24 or older who has sex with a 16- or 17-year-old commits a second-degree felony, so a 16- or 17-year-old and a partner under 24 do not violate that law when both consent.…
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 ›Updated November 8, 2026 If you suspect you’re under criminal investigation in Florida, you’re probably right to pay attention. Police contact with friends or family, a request to “come in and talk,” a notification from Google or Apple about a government data request, surveillance, or a search warrant can all signal that law enforcement is…
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