With some exceptions, police officers are generally only allowed to investigate crimes and make arrests within their jurisdictions. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee isn’t normally allowed to drive into St. John’s County and pull people over who he suspects of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Additionally, off-duty…
In Florida, the police usually attempt to substantial a DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) arrest by asking the suspect to take a breathalyzer test. This is a test normally administered at the jail only after the suspect has been arrested. The purpose of the test is…
In Florida, a person or business may not engage in the money services business unless the person or business is licensed or exempt from being licensed by the state of Florida. A violation of this law involving more than $300 is a felony crime. A money services business is defined…
In Florida, as in other states, police are generally not permitted to enter a person’s property with a valid search warrant or explicit consent from the owner or resident of the property. There are limited exceptions that do permit the police to come into a person’s home without a search…
In Florida, the crime of DUI means that a person cannot operate a motor vehicle while impaired from alcohol or drugs. It does not mean a person cannot drink and then drive. Of course, to be safe, it is always best to avoid driving after consuming any alcohol. However, if…
In a murder case south of Jacksonville, Florida, the police identified a suspect and learned that he had multiple cell phones. They tried to use this cell phone information to determine the location of the defendant at the time of the murder. When people use their cell phones, the phones…
In Florida, most DUI cases (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) cases start after a police officer pulls a driver over for a routine traffic violation. The police officer then approaches the driver, claims to observe signs of intoxication and then conducts a DUI investigation. If the police…
In Florida, most DUI cases (driving under the influence of alcohol) are the result of traffic stops and then subjective DUI investigations and then requests for the driver to submit to a breathalyzer test after he/she has been arrested. The police cannot generally request a blood sample from a person,…
In Florida, it is illegal for a person who has been convicted of a felony crime in any state to carry a concealed weapon. There is a Florida criminal statute that addresses possessing a firearm and carrying a weapon, but they prohibit different things. The law says that person who…
We’ve all seen the news footage of religious protests at the funerals of deceased service members. People yelling and screaming and carrying signs with hateful messages. These are images that get most rational people’s blood boiling. But did you know that in the State of Florida, it is actually a…