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In Florida, if you are on DUI probation, are you allowed to work in a bar?

If your friend is on probation she should either discuss this with her attorney or her probation officer first as it may conflict with a term of probation. If she is considering a plea with probation, she needs to have her attorney discuss this issue with the state and perhaps they can get the judge to modify the probation term to allow her to keep her job My office handles DUI cases in Pinellas County, FL and would be happy to help

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What does LEWD LASCV Behavior victim 12yo to 16yo offender 18yo or older, LEWD Lacivious Battery mean.

This is a Sex Crimes charge where the victim is alleged to have been between the ages of 12-16 at the time of the incident while the offender was over the age of 18 at the time of the incident. The ages of the "victim" and "offender" play a heavy role in the charging and sentencing requirements in Florida. Lewd and Lascivious has specific meaning, but probably more important is whether the person you are writing about is charged with L&L Battery or L&L Molestation. Below is what the...

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I was ticketed and held at fault for a car accident, can I sue the other driver under FL personal injury law

The liability of this accident, with respect to any insurance proceeds, will never be determined by the officer who wrote these tickets. Those tickets are only the first part of the analysis. It is not uncommon for the officer to get it wrong! It happens all the time - remember its not like the officer saw the accident - he or she is just doing there best. If you feel that the other parties speeding or careless driving was more to blame or completely to blame - there is not provision in...

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Driving without a licenses

Couple things you should keep in mind. No Valid Drivers License (NVDL) can be charged either as crimes or civil traffic infractions. In fact, some counties have created a framework to deal with exactly your question. For example, If your husband was given a civil traffic infraction for NVDL in, for instance Okaloosa County, he would read this on it's Clerk website: Are there other options available to me other than paying my ticket? Yes, payable civil infractions may be satisfied by...

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I am a third year law student applying to take the florida bar with a reckless driving conviction

Lets keep this simple - 1) Reckless Driving and DUI are both misdemeanors. Trust me, you would know if they were charged as felonies. 2) Plan on telling the Florida Bar everything. They really dont care about your DUI, only if you would want to lie about it. Trust me, after you pass the bar you will meet all types of people who are lawyers. Being a lawyer does not mean you are perfect, but the Bar and for that matter, the rest of us, do expect you to be honest. You will be fine,...

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Slander on my business

Before you would ever get to the question of whether or not it reaches the level of slander (harm to your business) - the most material question to you would be how if at all this has harmed your business and how could you prove it. And even if you could answer those questions, are the damages substantial enough to warrant a lawsuit? Sometimes gossip and oddballs are a part of doing business and not the business of the court system.

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Homeless/jobless/pennyless/ Have to pay fines?

You need to do your best to comply with all of the nonmonetary terms of you probation - most notably staying out of trouble and reporting to the Probation Officer timely. If you cannot fulfill all of the requirements you can petition the court to terminate your probation unsuccessfully. There is support in Florida Law that you cannot be violated for monetary reasons if the court makes a finding that you have no means to pay. The reason is your violation would not be willful at that point.

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Will a DUI conviction show on my passport and prevent me from entering CA

A conviction - most likely not - But what you should be concerned with is asking about a warrant for an outstanding charge

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My son was involved in auto accident in a car I purchased for him. I forgot to add the car to my policy. It happened on 9/1/08,

I am confused as to the role of National Commercial Services. However as a general rule, a party seeking damages due to your negligence has 4 years to file an action in Florida against the negligent party. However, they have 5 years to file a 1st party, or in this caee, a lawsuit against their own auto insurance pursuant to any UM or UIM coverage they may have purchased to cover an accident where no coverage or less an adequate amount was provided, as may be the case here. Florida DHSMV...

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Question about having a charge removed from my record.

Obviously from your question, you have narrowed the legal issue. Certain criminal charges are available for Seal & Expunge in Florida and certain charges are unavailable for same. Most likely, the best option for you would be to hire a lawfirm (and ours would certainly be available) to attempt to reopen the case in the hopes of modifying the disposition, so that your Withhold Disposition was for a different charge. There is of course no guarantee that a judge, or for that matter a...

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