If adjudication is withheld are you still considered convicted in florida

Assuming you make it through probation without violating, which can cause that withhold to become a conviction, you are not a convicted felon and can own a gun. You need to consider your probation obligations though, typically you cannot own a gun while on probation, please check that out with your PO

Assuming you make it through probation without violating, which can cause that withhold to become a conviction, you are not a convicted felon and can own a gun.

No, you are not a convicted person, so you did not lose any of your rights. You can own a gun, and you are eligible to apply for and, with the authorization of the Department of Agriculture, apply for an receive a concealed weapons permit.

Now that your probationary period over, I would suggest that you consider Petitioning the court to have your record "sealed" under Florida Law. Once you obtain an Order to Seal, then your record will no longer be a public record, and will be hidden from public view. After the record has been sealed for 10 years, you can then apply to have your record "expunged", which essentially means "erased". Although it is possible to pursue sealing and expunction without a lawyer, I would strongly urge to obtain the services of competent counsel to assist you in this process.

An additional advantage to sealing and expungement in Florida is that once you have received an order to seal or expunge, you are allowed, PURSUANT TO LAW, in many instances, to DENY the fact that you have ever been arrested.