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CONSTITUTION. OF THE. STATE OF FLORIDA. AS REVISED IN 1968 AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED. The Constitution of the State of Florida as revised in 1968 consisted of certain revised articles as proposed by three joint resolutions which were adopted during the special session of June 24-July 3, 1968, and ratified by the electorate on November 5, 1968, together with one article carried forward from the ...
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Criminal activity” means to commit, to attempt to commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or intimidate another person to commit: (a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or information under the following provisions: 1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of cigarette ...
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A criminal case is one in which the local, state or federal government brings an action (lawsuit) in the name of all of its citizens. The plaintiff is the government agency, and it is acting on behalf of the people. The government is represented in court by the local state attorney or the U.S. attorney, depending upon whether the alleged crime ...
Article 1, Section 16 of the Florida Constitution gives crime victims the following rights at the time of victimization. You have the right: • to receive due process from the courts. • to be treated with fairness and respect for your dignity. • to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse.
The terms “crime” and “criminal” include delinquent acts and conduct. History.—Am. S.J.R. 135, 1987; adopted 1988; Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 13, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998; Am. proposed by Constitution Revision
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The constitution was approved by popular vote in 1839 and served as Florida’s constitution from statehood in 1845 until Florida seceded from the Union in 1861. The original 1838 Constitution, signed by forty-one delegates on January 11, 1839, has disappeared. The only surviving handwritten is copy a clerk’s copy signed by
Chapter 921 SENTENCE Entire Chapter. SECTION 002. The Criminal Punishment Code. 921.002 The Criminal Punishment Code.—. The Criminal Punishment Code shall apply to all felony offenses, except capital felonies, committed on or after October 1, 1998. (1) The provision of criminal penalties and of limitations upon the application of such ...
