Active provisions classified under Criminal Law.
CHAPTER 1030 AN ACT providing for the punishment of offenses, constituting chapter forty of the consolidated laws Became a law July 20, 1965, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foll…
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW Laws 1970, Chap. 996 AN ACT to establish a criminal procedure law, constituting chapter eleven-A of the consolidated laws, and to repeal the code of criminal procedure Became a law May 20, 1970, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present The People of…
CHAPTER 697 AN ACT in relation to establishing the criminal court of the city of New York and abolishing the court of special sessions of the city of New York and the city magistrates' courts of the city of New York Became a law April 24, l962, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a majority vote, three-fifths…
CHAPTER 800 AN ACT in relation to executive officers, constituting chapter eighteen of the consolidated laws Became a law April 13, 1951, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a majority vote, three-fifths being present The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows…
(1) A person who willfully swears or affirms falsely to any oath or affirmation, or willfully procures another person to swear or affirm falsely to an oath or affirmation, in connection with or arising out of voting or elections commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or…
(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may not be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality solely because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person may be denied employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisio…
As used in this chapter:(1) “Actual weight” means the weight of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle combination plus the weight of the load carried on it, as determined at a fixed scale operated by the state or as determined by use of a portable scale operated by a law enforcement officer.(2) “Alcohol” means any substance…
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Pawnbroking Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(b) “Appropriate law enforcement official” means the sheriff of the county in which a pawnshop is located or, in case of a…
Before any civil action is brought for publication or broadcast, in a newspaper, periodical, or other medium, of a libel or slander, the plaintiff shall, at least 5 days before instituting such action, serve notice in writing on the defendant, specifying the article or broadcast and the statements therein which he or s…
Whoever commits any criminal offense against the state, whether felony or misdemeanor, or aids, abets, counsels, hires, or otherwise procures such offense to be committed, and such offense is committed or is attempted to be committed, is a principal in the first degree and may be charged, convicted, and punished as suc…
(1) An “assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who assaults…
(1) Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission; parole and probation supervisor; county probation officer;…
(1) Whoever gives, promises, offers or conspires to give, promise, or offer, to anyone any bribe, money, goods, presents, reward, or any valuable thing whatsoever with the intent and purpose of stirring up strife and litigation; or with intent and purpose of assisting, seeking out, influencing, or advising the accused,…
(1) As used in this chapter, the terms “bail” and “bond” include any and all forms of pretrial release.(2) Any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release may be met by a surety bond.(3) Differing monetary amounts may not be set for cash, surety, or other forms of pretrial release.(4) Except as authorize…
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if a person who is arrested does not have a right to bail for the offense charged, he or she shall be delivered immediately into the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the indictment, information, or affidavit is filed. If the person who is arrested has a right to ba…
(1) A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense that she or he commits, while either within or outside the state, by her or his own conduct or that of another for which the person is legally accountable, if:(a) The offense is committed wholly or partly within the state;(b) The conduct outside the st…
A challenge for cause to an individual juror may be made only on the following grounds:(1) The juror does not have the qualifications required by law;(2) The juror is of unsound mind or has a bodily defect that renders him or her incapable of performing the duties of a juror, except that, in a civil action, deafness or…
Effective for offenses committed on or after January 1, 1994, if an offender’s probation or community control is revoked and the offender is serving a split sentence pursuant to s. 948.012, upon recommitment to the Department of Corrections, the court shall order credit for time served in state prison or county jail on…
Each committing trial court judge at the time commitment papers are sent by her or him to the proper trial court, and the sheriff when an arrest is made, other than on a capias, shall transmit to the prosecuting attorney of the trial court having jurisdiction, a report in the following form:CRIMINAL REPORTDate: Name an…
(1) The Department of Legal Affairs, the state attorneys, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, the State Courts Administrator and circuit court administrators, the Department of Law Enforcement, and every sheriff’s department, police department, o…
(A) The organized crime investigations commission, consisting of seven members, is hereby established in the office of the attorney general. One of the members shall be the attorney general. Of the remaining members, each of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, two shall be…
(A) There is hereby created within the supreme court the state criminal sentencing commission, consisting of thirty-one members. One member shall be the chief justice of the supreme court, who shall be the chairperson of the commission. The following ten members of the commission, no more than six of whom shall be memb…
(A) A sheriff shall be elected quadrennially in each county. A sheriff shall hold office for a term of four years, beginning on the first Monday of January next after the sheriff's election. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person is eligible to be a candidate for sheriff, and no person shall be ele…
(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code.(B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the board of township trustees may designate any qualified persons as police constables and may provide them with the automobiles, communication systems, uniforms, and police…
(A) For purposes of this section and sections 1127.02 and 1127.03 of the Revised Code, "regulated person" has the same meaning as in section 1121.01 of the Revised Code.(B) Any of the following actions by a regulated person may constitute a violation of section 1127.08 of the Revised Code or of a theft, fraud, falsific…