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  • New Law Increases Florida’s Felony Theft Threshold
    New Law Increases Florida’s Felony Theft Threshold

    To bring Florida’s outdated theft statutes current and more aligned with those of other states, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that increases the felony theft threshold from $300 to ...

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  • Facts about Cannabis in the State of Florida
    Facts about Cannabis in the State of Florida

    The State of Florida is slowly moving in the direction of legalizing cannabis. But that hasn’t happened yet. Although medical marijuana is now legal, many restrictions apply to medical cannabis and ...

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  • PROTECT YOURSELF: Domestic Violence Injunctions
    PROTECT YOURSELF: Domestic Violence Injunctions

    Relationships are hard and a break up can be intense both emotionally and physically. Sometimes these intense emotions can lead to physical violence and emotional harm. In these situations, where one ...

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  • What Your Background Checks May Not Be Telling You
    What Your Background Checks May Not Be Telling You

    A criminal background check is more or less considered a standard part of the hiring process these days. Business owners want to make smart decisions on who they employ to avoid a potentially ...

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  • Underage? Don't Hold That Drink: It Could Be a Crime!
    Underage? Don't Hold That Drink: It Could Be a Crime!

    Picture it: You’re 20 years old, in college. You and your friends are at a party and one of your friends asks you to hold his beer. You oblige, because hey—he’s your friend! Then the police show up ...

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  • Protection Orders Are Not One-Size-Fits-All
    Protection Orders Are Not One-Size-Fits-All

    In a perfect world, everyone gets along with each other. In the real world, that isn’t always the case. People disagree regularly. Family members, friends, colleagues, neighbors, even total strangers ...

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