Once again, Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office conducted another prostitution sting. This four day operation was called "When Will You Learn" by the sheriff. Almost 100 people were arrested. The suspected "johns" arrested for solicitation of prostitution will be subject to the $5,000.00 "civil penalty" that was enacted last year if the...
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Polk County prostitution attorney seal expunge record civil penalty not paid
Effective January 1, 2013, the "civil penalty" for soliciting for prostitution has been increased from $500.00 to $5,250.00. Where does the civil fine go? $500.00 goes to where it went before the prostitution law changed. $4,500.00 of the solicitation for lewdness fine goes to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) to fund safe...
Read MoreProstitution or Solicitation for a Lewd Act - Sex Crime attorney
The Florida legislature has amended the Prostitution statute to increase the civil penalty portion of the statute to $5,000.00!!! This $5,000.00 lewdness fine applies to crimes committed after January 1, 2013 Is this legal? Can they really fine me $5,000.00? there are number of legal challenges to this "civil penalty" Does it have any nexus...
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