Disorderly Conduct

You may have seen signs in businesses stating that establishments have the right to refuse to serve people for certain reasons. While they cannot refuse to serve people because of their race, sex, disability, creed or national origin, Florida law does give them the...

Under Florida law, a charge of disorderly conduct could result from anything that can affect someone’s “peace and quiet.” Also noted as a “breach of the peace” in the 2019 Florida Statutes, the law could apply to a variety of behaviors.  Disorderly conduct arrests...

What is Disorderly Conduct? That is a good question, it is normally a breach of the peace. This becomes a catch all for the police when they cannot arrest you for anything else but want to get you off the streets. The most common example is the drunk person who is...

Have you ever had a loud argument in the street? Or a verbal disagreement in a public setting that may have gotten out of hand? Of course, you probably have, we all have, but did you know you could have been arrested for it? People consider "disorderly conduct" to be...

I doubt people wake up in the morning and wonder how they will get arrest today. Yet, time after time, people get arrested under the strangest circumstances.Over in Lake County, FL deputies arrested a woman who they say got into a scuffle with a store manager in the...