Posts in category Business Law 101

By Albert Kelley The fraud statute is perhaps one of the longest sections in the criminal law with 95 subparts. The reason is that fraud …

Business Law 101 / COMPUTER RELATED CRIMES  By Albert Kelley We live in a technological world. Since the release of the first mass marketed home …

Business Law 101 / COMPUTER RELATED CRIMES  By Albert Kelley We live in a technological world. Since the release of the first mass marketed home …

Business Law 101 / THEFT OF SERVICES  By Albert Kelley Theft is not always taking someone’s personal property.  Sometimes what is taken is not something …

Business Law 101 / ROBBERY  By Albert Kelley What is the difference between theft and robbery?  As mentioned before, theft is defined as to knowingly …

Business Law 101 / THEFT  By Albert Kelley Theft is defined as to the knowingly obtain or use, or endeavoring to obtain or to use, …

Business Law 101 / BURGLARY AND TRESPASS  By Albert Kelley If you review the Monroe County Sheriff’s website, you will note that, aside from probation …

Business Law 101 / ARSON  By Albert Kelley Arson is the leading cause of fires in commercial buildings and the second leading cause of residential …

Business Law 101 / LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR By Albert Kelley WARNING: THIS COLUMN DEALS WITH ISSUES OF A MATURE NATURE.  In the statute on …

Business Law 101 / ADULTERY AND ABORTION By Albert Kelley WARNING: THIS COLUMN DEALS WITH ISSUES OF A MATURE NATURE.  There is a criminal statute …

Business Law 101 / PROSTITUTION By Albert Kelley WARNING: THIS COLUMN DEALS WITH ISSUES OF A MATURE NATURE.  Last week’s column discussed sexual battery.  This …

Business Law 101 / SEXUAL BATTERY By Albert Kelley WARNING: THIS COLUMN DEALS WITH ISSUES OF A MATURE NATURE.  A few weeks ago, I wrote …

Business Law 101 / SALE OF FIREWORKS By Albert Kelley In two and a half months the new year will be here.   With the …

Business Law 101 / IMPEACHMENT By Albert Kelley This column is currently focusing on crimes and the criminal law statutes.  Coincidently, the country is discussing …

Business Law 101 / FIREARMS REGISTRY By Albert Kelley There has been a great debate over the last few years about whether restrictions should be …

Business Law 101 / USE OF FIREARMS By Albert Kelley The use of a firearm in the commission of a crime will result in heightened …

Business Law 101 / SALE OF FIREARMS By Albert Kelley The country has seen a spate of mass shootings recently. Just since January 2019, there …

Business Law 101 / CONCEALED WEAPONS By Albert Kelley Florida has a concealed weapon law.  You can get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. …

Business Law 101 / HUMAN TRAFFICKING By Albert Kelley In the news these days we often see stories of human trafficking.  What the stories don’t …

Business Law 101 / KIDNAPPING AND INTERFERING WITH CHILD CUSTODY By Albert Kelley Often in television shows you will see a character grab another character …