State
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Office of the State Attorney
16th Judicial Circuit
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Office of the State Attorney 16th Judicial Circuit
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2006 Legal Community Prepares for Spring Break Members of Key West’s judiciary and law enforcement communities today met to organize Spring Break Court, the short-term legal system designed to handle the hundreds of misdemeanors committed by high school and college students visiting Key West every March. The special court, which began in Key West in 1991, allows spring breakers to plead “no contest” to minor offences – mostly alcohol-related – and spend eight hours picking up litter on Key West streets and beaches rather than coping with legal fees and criminal records. More serious crimes and repeat offenders are handled by the regular court system. Acting Circuit Judge Wayne Miller and County Judge Peary Fowler as well as representatives of State Attorney Mark Kohl’s office, the Florida ABT (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco), the Monroe County Sheriff Office, the Key West Police Department, the Public Defender’s office and Public Works Department attended the planning session. Spring Break Court is scheduled to begin on March 6 and stay in session seven-days-a-week until March 24. |
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10/23/07
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