| FINES & COSTS |
| When a defendant is convicted of a criminal offense, the defendant is usually required to pay fines and costs as part of his or her sentence. If the defendant has only been ordered to pay fines and costs, the defendant will be discharged from a judgment requiring fines and costs upon full payment of the fines and costs to the proper authorities. More... |
| Authentication of Evidence |
| Non-testimonial and documentary evidence must be authenticated before a court may admit it into evidence. Authentication is the term that is used requiring that the evidence sought to be admitted into evidence is what it is actually purported to be. More... |
| RIOT, OBSTRUCTION, AND DISRUPTION |
| A person commits the offense of riot when he or she, along with an assembly of a certain number of persons, creates an immediate danger of injury to property or to other persons or when he or she substantially interferes or obstructs law enforcement or other government functions or services. More... |
| Check Kiting, Improper Personal Loans to Banking Officers, and Overdrafts |
| Check kiting is a crime that involves one or more individuals who utilize checking accounts at two or more financial institutions. The purpose of using two or more institutions is for the systematic exchange of checks written in similar amounts. The individual uses the lag time that it takes to clear checks through the Federal Reserve System to use and collect the money. More... |
| CONTEMPT |
| Contempt is defined as conduct that obstructs or tends to obstruct the proper administration of justice. Contempt also includes an act that constitutes disrespectful conduct towards a court. In order to constitute contempt, the act itself must be disrespectful. A person's intent or purpose is not relevant. The fact that the conduct may be irritating to the court does not constitute contempt. More... |
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