Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: Using a fake id

If this was a first offense, the court may just give you the option of going to a pretrial diversion program or offer you a withhold of adjudication. After that your record can be sealed or expunged.

Email me for more info on sealing after the case is closed. If the court offers you an adjudication of guilt do not take it and get a lawyer.

Nicolas.

Re: Using a fake id

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If this is your first offense, it is highly likely that the court may offer to place you in a pretrial diversionary program. This effectively takes your case out of the system and if you successfully complete the program, the charges will not go forward. You may increase your chances of getting into a program with an attorney representing you. If the court wishes to proceed on the charges, hire an attorney immediately.

You can then seek to seal or expunge your record after this matter is over if you have never been convicted of any crime in the past. You can either do this on your own or hire an attorney to file this for you.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.