Felony
Felony handles all types of criminal cases, primarily felony but also misdemeanor and traffic charges. A felony is any criminal offense that is punishable under Florida laws, or that would be punishable if committed in Florida, by death or imprisonment in a state penitentiary. Felony charges include Murder, Manslaughter, Burglary, Grand Theft, Kidnapping, Forgery and Uttering, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Child Abuse, Sexual Battery and Worthless Checks. Felonies are classified for purposes of sentencing into the following categories: a) Capital felony; b) Life felony; c) Felony of the first degree; d) Felony of the second degree; and e) Felony of the third degree.
Misdemeanor/Criminal Traffic
Misdemeanors are violations of the law that are less serious than felony offenses. They are punishable by a fine, probation, and/or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, as opposed to a state prison sentence on a felony charge.
Misdemeanor offenses include petit theft, worthless checks, prostitution-related charges, possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia, resisting arrest without violence, battery (domestic violence), and assault.
Criminal Traffic can fall under Misdemeanor and Felony; offenses include driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, and leaving the scene of an accident, invalid registration. Ordinance violation cases are punishable by a fine or civil penalty.
Forms and Assistance
Bondperson’s Application for Exoneration
Bail Bond Agent Forms
Criminal General Motion
Criminal Indigence Application
Marsy's Law Motion to Protect Victim Information
Notice of Confidential Crime Victim Information within Court Filing
Probation forms– these forms must be submitted to your probation officer, followed by the State Attorney for their response prior to filing them with the Clerk.
Motion to Modify
Motion to Terminate
Expunge & Seal forms
Adult Seal & Expunge Instructions
FAQs: Sealing & Expunging Criminal History Records in Florida
FDLE Seal & Expunge Forms, FAQs, & Instructions
Felony Expunge Packet
Felony Seal Packet
Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Victim Expunge Packet
Misdemeanor & Criminal Traffic Expunge Packet
Misdemeanor & Criminal Traffic Seal Packet
State Attorney Office - Seal & Expunge Instructions
West Florida Center for Trafficking Advocacy
Criminal FAQ'S (850) 606-4070 (Felony)/(850) 606-4130 (Misdemeanor)
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At the conclusion of your case, we will withhold from the return of a cash bond, posted on behalf of a defendant by a person other than a bail bond agent, funds to pay any unpaid court fees, court costs, and penalties. If the amount posted is greater than the fees, costs, and penalties due, the balance will be refunded to the depositor by mail, generally within 10 days of the close of each case. You may contact staff in our Special Processes Division, at 850-606-4001, for more information about your bond.
At your arraignment, you will have an opportunity to complete the Criminal Indigence Application and request the appointment of a public defender. Prior to arraignment, you may file the Criminal Indigence Application. A determination will be made by the Clerk based on the information in the Affidavit. If you are determined indigent by the Clerk, the public defender will be appointed.
The Florida Department of Corrections informs and educates inmates and offenders on community supervision about the restoration of civil rights and assists eligible inmates and offenders on community supervision with the completion of the application for the restoration of civil rights. For more information, visit the Florida Department of Corrections website, www.dc.state.fl.us.
If you move, it is your responsibility to notify the Clerk's Office, in writing, at the Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller, ATTN: Criminal Customer Assistance Division, 301 S. Monroe Street, #100, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
An arrest means that the defendant is usually booked into the county detention facility. Most offenses are bondable according to the approved bond schedule. The current bond schedule can be found here and it's admendment can be found here
Except when previously released in a lawful manner, every arrested person is taken before a judge, by electronic audiovisual device within 24 hours of arrest, for "first appearance".
Our office receives the initial paperwork from the Leon County Sheriff's Department after an arrest and prepares the official court file, including arrest documents as well as any release form. These documents are added to the case’s progress docket and imaged for public viewing.