Glossary

Actual Possession – means the person is aware of the presence of the substance and: the substance is in the hand of or on the person, or the substance is in a container in the hand of or on the person, or the substance is so close as to be within ready reach and is under the control of the person.

Assault – occurs when a person makes an intentional or unlawful threat against another person,  creates a reasonable fear in the other person such that  violence is about to occur.

Battery –  is any actual and intentionally touching or striking of another person against that          person’s without their consent.

Burglary – is entering a dwelling, structure or conveyance with the intent to commit an offense, therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the defendant is licensed or invited to enter.

Conspiracy – a person agrees, conspires, combines, or confederates with another person or persons to commit any offense.

Constructive Possession – means the person is aware of the presence of the substance, the substance is in a place over which the person has control, and the person has the ability to control the substance.

Domestic Violence
–  is any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.

DUI or Driving Under the Influence – is driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state and  the person is under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in F.S.  877.111, or any substance controlled, when affected to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired or the person has a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or the person has a breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

Theft – knowingly and unlawfully obtained or used or endeavored to obtain or use the property of another, did so with the intent to temporarily or permanently either by depriving the victim of his or her right to the property or any benefit from the property, or by appropriating the property of the victim to his or her own use or to the use of any person not entitled to it.

Trespassing – without being authorized, licensed, or invited, having been authorized, licensed, or invited, is warned by the owner or lessee of the premises, or by a person authorized by the owner or lessee, to depart and refuse to do so, commits the offense of trespass in a structure or conveyance.