re: Panama City Beach "express court" money grab for SB offenders

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And your guilty plea on your record?

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I just dusted mine off. "Spring Break Special Court Instructions." It says in part:

"You have been charged with an offense punishable by a maximum of sixty days in jail and/or a $500 fine. Instead of being arrested, you have been given notice to appear at a specially set court at 8:00 A.M.....If you choose to plead guilty to the charge and this is your first offense, the court will withhold adjudication in your case. This means that you will not have a conviction on your record so that if you are ever asked whether you have been convicted of a crime, you may truthfully answer, "No."
(emphasis mine)