Florida Statute 68.096 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 68
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS

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F.S. 68.096

68.096 Definitions.—For purposes of this act:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Legal Affairs.

(2) “Eligible client” means a person whose income is equal to or below 150 percent of the then-current federal poverty guidelines prescribed for the size of the household of the person seeking assistance by the United States Department of Health and Human Services or disabled veterans who are in receipt of, or eligible to receive, United States Department of Veterans Affairs pension benefits or supplemental security income.

(3) “Legal assistance” means the provision of civil legal services consistent with the rules regulating The Florida Bar, subject to the limitations in s. 68.098.

(4) “Not-for-profit legal aid organization” means a not-for-profit organization operated in this state that provides as its primary purpose civil legal services without charge to eligible clients.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2002-288; s. 2, ch. 2012-96; s. 13, ch. 2020-2.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 68.096

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 68.096.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 68.096

Total Results: 14

Hilton v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2007-07-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 961 So. 2d 284

Snippet: view. South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364, 367-68, 96 S.Ct. 3092, 49 L.Ed.2d 1000 (1976) (citations,

RAYMOND JAMES FIN. SERVICES, INC. v. Saldukas

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-08-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 851 So. 2d 853

Snippet: 1238, 84 L.Ed.2d 158 (1985) (quoting H.R.Rep. No. 68-96, at 1 (1924)). Thus, the policy embodied in the

Doe v. Mortham

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-03-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 708 So. 2d 929

Snippet: substantial governmental interests,"[20]id. at 68, 96 S.Ct. at 658, the Court narrowly limited the independent…contribution limits. Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 66-68, 96 S.Ct. 612, 657-659, 46 L.Ed.2d 659 (1976).

Burch v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 522 So. 2d 810

Snippet: 68,477 (Fla. Feb. 18, 1988); Grossman v. State, No. 68,096 (Fla. Feb. 18, 1988); Smith v. State, 515 So.2d

Holsworth v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 522 So. 2d 348

Snippet: , specially concurring); Grossman v. State, No. 68,096 (Fla. Feb. 18, 1988) (Shaw, J., specially concurring

State v. Patrick

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-09-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 437 So. 2d 217

Snippet: in South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364, 367-68, 96 S.Ct. 3092, 3096, 49 L.Ed.2d 1000, 1004 (1976),

Tout v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1980-11-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 390 So. 2d 155

Snippet: premises resulting in damage in the amount of $9,068.96, which was paid to Greenwald by Hartford under

School Board of Sarasota County v. Florida Public Employees Relations Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1976-06-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 333 So. 2d 95, 92 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3712, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

Snippet: subject to judicial review under Fla.Stat. § 120.68 *96(1975). The City of Panama City, Florida v. The

Maeder v. Grayson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1969-10-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 227 So. 2d 308, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5074

Snippet: complaint with prejudice. An appeal was taken, case No. 68-96, and in a per curiam opinion, 222 So.2d 242, filed…overlooked the effect of the later case, opinion No. 68-96, supra. This court has an obligation to the trial

Maeder v. Grayson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1968-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 222 So. 2d 242, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 4604

Snippet: be and the same is hereby Affirmed. No. 68-96 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Riley v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1968-10-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 214 So. 2d 766, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5045

Snippet: LILES, C. J., and MANN, J., concur. No. 68-96 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

The Florida Bar v. Winn

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1968-03-19T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 208 So. 2d 809

Snippet: from In re Keenan, 287 Mass. 577, 192 N.E. 65, 68, 96 A.L.R. 679, text 682, 683. "It [disciplinary

Application of Harper

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1956-01-10T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 84 So. 2d 700

Snippet: Massachusetts, in Re Keenan, 287 Mass. 577, 192 N.E. 65, 68, 96 A.L.R. 679, text 682, 683, said: "The primary

Shaw v. Hamm, Et Ux.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1938-08-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 183 So. 19, 133 Fla. 722, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1035

Snippet: ............ Interest ......................... 68.96 *Page 727 the total consideration therefor being