Prostitution Fines Cost More in the New Year
The New Year signals the start of many new laws in the state of Florida, including one that will make fines for some acts of prostitution go up dramatically.
The ball dropping at midnight signifies more than the start of 2013, it also signals the effective date of a host of new laws right here in the Sunshine state. Of particular interest to many Tampa Bay area neighborhoods is a change in the civil penalties related to prostitution. The new law will raise the penalties for some acts from $500 to $5,000. The law will channel $4,500 of every fine to help fund safe houses. The other $500 will continue to help pay for drug treatment programs, according to My Fox Tampa Bay. Another new law of concern to many motorists is a change to Florida statutes that will now allow drivers to flash their headlights to let other motorists know about speed traps on the road ahead. That law was championed by Land …
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