In the aftermath of the destruction caused by Hurricane Milton, Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning would-be looters and other criminals looking to take advantage of storm victims that Florida will not tolerate lawlessness. Attorney General Moody announced guidance to sheriffs and police chiefs in areas affected by the storm urging officers to be on the lookout for looters and advising them about enhanced penalties for crimes committed during a state of emergency.

Attorney General Ashley Moody said, “Florida is a law-and-order state, and even though we have been damaged by Milton, we will not allow looting to take root here. I am offering guidance to Florida sheriffs and police chiefs about enhanced penalties for crimes committed during a state of emergency.” 

In Florida, during a declared state of emergency, crimes including burglary, theft and unlicensed contracting carry harsher legal penalties. To keep criminals from exploiting vulnerable Floridians on the street, perpetrators committing dangerous crimes during a declared state of emergency may not be granted nonmonetary pretrial release before seeing a judge.

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