Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: civil/criminal

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Absolutely NOT. A note given on an debt from an illegal transaction is not enforceable in Florida. The law does not allow the courts to be used to collect debts that are not legal. Besides, how would Joe explain the basis of the debt without incriminating himself?

The only exception to enforcing an debt from an illegal transaction, is if the debt is a foreign debt i.e. from another state, and is legal in that jurisdiction. For example, a gambling debt from New Jersey wherein a judgment has been obtained there, would be enforced under the Full Faith and Credit provisions of Florida law.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: civil/criminal

none of what you describe is legal.