Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Would letting someone drive a motorcycle not with the engine running but with someone pushing them down the street on it with no licence, and they say they cant drive a motorcycle and i say he can be pushed at a couple of feet in front of me at a safe distance, i show them the controlles brakes etc. and i let them do this but they ignore my instructions run off riding dangerously did not bother using the brakes, what IF they killed someone would i be charged with manslaughter IF this happened this has not happend


Asked on 4/26/11, 8:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

You wouldn't be charged with manslaughter, but you would be held civilly liable which in a death case could be hundreds of thousands to millions. Also, you could be charged with a criminal charge of allowing a nonlicensed person to drive, which is a misdemeanor.

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Answered on 4/27/11, 5:44 am


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