1. Read Fla. Stat. 775.081. Answer the following questions:

a. If the statute declaring misconduct to be a felony does not specify the degree, then by law, what degree of felony will that crime be?

b. If the statute declaring misconduct to be a misdemeanor does not specify the degree, then by law, what degree of misdemeanor will that crime be?

2. Read Fla. Stat. 775.15. Answer the following questions:

a. What is the statute of limitations for a capital felony or a life felony?

b. What is the statute of limitations for a felony of the first degree?

c. What is the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor of the first degree?

d. When does the period of time for statute of limitations purposes start to run? Cite the specific statute section, including all relevant subparagraphs.

3. Find the section of chapter 775 that relates to habitual misdemeanor offenders. How many misdemeanors are required to trigger the habitual misdemeanor offender label?Cite the specific statute section, including all relevant subparagraphs.

4. Find the chapter of Title XLVI that deals with perjury.Then find the subsection on providing false reports to law enforcement authorities. If a person gives false information about the alleged commission of a capital felony, what type/degree of felony has that person committed?Cite the specific statute section, including all relevant subparagraphs.

5. Find the chapter of Title XLVI that deals with miscellaneous crimes. Then find the subsection on legal duties of parents. What are the possible punishments for a parent that knowingly permits a minor to be within 1,000 feet of a school during school hours after being expelled from school? Cite the specific statute section authorizing the punishment, including all relevant subparagraphs.

6. Find any crime in Title XLVI that is not covered elsewhere in this homework assignment. Cite the statute section, summarize the elements of the crime, and state the maximum possible punishment and/or the punishment category (felony of the first degree, etc.).