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So I spoke to the clerk over the phone and she confirmed that the case was dismissed and sealed right away without waiting 6 months. She also said that because the case was dismissed I do not have to pay any court fine.

HELLO! First of all, thank you for this program! I had my court appearance today, and let me tell you how completing this program helped me. The judge already decided to give me the Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal offer and was about to send me to a prevention program. Then, my public...

Hi, this is for those of you who would want to know what to expect on the court date. This is in Brooklyn, NY by the way. I was caught shoplifting a month ago and was given the Desk Appearance Ticket. I had my court date today. The whole process took less than two hours. I was called to speak...

The store I shoplifted from called the cops and took me to the police station, they never mentioned anything about civil demand. Will they send me a civil demand letter in the mail?

One more question, would the case be considered done with, or still pending during the 6 months when given the ACD? Theres a question on the medical school application that asks if you have a pending charge against you right now or something, how should I answer that if it was during my 6 months...

Thanks, I've posted the question on it. But do you know if the fingerprinting goes into the state database or the national? Some medical boards do FBI fingerprint clearance, would my fingerprint be on the FBI record?

When I was at the police station, they took my fingerprints and entered my info on the state information center I believe. Is that the National Crime Information Center? I've read somewhere that even having an arrest record will be horrible for the state license stuff. I mean I am about to apply...

And is it possible to get the arrest expunged? If so, when and how could I get it expunged?

What is the difference between pleading not guilty and remaining silence when they asked? If i plead not guilty, does my public defender work out a deal with the prosecutor the same day or do I have to go back another date for them to work the deal? I go to school that's a few hours drive away...

Actually, I've just read one of your replies on a different post and decided to apply for the NASP program. I just purchased the home-study package and really hope that it will end my shoplifting. Should I mention this to my public defender when I get one so he/she could let the court know? And...

thanks so much, it's great that you guys are here to help at times like this. I am going to call up the defender service (Brooklyn Defender Services) on Monday along with some other private lawyers just so I could get some free consultations, like you've suggested in other topics. I wonder if...

Is it possible to go see a public defender before my court date so that he/she would be there with me to work out a deal with the prosecutor?

The store actually took pictures of me and the stuffs I took, can I still plead not guilty with that? Would they send those pictures to court?

Hi, I got caught shoplifting products that cost around $70 today and was given the DAT to attend an appointment on court. I've searched up something about pleading guilty versus getting "ACD". It sounds as if ACD is better for future employment, since we'd never actually plead guilty to...