Psht, recovery agency just mailed it to my old address despite me telling them I don't live there. I only got it because the old landlord was being nosy. Paid that off (the value of the items + 200, which is a bit steep for this state apparently, but whatever).
Now it's mroe the matter of...
Like they said, that's years later and varies by state. However, given that these other convictions happened 13, 18 and 25 (I think) years ago they might be eligible to be expunged depending on what state you live in.
I guess I could go get a box - but most of the mail I get right now is junk mail. I do all my bills online, so there's nothing (other than this!) that I'm worried about not getting.
Ok, dumb question time again!
I know you said don't call the Prosecutor trying to cut a deal - and I don't intend to. But I figure the fastest way to find out if there are charges being pressed/in the works is to call them - right now I'm inbetween places (one lease ran out and another is yet...
If I'm reading this right, what he's asking is will the 21 year old get a harsher sentence if he pleads not guilty, then his lawyer can't make a deal with the prosecutor, and he has to go back and plead guilty - not that he rejected a deal/one was offered.
If he gets convicted, that will go on...
Ok, good to know - and yes, there was not ever police involvement at any stage.
I didn't call a prosecutor, but I do have a friend who works in the court system (who's not very familiar with this sort of thing in particular) who said there's a program that if I qualify and if I complete I'll...
Scratch that, they do prosecute. Crap.
Is it in my interests to call the prosecutor now to try to work something out, well before they have to do the work of setting up a court date, or is it best to wait until such a date? Also, ive been told to investigate a "compromise of misdemeanor"...
Will do, and thanks for the help so far!
When I asked about criminal charges, the security guy was pretty much avoiding the subject, being a bit mumbly and just altogether unclear - he didn't even mention that what I was signing was only for the civil aspect of it until I asked.
Is it possible...
And I should be able to call Store X and ask who that is. I'll probably do that today then, just to see where I am in the process.
Man do I feel stupid about this whole situation.
Yeah other sources are saying about seven years it will drop off, or if I can convince Store X to remove the information themselves (I may ask them in a couple years after they've been paid back and I have shown this was a one off thing).
Any clear time frame on how long til I hear what I owe...
I know criminal records can be expunged (although i'm not to that stage yet, and hopefully won't be!). Are you saying also that I can get expunged from this retail database as well? Most employers who aren't retailers wouldn't use such a thing, right?
That's a good point - is there any way to easily find out? How quickly, typically, do these things enter into the system? And I'm guessing that entry would exist forever, right?
Yesterday, I was caught leaving Store X with just shy of 100 dollars of merchandise. It was stupid, I don't know why I did it, but it's done now. The security or whatever his title is got me just outside the store and had me come back for paperwork.
In my case, I know the civil aspect cited...