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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    My apologies I thought I had censored them thank you very much for deleting them. How can we get the court to settle this as an infraction? I have been told this should've have been an infraction from the start since my son has no prior theft convictions and the item was under $50 but that it...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    This is on the first page This is on the second page of FAQ's Should I call the court regarding wether or not I still need to attend after paying this? Also where can we get free consoltations? Is there a recommended website or phoneline?
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    Thank you for answering my previous questions. Today we recieved a settlement offer from store name in the mail that states "We ask that you settle this matter by making payment to us in the amount of $350.00 within twenty days of the date of this letter" When we pay for this do we still need...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    Thank you for clearing up the penal code on the traffic ticket. So now there should'nt be any reason for my immigration status to be checked right? Since it is clarified that it will be in a traffic court. Also will they send us anything such as courtesy notice notifying us about the amount of...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    Here is a scanned image of the ticket we recieved. I have cut out the top, middle, and bottom part that contain the details that I have trouble understanding such as the penal code the officer wrote and that we are appointed to go to traffic court. http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g38 ...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    It seems as though we are scheduled to attend a juvenile traffice room which makes it all the more confusing for me to understand what will happen or what we will have to go through.
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    A relative of my close friend works as a lawyer and she told him that there should be no reason for them to check our backgrounds unless we have acted suspicious or strange to them for them to do so. As for the officer not knowing it should have been a infraction I checked the ticket once more...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    The state we live in is California and he was charged with pc 490.1 Although on ticket between the two options of circling Misdemeanor or infraction (M or I) The officer circled M. Will immagration status still not be brought up? My close friend informed me that all we may need to do is go into...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft My 16yr old son was charged with petty theft

    My son was caught shoplifting this week for an item under 50$ and it is his first offense. He is now charged with petty theft and on the ticket the officer gave us we are scheduled to go to court in two months. Since it was his first offense and the item was under 50$ as noted on the ticket will...
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