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Bad news. In CA you are old enough that there is a legal presumption that you possessed sufficient understanding to commit the offense and can be held accountable. Not exactly. the POLICE won't send you a bill, but the business will send a "civil demand" that can be between $50 and $500 -...

As long as you do not LIE. False info can be criminal when NO info might not be.

Unless that is TRUE, I'd NOT lie to the police. That could be a crime. If it's child services, it may not be a crime to lie to them, but, you might want to check the laws of your state before doing so. better to simply say that you'd prefer not to provide a phone number. if they need to...

If he damages your property, call the police and ask to have him placed under private person's arrest for vandalism. However, understand that this may not result in a custodial arrest (i.e. jail) but it should result in at least a citation to appear in court for a misdemeanor (assuming the...

I think that is the most likely end result if she doesn't runaway first.

Ah, so a crime has been committed! And this means that they are NOT seeing each other? Really? I suspect they are still seeing each other on the sly. You might want to tighten that electronic leash and get a phone that allows you to electronically monitor your daughter and her location...

From a practical sense, that's probably true. Legally, it may not be. Okay, so, you were 12 when it happened, told someone when you were 18, and how old are you now? How old were you when you reported it to the police? Did you report it to the law enforcement agency that had jurisdiction...

As sorry I am that any of this happened, I have to tell you that depending on how much time has since passed since the incident, there may be little you can do about it. But, if this is still within the statute of limitations (and this depends on what "molested" actually means as different acts...

First things first ... How was it taken from the home of your friend? Did someone break in to the house and steal the keys? Did someone hot-wire it? Were the keys in the vehicle? When the car went missing, did your friend call the police? If not, why not? Was the title and registration IN...

Harassment is a separate issue from your criminal charges. Absent some other details, the threats to the shop owner could be unlawful or - at least - a violation of agency policy. But, if you are involved in illegal activity and the police have reason to think you are engaged in it at the...

Yes, you can picture cameras on YOUR property to conduct surveillance of your own backyard without any legal hassles. And it will be a heck of a stretch to prove that your dog's ear infection was caused by the neighbor squirting the dog with a hose. There are few laws that can be applied to...

What sort of "issues" has the judge had with your significant other's family? And, if the judge has had to deal with your SO before in court, that says something about your SO. A judge does NOT have to recuse himself because he has had to hear a case concerning a defendant before. If that...

Arrested or not, he will be expected to reveal this little tidbit. If he does not and it comes out (and something like that is very likely to be revealed in even a half-assed background), he will be immediately relegated to the circular file. Understand that law enforcement applicants are...

Expungement is not automatic in any state I am aware of, and neither is sealing a record. And, even if sealed, most (if not ALL) states require that the minor inform a law enforcement employer of that juvenile act, or any act which if it had been discovered would have been a crime. He is not...

If he is looking to become a police officer he will be REQUIRED to provide that information whether he was arrested, charged, or not. At only 19 this will be a huge issue and he has a long way to go before he will even be a potential candidate for law enforcement.

Were you booked? In other words, did they take prints and photographs? If not, then there is likely little more than a record of the arrest or detention in the local police records. You will be required to reveal this to a background investigator. Hopefully this event is about 10 years...

Will surveillance video show your vehicle in the parking lot waiting for him? Will phone records back up your claim that he called you after he left? Maybe you can be charged, maybe not. It might be difficult to charge you unless your pal dimes you off. I suggest you consider your friends...

How long ago did this supposedly occur? Symptoms and time frames of whatever the ailment is can work for or against any prosecution. Let me reiterate what has been said: These are not easy things to prosecute even if a doctor believes that molestation might have occurred. Note, that a...

This is a sad state of affairs in all states. I am an NCIC/CLETS instructor in CA and, unfortunately, I have no end of recent stories I can highlight when I present my courses each year. There are always people dumb enough to pull what they think is inconsequential info for money ... or love...

It's much more complicated than that. "Connected" is not usually the case. More often than not there are two motivations NOT to bring a molestation case to trial. One, the paucity of the evidence. Trying a molestation case based upon the statements of one child, without corroboration, can...