Minimum Age To Sign Complaints

[bradsmith38]

Jurisdiction

Illinois

What is the minimum age to sign criminal complaints?
legal reference source?

 

[mightymoose]

Your question could mean a few things, but the answer is the same. There isn't one.
If a crime has been committed or is suspected them report it to law enforcement. After that it is beyond your control.

 

[cbg]

Brad, by any chance are you a minor?

 

[justblue]

Brad, by any chance are you a minor?

Per the posting history he doesn't seem to be.

 

[Zigner]

Maybe Brad doesn't like that a child filed a a complaint against him?

Or, maybe, Brad is doing homework.

EDIT: Or, maybe, Brad's kid needs to file a complaint against somebody.

 

[justblue]

Maybe Brad doesn't like that a child filed a a complaint against him?

Or, maybe, Brad is doing homework.

EDIT: Or, maybe, Brad's kid needs to file a complaint against somebody.

So many possibilities....

 

[Tax Counsel]

What is the minimum age to sign criminal complaints?

What you do mean by "sign criminal complaints"? Two possibilities come to mind: (1) the age of the victim or witness reporting that a crime occurred and (2) the age of the prosecutor filing a criminal complaint in court?

If you explain why you are asking the question that will help in providing you better answers.

 

[army judge]

What is the minimum age to sign criminal complaints?

The law seems to be silent on the age of the complainant.

In Illinois criminal complaints are signed (under oath) and lodged by law enforcement officers, a complainant, or other person(s) having knowledge of the criminal act alleged.

A complaint frequently initiates a felony charge; it generally is the charging document filed in the preliminary hearing court but, as indicated below, either an information or an indictment must be filed for a felony trial to occur.

A complaint alone, however, is sufficient to bring the prosecution of all petty offenses and misdemeanors.

In such cases, a court may proceed to trial based solely upon a complaint without any further determination of probable cause.

A traffic citation issued by a peace officer serves the same function as a formal complaint in charging violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

legal reference source?

Read all about the process and more provided for the education of the public by the Illinois State Bar Association:

https://www.isba.org/sites/default/files/Media Law Handbook Chapter 06 - Criminal Procedure.pdf