rtfMadison
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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 we be sent a courtesy notice? If we do not receive a courtesy notice can we call the given number and request to pay for the fine without showing up? My wife and I want to avoid going to court and pay for it by mail. As for the consequences he was banned from the mall for a year unless accompanied by us.
Other details about the ticket we were given the officer marked it as a misdemeanor and checked out the juvenile traffic box rather then the juvenile criminal box. As for details about my son he has no criminal background as this is his first offense. Since he is 16 and underage will the court search up my background? My major concern is that they will find out that I am not a citizen of the U.S. niether is my wife. We have absolutely no criminal background and we are currently waiting to get our green crads in 3 years. My son was born in the U.S. so he is already a U.S. citizen when he was charged with petty theft.
As for my son he deeply regrets what he has done and now understands our current situation. He will be paying for the fine and we will be keeping a closer eye on him from now on as this was a wake-up call for all of us.
Other details about the ticket we were given the officer marked it as a misdemeanor and checked out the juvenile traffic box rather then the juvenile criminal box. As for details about my son he has no criminal background as this is his first offense. Since he is 16 and underage will the court search up my background? My major concern is that they will find out that I am not a citizen of the U.S. niether is my wife. We have absolutely no criminal background and we are currently waiting to get our green crads in 3 years. My son was born in the U.S. so he is already a U.S. citizen when he was charged with petty theft.
As for my son he deeply regrets what he has done and now understands our current situation. He will be paying for the fine and we will be keeping a closer eye on him from now on as this was a wake-up call for all of us.