Dell in Texas. I left Florida and absconded at 17 years old. I was originally put on probation till my 19th birthday. Well now I just turned 19 and have to move back to FL? How can I take care of this Juevenile TYCO (take into custody order), or whatever without going to jail. Can they do anything since im 19? Please help me and dont judge, I did what I had to do for my career.
2006-08-25 06:39:43 · 7 answers · asked by Gametime1181 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I read some of the other responses and am worried about what some of them advise. Here is my take:
Write to the probation office, court clerk, etc. in Florida. Do all your correspondence by mail until you get all the answers to your questions.
This does two things. It keep you out of Florida authorities hands while you get things arranged. It also gets you everything they say to you in writing.
After that, my best advice is that you comply with everything they ask for. It may be a fine or probation. This will get your record cleaned up with no threat of outstanding warrants to trip you up later.
But get everything in writing before you take one step into Florida.
Good luck.
2006-08-25 07:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn your self in when you get to Florida, you will not be punished for it as it was while you were under the age of 18. Now that your are 19, you are no longer a Juvenile and your records cannot be used against you in any form. Check with a Florida lawyer, but that is the truth. And as long as you do not get into any more trouble, the state will not, can not contact your employer.
2006-08-25 06:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let me first say that I am not speaking to you in a judgmental or exaggerated way. I have experience in criminal law (specifically with fugitives) and I am writing to you as I speak to defendants in my jurisdiction.
Generally speaking, a violation of probation stays on your record regardless whether you are minor or have attained legal age. It is possible that up until this point you have not had to undergo a NCIC background check (National Crime Information Center). If you had, your probation warrant would have probably surfaced.
My advice (as is my advice to all defendants I deal with) is to turn yourself in ASAP and dispose of the matter completely. In my experience, courts deal with probation warrants much more harshly than bench warrants (bench warrants refer to failing to appear to a court date) so the sooner you dispose of this the better. I am almost certain that the fact you are now of legal age will not affect the debt that you still owe the court that gave you probation. In the eyes of the court, the longer you are a fugitive the worse your situation will be when you finally appear. Finally, it always looks better to voluntarily turn yourself in than to get caught.
2006-08-25 07:12:57 · answer #3 · answered by Sempre Avanti ! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a juvenile probation officer. Since you did not complete the terms of your juvenile probation, you have not been released yet. Until you complete the terms of probation, plus any sanctions that you have earned by violating your probation (or get transferred to adult probation), you will be considered a juvenile under the Florida probation department.
2006-08-25 08:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No battery is simple, none of you charges are not simple, check with the court office they will inform you what to do,don't let them come for you. go to them
2006-08-25 06:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by boy_jam_arch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be strong and fight for your rights. Florida is a police state, and is cowering behind its constitution. Maybe you should do something extreme and try to change the government.
2006-08-25 06:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You smoked pot to help your career???
2006-08-25 06:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by kayfromcov 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋