my fiancee' is paying his parents for their car and he took it from texas to see me in ohio now his parents are threatening him with the car saying they are going to say the car is stolen and going to put him in jail for stealing the car...we need to know what to do quickly plz...serious answers only plz.
2007-11-26 04:35:23 · 8 answers · asked by Michele H 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
he hands his mother the money cash and she writes the check for it there is nothing in writing stating the fact that he is buying the car...they live in texas and im not sure what the law is there.
2007-11-26 04:54:12 · update #1
If he's paying for the car...it's NOT Theft of Motor Vehicle or anything else.
The problem could be that he missed or stopped payments.
If he stopped payments it's more like an Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle.
However, no matter how you look at it....it sounds more like a civil issue and not a criminal issue!
If you can provide better or more thorough information, send an email!
2007-11-26 04:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, did your fiance get an agreement that he was paying for the car?. This is not the whole story, obviously since parents do not normally get their children in a heap of trouble. This is felony, and carries alot of time. If they are serious return the car to them, and if you get any proof sue them later, but do not keep the car!. A felony arrest will keep him from getting a job, credit etc,.... If you have proof of purchase the car, give it to a lawyer. If not just take your punishment and loose the car, not the fiance.
2007-11-26 04:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by 747pilot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be helpful if he could show proof of payment to his parents for the car. As long as he can prove he is purchasing the car, he isn't stealing it. If the car and insurance is still in his parents name, they can have some say about the use of the car.
2007-11-26 04:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by suzb49 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt matter who pays for the car, the checks could be in his name. The car is registered under hers, its hers. And she may report it stolen at any time. He best bring it back.
2007-11-26 07:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by cheechalini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he should've asked them first?
That isn't quite considered "grand theft auto" since it's inside the family, but he might be under the jurisdiction of a federal crime, possibly.
~Damp
2007-11-26 04:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by dampsandwich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't matter if its family or no.
GTF is a transgression of law where a single or multiple vehicles are stolen. Grand theft of an automobile occurs when someone takes another person’s car without permission, with the intent to permanently deprive them of it. Grand theft requires that the property stolen have a value over $400. Grand theft auto is a felony, punishable with imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, 2, or 3 years.
Grand Theft is defined in California Penal Code Section 487. In order to convict for grand theft auto the following case must be proven, according to the jury instructions that the judge will advise the jury to follow before they deliberate on the case. Jury instructions outline the law and the parameters that the jury must follow in examining the facts of the case. In California, the jury instructions are called CALJIC.
“Every person who steals, takes, or drives away the automobile of another with the specific intent to deprive him/her permanently of his/her property is guilty of the crime of grand theft of an automobile in violation of Penal Code section 487h.
In order to prove this crime, each of the following elements must be proved:
1. A person took or drove away an automobile belonging to another person; and 2. When the person took or drove away the automobile, he/she had the specific intent to deprive the owner permanently of his/her property.
However, if a person is convicted of more than one grand theft auto offense, the punishment increases to imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years and/or a fine up to $10,000. This enhancement applies to the following vehicles, as defined by California Penal Code Section 666.5:
? A motor vehicle, as defined in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code ? Any trailer, as defined in Section 630 of the Vehicle Code ? Any special construction equipment, as defined in Section 565 of the Vehicle Code ? Any motorized vessel, as defined in Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code in violation of former Section 487h, or a felony violation of Section 496d regardless of whether or not the person actually served a prior prison term for those offenses
The enhancement must be found to be true by a jury, in a case that must be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt,” or admitted to by the defendant in open court, or by way of defendant’s plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
2007-11-26 04:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if the car is registered to him they cannot touch it or him, however, if they are the registrants then they control who, how
, and where the car may go.
2007-11-26 04:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by Joshot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GTA is an awesome game for PlayStation.
2007-11-26 05:01:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋