from a mall store and got a $300 dollar fine
my family is worried about how this will effect her record and if it will ever go away?
we live in Texas
she just has some issues and was just off her meds for depression when it happened...
ALSO: the ticket she is paying is at the municipal court
2007-12-20 11:04:05 · 6 answers · asked by --Wedded--Bliss-- 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'm sorry but I was only looking for legal advice not opinions.
2007-12-20 11:16:46 · update #1
I think the minor records will be sealed, so I wouldn't worry about her record too much. I'm more concerned about her depression and being off her meds. She's much too young to be having that kind of problem, so please make sure the whole family follows her with all the support you can give her. Try to get her with a good therapist and use all the positive support systems you can find for her. This little incident shouldn't be a defining moment, except that she learned a good lesson and everyone still loves her.
2007-12-20 12:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by .. .this can't be good 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it adult court? Did she plead guilty? Did she have an attorney? If it was not a misdemeanor nor a felony, then it was treated as an infraction and it is not a "crime" in the regular sense of the word. (A speeding ticket is not a crime, while a reckless driving is). If she was treated as a juvenile, then at 18 her record will be sealed. If she was tried as an adult, she can see about getting the charge expunged as soon as the fine is paid off and she is 18. If she had an attorney, she should talk to that person for all the details.
2007-12-20 19:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Songbyrd JPA ✡ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did she steal something over $1000.00? That is considered a felony. Even tho she is under age it will be a permanent record. My neighbor stole a hubcap when he was 6 years old and when he applied for a job as a policeman it showed up and he was denied employment with the OKC-OK law enforcement agency. However he was accepted at another town. But none the less there it was. Theft at age 6.
2007-12-20 19:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by MoonWoman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I cant help but say she deserved it. Its theft, just because its in your family, doesnt mean its any different then anyone else robbing a store. And yes, it will effect her record, I would be surprised if any type of store hired her. I seriously doubt it. Sorry.
2007-12-20 19:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$300 is probably misdemeanor level which means that she won't get a record or anything. She will have to pay back the $300 and a fine and probably do community service and that should be the end of it. That's provided that she didn't have a weapon or assault anybody.
2007-12-20 19:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I honestly don't feel bad, she has to own up to what she did, if she was 'off her meds' or in another 'mind state' she did something, and you learn from your mistakes.
This will obviously be on her record.
2007-12-20 19:12:51 · answer #6 · answered by Chelsea Meow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋