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Matthew Lee Spiegel
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Contributor Level 4

Was your charge dismissed after you completed probation? If it was, you may...
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Matthew Lee Spiegel
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I would need a bit more information to answer this question more accurately....
Matthew Lee Spiegel
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Contributor Level 4

From you are telling me it does sound like you were never convicted, which...
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Andrew Ging Liu
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Contributor Level 5

Your best bet is to go to both courts. You might try calling the clerk's...
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Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah
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Contributor Level 5

It is possible to still seal a juvenile record after the adult record has been...
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Best Answer: George Isao Kita's answer
Contributor Level 3

The case was probably resolved as an infraction. My guess is that your record...
Kim C. Wollenberg Burgess
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Contributor Level 3

Generally matters in heard in traffic court are infractions. However, you may...
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Deirdre Lynn O'Connor
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I agree that there are many ways to resolve a petty theft case to avoid long...
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If you are over 18 years old, this is a misdemeanor offense involving moral...
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Howard Woodley Bailey
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Contributor Level 9

You obviously cannot ignore the citation. Here in NJ and the other States with...
Matthew Lee Spiegel
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Contributor Level 4

This certainly can be a basis for dismissal but I would not say that it is...
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Joseph Briscoe Dane
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Contributor Level 8

The letter you got was a "civil demand letter." The Penal Code does allow a...
Robert Lee Marshall
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Contributor Level 7

The law firms that send out these letters are bottom-feeders who, as nearly as...
Paul Samuel Geller
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Contributor Level 5

If it has insufficient evidence, it should be dismissed. There is a motion the...
Joseph Briscoe Dane
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Contributor Level 8

The procedures in juvenile court are a little different when it comes to...
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Best Answer: George Isao Kita's answer
Contributor Level 3

In Los Angeles, the rules have recently changed. It used to be required that...
Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah
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Contributor Level 5

I notice that you're from LA, but on the off chance that your case is in Orange...
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John W Stanko
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Contributor Level 4

No it will not.
Howard Woodley Bailey
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Contributor Level 9

Your caption refers to MV matters, and your one word facts lists a criminal...
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Best Answer: George Isao Kita's answer
Contributor Level 3

No Juvenile records are not public information. Juvenile records are...
Kim C. Wollenberg Burgess
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No. Juvenile records are not public. If you are over 18 you can have the...
Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah
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Contributor Level 5

Petty theft under $50 can be charged as either a misdemeanor or infraction at...
Joseph Briscoe Dane
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Contributor Level 8

He's being charged with residential burglary under Penal Code section 459-460(a)...
Alexander Thomas Henderson
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Contributor Level 5

I agree with the previous answer. As to whether this could be reduced to a...
Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah
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In theory, your juvenile records are confidential and can only be disseminated...
Matthew Edward Williamson
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Contributor Level 7

Normally they don't. Why don't you go through the process of having them...
Nicole Quijano Valera
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Contributor Level 5

Your first court date will be your arraignment, which is the very begining of...
Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah
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Contributor Level 5

There is no bright-line rule here and there are a lot of factors that may...
Robert Lee Marshall
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Contributor Level 7

Penal Code 211 is robbery. Six years is the maximum sentence for most robberies....
John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

It will stay on your record unless you request that the records be sealed....
Brian Richard Dinday
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Contributor Level 8

The question is: did the Juvenile Court "sustain the petition" (meaning, find...

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