I generally advise clients to ignore these civil demand letters. You don't owe them anything. In order for you to owe them something they would...

Civil demand letter for $200 after shoplifitng $6 earrings at JC Pennies, should I ignore it?

I generally advise clients to ignore these civil demand letters. You don't owe them anything. In order for you to owe them something they would...

Do I have to pay a civil demand? What should I do?

I generally advise clients to ignore these civil demand letters. You don't owe them anything. In order for you to owe them something they would...

Should I still be worried about Discon from Petty Larceny Misdemeanor?

A disorderly conduct is not a crime and you will not have a criminal record as a result of it. Further, the matter would be sealed and not made...

Confuse about discon from petty larceny and worried about career outlook.

The court will obviously be able to see. If the final disposition was a discon it would be sealed and not made available to the general public...

In NYS is one allowed to be released from Post Release Supervision if the term is only 1 year. I have heard 6 months and no...

It can be done with an application to the court for early termination but it is very rare and even more so for it to be granted.

Hello, I got a summons for riding a bike on sidewalk (violation of 19-176 b).

You would probably get a $25 fine. You wouldn't have any criminal record as a result of this. ---------------------------------------- This...

I generally advise clients to ignore these civil demand letters. You don't owe them anything. In order for you to owe them something they would...

Do I have to pay a fine included in a civil recovery demand letter if I gave them a fake name?

If they don't know who you are, they can't come after you. Simple as that. Setting the fake name aside, even if they had your real information I...

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If I'm 17 and my partner is 22 can he get in trouble with the law if we have sex?

The age of consent in NY is 17. As such, once you turn 17 if you both consent neither of you can get in trouble with the law if you have sex.