What can I do if a family member opened an account in my name without my permission?

You can contact the police and she will be prosecuted for a crime. You will not have control, and if you decide that you do not want her to have a...

What are my chances of getting a job or apartment with a misdemeanor conviction?

Your chances are a whole lot better than they would have been if you had been convicted of the felony.

Is the "controlling issue" in a criminal conviction reported by a court the arrest, initial charge, or amended charge?

Unfortunately what you want is not the state of the law. The initial charge is a matter of public record.

Friend of mine was charged with a pb 15 was it that? says on court file that it is a felony charge how long will he be in jail?

Duplicate question, same answers as before.

You can only be found guilty in absentia (Guilty when you didn't appear in court) for charges that do not carry the possibility of jail time. If...

PB15 is an arrest warrant issued by his probation officer for violating the terms of his probation. He will likely be held until the judge...

What is the maximum possible punishment for a failure to appear?

Usually that failure to appear is charged under the contempt statute, so it would be 10 days in jail per FTA.

CPS taking your kids away sounds like a family law issue, and I will relabel the question appropriately. You may want to use the Find a Lawyer tool...

Speeding ticket 69 in a 60 - Durham Cty NC Rt 85 N

Your answer should come from a lawyer in NC, not SC. Set the location of your question to where the offense happened, not where you are.

What are my options as far as a lawyer goes and how do arrests happen?

"Me and my friend were interrogated." First mistake. Talking to the police without a lawyer is never a good idea. ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN _AND_WILL_...