Do I need to update address after probation is over?

Unless you were on probation for some type of sex-offense I am uncertain why you would need to let your probation officer know that you moved if...

He was on probation in one county and got a petty misdemeanor in another county. Does this affect his probation?

The answer is yes. When one is on probation they agree to not violate the any laws of any jurisdiciton. Therefore, his new criminal charge is in...

How much time would my boyfriend get for violating his probation?

First of all the potential penalty for the probation violation is whatever the maximum penalty is for the original offense for which he was placed...

Are the new york state laws for sex offenders legal?

This would be legal the same way that convicted sex offenders from 10, 15, 20 or more years ago, who have actually completed their sentences are...

I was ordered to pay restitution but am no longer on probation. I have been paying, but they want more. What can they do?

You have to be very careful about this; if you have actually been discharged from probation than you are no longer under the supervison of the...

Is it possible that police officers say they gave you an MIP but didn't just to scare you?

I would think that if they were going to have actually written you up that they would have cited you right there, if not actually arrested you. ...

One year in jail equals 12 months. However, every jail calculates something they call "good-time credits" which usually ends up shaving a certain...

I was acquitted of a firearms charge in federal court in 1988 but no one can tell me how to get my record expunged. Can you help

If you were found not guilty there is nothing to expunge. That process exists only to remove "convictions" from a person's record. Your record...

If i have a warrant in CA and get stopped in Seattle (say for speeding and they run my id) what will happen?

It is very likely that the warrant information will in fact be able to be known to the police in Washington. What happens will depend entirely...

Entrapment

First, this is not entrapment; entrapment occurs only when the government does something that would lead a normally law abiding person into...