Under PC 490.5 a store or other shoplifting victim has a right to make a civil demand upon you for damages. A demand is not an obligation or...

I am filing a CHRO against someone who already has a criminal record. Will it be public record if they do not violate it?

It will be a public record whether she violates it or not. It will also have a negative effect on certain constitutional rights, such as the right...

How much goowork time do you get on 40 days

My colleague is correct assuming your crime does not fall into one of the half-time exceptions. If your sentence is only 40 days it's unlikely...

Do i have a bench warrant

If it wasn't in the computer you may not have one. Do a livescan fingerprint check to be sure.

PETITION TO SEAL AND DESTROY ADULT ARREST RECORDS (Penal Code 851.8)

You have to send the petition to the cops and DA 60 days before you file a court action. Do it 60 days from the date on your letter. No one's...

What happens if an attorney makes a mistake with calculating dates, and sends me incorrect information?

Since I don't know the substance of the dispute it's hard to advise you. However there's often information that is slightly off or even wrong in...

What to do for fare evasion?

Don't call the metro and apologize to make the thing right because it won't. Sounds like you got away with one. Next time figure out how the...

You don't say what has been ruled unconstitutional but I can tell you it's not Jessica's law. As for a habeas petition who would you be filing it...

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Can the fact that a person was arrested yet never convicted be used against that person in a INS hearing.

The fact that she committed a theft crime (whether a felony or a misdemeanor) can be used against her. A no contest plea will have the same value...

What will be my consequence for possession of an illegal butterfly knife?

For the purposes of CA law, "switchblade knife" means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade...