JCpenney petty theft in California- will I go to jail?

1) If you have no prior criminal history you will probably get some kind of diversion--jail is unlikely; 2) Always plead not guilty; 3) Anytime...

I can not find my transit violation ticket number on the SFMTA website, do i still need to pay the ticket?

Yes you are still responsible for paying the ticket. You can get the clerk of the court's help in locating it but it ignoring it will only cause...

I was arrested for grand theft I have been told if I pay restituon up front I can avoid jail

I don't know why you don't just ask your lawyer. Any answer we can give is speculative since we don't know the facts. If you want a second...

If on probation in one state, you get arrested in another can they transfer your case?

I'm not sure I understand your facts very well but I can say that if your son is on probation in CA and picks up a new case in AL it is not going...

Why is the police charging me an additional charge for a 243(e)(1) misdemeanor DV charge? 415(1) doesn't apply?

PC 415 is disturbing the peace. Whose peace? Your girlfriend's while you were roughing her up.

Will police investigate a disturbing the peace is the suspect was not there when police arrived?

Disturbing the peace is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum of 90 days. I doubt the police will want to pursue this and the club itself is probably...

Will a misdemeanor conviction of PC 148.9 (false name to a police officer) get my real estate license application denied?

It could. The only thing you have going for you is that the crime was 20 years old. The DRE may choose to ignore a very old conviction but I...

There are two records of this incident: the criminal record (which you can get dismissed) and the DMV record which will be there for life. Getting...

If was arrested for charges of a felony and cps was involved but my case was a dry run shouldn't cps throw it out too.

In 37 years I haven't heard the term "dry run" before, at least not in this context. If Ms. Peters is correct CPS doesn't need criminal charges to...

Is it wise for my caretaker daughter to use factual innocence to erase her arrest record if her domestic abuse was dismissed?

She would have to file under PC 851.8(c) which applies to situations where an arrest occurred and there was a conviction. You have posted this...