anonymous555
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? washington
A friend of mine recently was caught and charged with shoplifting two small items amounting to no more than ten dollars. Despite efforts to talk his way out he was charged and because it was going to take a while to get picked up by his parent he was brought into custody by the SPD.
He was told that this was going to be between him and the store, and that no public record was to be filed. a fine of $200 and a ban from the store for a year was to be put in action.
fair enough.
However after several months he gets a letter in the mail saying that he must now go to diversion court to discuss the crime with community members. he must fill out a sheet discussing possible community service.
the rights displayed say that he can ask to have all public records destroyed over the matter but if they are not than public record can be seen by police and also by his school principal.
This is very confusing to my friend considering he thought that there was to be no public record and the small incident was to be between him and the store alone.
all my friend wants to do is put this incident behind him.
what advice can you give my confused and anxious friend?
thanks very much.
A friend of mine recently was caught and charged with shoplifting two small items amounting to no more than ten dollars. Despite efforts to talk his way out he was charged and because it was going to take a while to get picked up by his parent he was brought into custody by the SPD.
He was told that this was going to be between him and the store, and that no public record was to be filed. a fine of $200 and a ban from the store for a year was to be put in action.
fair enough.
However after several months he gets a letter in the mail saying that he must now go to diversion court to discuss the crime with community members. he must fill out a sheet discussing possible community service.
the rights displayed say that he can ask to have all public records destroyed over the matter but if they are not than public record can be seen by police and also by his school principal.
This is very confusing to my friend considering he thought that there was to be no public record and the small incident was to be between him and the store alone.
all my friend wants to do is put this incident behind him.
what advice can you give my confused and anxious friend?
thanks very much.