What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NC
My YOUNG son thought he was old enough to buy a car on his own and learned an important lesson. But I think the prosecutor has missed a few things?
My son gave someone $1,200.00 for a used P/U, it was pretty beat but ran. The boy says he has to go and get the title from the bank and left the P/U at my sons place. In the meantime he comes and uses the truck(no permission given my son was at work, we have his landlord who witnessed him taking it and called my son at work and said no he knew nothing of him taking the truck), a tow truck returns it that afternoon with a blown motor. My son still has never received title, we now find out from the prosecutor it was in his dad's name with a payday loan has never been paid off and this took place months ago.
So he goes to the sheriffs office and they charge the kid with OBTAIN PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSE (the money I figure).
We go to court and the prosecutor says he was charged wrong and changed it to no delivering of a title, I have never heard of this charge before.
The prosecutor dropped the stolen car charge said it was an over reach, then says the JUDGE will never order restitution in such a case because the vehicle is legally my sons ?!? with no title ever exchanging.
He took the vehicle without permission, what gives? He took 1200 dollars and delivered no title. He said the only way to get the money back would be a civil lawsuit!
What had happened to the criminal justice system where stealing is just OK. Can we have the taking the vehicle charge reinstated some how? Can we ask the Judge for restitution when he goes to court for the no title charge?
We need some direction this just seems far fetched!
My YOUNG son thought he was old enough to buy a car on his own and learned an important lesson. But I think the prosecutor has missed a few things?
My son gave someone $1,200.00 for a used P/U, it was pretty beat but ran. The boy says he has to go and get the title from the bank and left the P/U at my sons place. In the meantime he comes and uses the truck(no permission given my son was at work, we have his landlord who witnessed him taking it and called my son at work and said no he knew nothing of him taking the truck), a tow truck returns it that afternoon with a blown motor. My son still has never received title, we now find out from the prosecutor it was in his dad's name with a payday loan has never been paid off and this took place months ago.
So he goes to the sheriffs office and they charge the kid with OBTAIN PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSE (the money I figure).
We go to court and the prosecutor says he was charged wrong and changed it to no delivering of a title, I have never heard of this charge before.
The prosecutor dropped the stolen car charge said it was an over reach, then says the JUDGE will never order restitution in such a case because the vehicle is legally my sons ?!? with no title ever exchanging.
He took the vehicle without permission, what gives? He took 1200 dollars and delivered no title. He said the only way to get the money back would be a civil lawsuit!
What had happened to the criminal justice system where stealing is just OK. Can we have the taking the vehicle charge reinstated some how? Can we ask the Judge for restitution when he goes to court for the no title charge?
We need some direction this just seems far fetched!