Law_newbie
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CA
My cousin went to the store with her husband (and her infant) few weeks ago. She took some stuffs around $24 without her husband knowledge (actually she get them for the baby to play but forget about it. She does not need that). Security guards stoped them at the cars. They told them if she signs the admiting papers they will not call polices and this paper is just between her and the company. They also said if they call the police she will get into jail and the police may take away her child (I know it is wrong but they did not know about it since they never deal with polices or any situation like this). So, she decided to sign. They gave her one page information about the law in recovering their cost in CA (they are allowed to bill her from 50-500 to recover for their lost).
She is now scared to dead. She wonder :
1) If they bill her the recover cost and she will pay for that, does the state know about that and take her to court for criminal charge?
2) Does she have any ways to check if they report the incident to the state DA office?
3) Is it affected her husband since he was with her at that time? She worries that this could affect her husband (note: they did not accuse her husband for any stealing but he stayed there to help her go through this case).
Thank you,
My cousin went to the store with her husband (and her infant) few weeks ago. She took some stuffs around $24 without her husband knowledge (actually she get them for the baby to play but forget about it. She does not need that). Security guards stoped them at the cars. They told them if she signs the admiting papers they will not call polices and this paper is just between her and the company. They also said if they call the police she will get into jail and the police may take away her child (I know it is wrong but they did not know about it since they never deal with polices or any situation like this). So, she decided to sign. They gave her one page information about the law in recovering their cost in CA (they are allowed to bill her from 50-500 to recover for their lost).
She is now scared to dead. She wonder :
1) If they bill her the recover cost and she will pay for that, does the state know about that and take her to court for criminal charge?
2) Does she have any ways to check if they report the incident to the state DA office?
3) Is it affected her husband since he was with her at that time? She worries that this could affect her husband (note: they did not accuse her husband for any stealing but he stayed there to help her go through this case).
Thank you,