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    Default Sent Two Civil Demands for the Same Incident

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: North Carolina

    I am wondering. I was caught (1st time and last time) on 7/11 and when he caught me I handed over the items totaling 85 dollars. He asked where the dress was. I was like WHAT DRESS..he said I stole a hundred dollar dress and that he's seen me stealing before. I purchased a dress, the dress was originally a 100 dollar dress, but clearanced to 30..I showed him the receipt, allowed him to search my belongings and he checked out the receipts for the items and everything. HE SAW I HAD NO DRESS THAT WAS UNPAID FOR. Well, since he saw I didn't have it, he told the cop that the total was 85 dollars. Ive got an attorney, I've paid my civil demand, and done 50 hours of community service. I admitted to stealing. I know I did wrong. I wont do it again, Ive lost weight, and am a nervous wreck because I want to adopt some day. ANYWAY..TODAY, I get another demand for a different case number and a different amount that they say I stole..which happens to be 140! The incident took place on the SAME day as the first civil demand stated. IS THAT LEGAL? The cops saw I had nothing more, asked the LP if I had more and they said no. I don't understand. What if that dress was REALLY stolen, and they try to blame me? AND CAN they send 2 civil demands for incidents occurring on the same day?

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    Default Re: Can a Person Recieve 2 Civil Demands for the Same Date

    I would say NO!

    IF it was the same day where you had not left the store, renentered and stole again, it is probably considered a "continuing crime".

    If you stole 5 items in one entrance/exit, you can not get 5 civil demands.


    If you enter, steal, exit, enter, steal, exit, and so on 5 times, yes, that would be 5 civil demands.

    That's my 2 cents!

    Look up NC's civil demand law online for some additional info.

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    Default Re: Can a Person Recieve 2 Civil Demands for the Same Date

    I did try to look it up. I cannt find any more info other than what they are. I am thinking that they are trying to get me for that dress..since I stole that day. I gave them the stuff I stole and let them search me. It was a STUPID mistake, I've got no excuses. I did it, will pay for it an won't do it again! UGH.

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    Exclamation Extortion

    Well, Belk took out criminal charges on me, AND mailed a civil demand as well, though they got their merchandise, I paid it asap!! I got ANOTHER one a week later!! Called my attorney, (who no longer shops there because he didn't think it should be both, just one or the other) he told me that it was not right. Sure enough I call Belk's attorney, and it was a "mistake". Yeah, with 2 different case #'s and amount stolen. Yeah. I bet.

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    Default Re: Extortion

    So you felt the need to post ANOTHER thread to complain rather than updating the original to reflect the fact that you had resolved the duplicate CD issue.

    It is possible it was a mistake. They do happen sometimes. I can't say one way or the other and neither can you.

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    I said "I bet". I didn't say I gaurantee first of all. I know mistakes happen, that's just a large mistake, as it took a toll on me, I had frequent panic attacks, couldn't eat nor sleep and if it slipped through, it could have either costed me, or turned into a civil case. I wasn't rude, and they took care of it, but it makes me WONDER, NOT ACCUSE..BIG difference! Secondly, I posted this to let people know in CASE it happens to them.

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