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cdwjava
The state has one year in which to charge you with petty theft and up to three years for grand theft. If all you face is the charge for theft of property valued at $139 then they have one year to file.
One month is not a long time in the court process.
However, some questions ... did the police arrest you? Did they issue you a citation? That citation should have had a court date on it. If they arrested you, then when they released you from jail, you should have been given something with a court date on it unless you were released on bail.
If the police were NOT involved, then you may get lucky and not have any court case coming. If that is the case, about all you have to worry about is a civil assessment that could be for up to $500 if memory serves.
So if it doesnt come in 1 yr, then I can say that the case is closed?
Police wasnt present, but the security was calling somewhere else, I dont know whether he was calling to the police department to report my case.
I was asked to finger print my thumbs, and a mugshot that the security said that its only for the store and it doesnt go anywhere else.
Then I was given a "Letter to Offender" which says:
Report Number: xx-xxxxxx
This letter is to inform you that a report is being filed charging you with the crime of petty theft, 484 P.C.
This report will be submitted to the District Attorney's Office for disposition. If it is determined that you will be held to answer on this charge, you will be notigied by an issuance of a WARRANT for your ARREST.
Upon receipt of the Notice of Warrant, immediately set a court date by appearing in person at the following police facility:
S.P.D Headquarters
5770 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento Ca. 95822
Failure to set a court date will result in a physical arrest upon contact with any law enforcement officer.
Refusal to sigh this letter does not absolve you of the charges or of your responsibilities upon receiving a Notice of Warant.
My signature, offender, acknowledges receipt of this letter.
So, is it that although police werent there, the security reported it to the police department? Besides this "Letter to Offender", there was the Civil demand letter(which I already paid for it). These were the only 2 papers they gave me. Was I arrested? The security guy told me that if I dont get a letter telling me my court date in a month, I should go to the S.P.D Headquarters (shown on the letter to offender) and ask them about my court date. But I saw on a post that says that if I dont get notified, I just shouldnt ask, nor say anything.