What state are you in??
What state are you in??
The letter Kohl's mentioned is probably Civil Demand. That is a demand for moies for incident. This demand is outside and unrelated to any court cost/fines etc. Kohl's is taking "civil" action againist you this amount varies by state but can be bet ween $50.00 and $1000.00 with such a high theft amount count on your Civil Demand to be over $500.00. If you fail to pay this you can be sued for even more. Payment arrangements can be made. Once you get letter contact the Law Firm or whoever sends letter to make arrangemnts. If you make arrangments pay and pay on time!
were in Michigan. SO, with the Civil fine you can arrange to make payments. What do the court systems usually do for people if this is there first offence becaudse i really couldnt find anything about that. Thank you guys so much for your help.
Ok this not an automatic but the norm is
. Summary probation
. Fines
. Possible ban from store
. Community Service
. If jail time is mentioned it susually suspended
These are the normal issues faced by one convicted of shoplifting. You should consult with a crimoinal defense Attorney and discuss diversion option as well
Is it neccessary to get a lawyer we were caught and signed papers at khols already saying that we had tried to take the items. the guy that was charging us said somthing about retail fraud and that they were gonna try charging us with somthing else to I asked if it was larcany but he didn't reply. I tried asking the cop what we were being charged with and all he said was youll find out in the mail. Which i thought was rediculouse. So, im really not sure what else there gonna charge us with but isnt larceny a fellony. I dont want this stuff on my record.
You are facing criminal charges! Where is not a requirement to seek legal counsel it is very advisiable!
[QUOTE=wkim88;91299]I stole like 300 dollars worth of merchandise and i got arrested, after several weeks i went to court and i plead guilty because thats what everyone was doing and i didnt expect that it possible for me to go jail...
Will I be sentenced to a jail sentence like that to if i dont bring a lawyer. I dont have any money to pay for a lawyer. I live in michigan how harsh are michighans laws for shoplifting.