If i fail to complete my comunity service after already having been given an extention on time to complete, what should I expect?
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If i fail to complete my comunity service after already having been given an extention on time to complete, what should I expect?
And if jail time, how much?
Asked on September 4, 2012 under Criminal Law, North Carolina
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It really depends on how your judge, probation officer, and prosecutor feel about the "technical" requirements of probation. Some will do nothing because they consider it a minor infraction. If your in a court system with this attitude, the probation officer may not even file a violation report and just let your probation expire. If a judge is a bit bothered by it, he will modify your probation and order more community service hours, increase your fine, or increase your length of time on probation. If you have a hard judge, then he could sentence you to jail time. The actual amount of time will depend on the level of the offense that you were placed on probation for. Depending on how aggravated the judge is, he/she can sentence you up to the maximum amount of time for the level fo that offense.
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