What to do if my sister has just been sent to jail for stealing from her place of work?
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What to do if my sister has just been sent to jail for stealing from her place of work?
I do not know how much she had taken but she is not in charge of handing any significant amount of money, so I am assuming that she is going to be charged with petty theft. If that is so, she is 22 and has never been in trouble with the law before this and she has been studying to become a teacher. I am wondering what consequences she might be looking at in the state of Indiana for something like that?
Asked on March 18, 2013 under Criminal Law, Indiana
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
She will most likely have this on her permanent record and it may most likely impact her ability to teach. Let her attorney help her with attempting to get this dismissed, perhaps community service and restitution and then alternative conviction where it can qualify for expungement after a certain amount of time (years) has lapsed.
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