Will I go to jail for not finishing my community service on a minor retail fraud charge of under $10?
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Will I go to jail for not finishing my community service on a minor retail fraud charge of under $10?
Asked on August 18, 2013 under Criminal Law, Arizona
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You may go to jail depending on how the judge worded the sentencing. If he sentenced you to jail time but then suspended that sentence subject to you completing the community service and you failed to complete, you may be arrested and sent to jail for the time of the original sentence.
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