Title: Naive or Criminal?

Question: I had almost the exact situation as WrecktheTrain on an archived post happen to me. I was trying to find info about my situation and came across the post. Had a Rolex given to me-no idea if it was real or not. Showed it to a co-worker that thought it was, said he may know someone to buy. A friend of my husbands that owned a pawn shop inspected it & weighed it and thought it was real also. The coworker kept asking about it, then made an offer for it out of the blue. So I sold it. After the money was spent, coworker said they took it to a jewelry store(not authorized Rolex dealer) that they could tell it was fake by holding it and wanted $$ back. Coworker claimed jewelry store had an officer on site ready to file a report, but they were giving me the opportunity to do the right thing. I did not try to sell this watch, or advertise it, just was asking around about authenticity. I took an offer, no agreement, no receipt. What are my rights? Should I give back the money?(that I don’t have) I feel like something is fishy about the whole deal, but don’t want to get in trouble. Coworker said it is illegal to sell fake Rolex. Am I a criminal now? Or just naive?

Answer:
 Small sales like this are as-is. If the purchaser did not do their due diligence to ascertain the provenance of the watch, it is their headache. It sounds like they have buyer's remorse so are trying to scam you.

If they are foolish enough to try to sue you, your defense is that you never authoritatively claimed the watch was valuable; that you were selling a watch and they bought a watch.


Title: Smashed my phone

Question:
So I recently ordered a phone and ordered a phone case. The phone arrived but the case didn't. Company didn't bother to check was my package delivered or not and still no case 3 months later. Ordered another case. It didn't arrive. I smashed the screen on my phone which could have been prevented had I had a case to protect it. Can the company pay for my repairs because this could have been prevented if they had checked that the case won't be delivered?

Also no I can't go to shops and pick up a case because it's not a popular phone so they won't have cases for it

Answer:
 With all due respect, do you seriously think you have a case here?

Your logic is the same as “I ordered condoms via mail that never showed. So I fucked my game friend and got her pregnant. Is the condom company gonna pay for Christmas or support?”


Title: found out my apartment use to be a meth lab

Question: my lease on my apartment is up very soon but today i found out from the neighbor that this apartment was raided by the DEA for a meth house 6 months before i moved in. My landlord had never said anything about this and has always been very rude when coming to fix things. id like to know does he have any legal requirement to disclose this in Iowa? also what actions can i take against this?

Answer:
 See if your place is listed on the National Clandestine Laboratory Register

https://www.dea.gov/clan-lab/clan-lab.shtml

...if it is, you've just removed all doubt from the situation.


Title: HELP: Too drunk to remember NYPD encounter

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

On Friday night, I celebrated getting into graduate school. I got way too drunk and ended up being taken by the police to the 84th precinct in Brooklyn. I was publicly intoxicated, of course, and apparently seemed like a hazard to myself/others. I remember saying things like, "Is this a crime? Am I under arrest?" I was taken by the police to a police station for an hour or so (uncertain, since I was drunk). I took an Uber cab home at 4am.

Unfortunately, I lost my wallet. Which means I may have gotten a summons, but am not sure, as it would've likely been inside my wallet.

Could I have gotten arrested without knowing about it? Would they have let me go an hour or two later? Could it be that I was simply too drunk, they took me to the station, and let me leave once I sobered up a little? I'm sort of freaked out about it all. I keep thinking I have a court date or something. Again, I didn't have an open container, didn't harm anyone or have anything illegal on me.

A few days later, I called the precinct I was taken to and gave them my full name and DOB to check for potential offenses. The officer told me nothing came back in her system/computer. I thanked her and told her I'd check online for a potential summons daily, for the next week or two. I will be using [this](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/DefendantSearch) website to do so.

In any case - please help me. Any advice is appreciated. I'm scared that I got arrested, or a summons, or anything else I'm not thinking of.

I've canceled my credit cards and am getting them replaced, along with my Florida ID that was in my wallet.

Thanks,
Have a great night everyone. Thanks for all of your help, guys.

Answer:
 Florida is so cute.Answer #2: >didn't harm anyone or do anything illegal (that I know of).

Well "public intoxication" seems a likely candidate.  You could have been issued a desk appearance ticket.  So yes, you need to follow up and check.Answer #3: Sounds like you could have joined a circus and been raped by the bearded lady and you wouldn't know it.

You can call the station and ask or call the court house in a week or two and see if you have anything.


Title: Landlord won't change smoke detector in unrented room.

Question:
I rent a room in a unit with 2 rooms. The other room is locked and the smoke detector beeping in that room really disturbs my dog.
He'll start shaking, panting and will wake we up in the middle of the night. He isn't eating because of it. It's incessant. It's been over a week now and my dog is still freaking out constantly.

I've filed a request multiple times, texted him, left a voice mail with no response.

He came to change my filter in the common area a couple days ago (I know because I only lock the bolt to know when he comes over. He locks both the bolt and the other lock. The filter is new/ cleaned) he didn't change the battery to that room. I think he did it out of spite because we're not on great terms.

I know it sounds dumb but the beeping is distressing my dog and we can't sleep. I am thinking of taking him to doggie day care.

What action can I take? I've taken a video of my dog being distressed. I know it's the beeping that's causing it because he is calm on walks and this didn't happen until the alarm started beeping.

FL
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If your landlord won’t do anything, your next step is to call the fire marshal and report the situation.  That should definitely inspire your landlord to get it done.


Title: [OR] Hit by uninsured motorist, my car is totaled. Liability only on my plan.

Question: Other driver admitted fault, unsure how to proceed.

Answer: Your recourse is to sue the other driver. If he didn't have money to pay for insurance, don't expect him to have money to pay for your car.


Title: [Oregon] Can my landlord ban smoking on my patio if it's not in my lease?

Question:
My wife and I are both medical marijuana users and have been for years now (before recreational was a thing) and my landlord just sent out an email stating there's no smoking in the community at all including our private patios.

This is NOT stated in our lease anywhere. The only time smoking is mentioned is when it says to not do it in the clubhouse or pool area.

My question is: Can my landlord ban smoking without a lease addendum? I'd like to not be in pain. This was not made known to us before we moved in about a month ago.

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 In Oregon a landlord must disclose their smoking policy and any changes to it. However, new changes are only effective on new lease agreements. Your landlord will have to grandfather you in until you renew your lease.

http://smokefreeoregon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Smoking-Disclosure-Law-Q-A-for-Landlords.pdf

http://smokefreeoregon.com/smokefree-places/housing/renters/renters-rights/


Title: [Canada] [UPDATE] the parents of girl who hurt herself using my sports equipment is preparing to sue me

Question:
This is a follow up to my previous question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5dw7qt/canada_someone_got_hurt_from_using_my_equipment_i/

Unfortunately, since the first account was a throwaway, I forgot my password to it. I have no proof that we are the same person, but I guess if that matters to you, you can just assume the same thing happened to me as well :P

Unfortunately, being neighbors with her parents, it was only a matter of time before we ran into each other. This time, they said they will definitely sue me if I do not pay them. I told them that half the expenses they quoted were absurd, but they said that we can talk more about which ones I should cover in more detail. I told them I would think about it and get back to them.

In the meantime, I consulted one of my friends who is currently studying law. He said that I definitely have a case, but so does the family. Furthermore, he added that since I am a young professional looking for a more permanent job and they are a deadbeat family with little future, it would be in my best interest to avoid a suit. In my friend's opinion, if the family drops some of the more ridiculous expenses and I don't agree to pay the rest, they have a chance of winning at small claims court.

To be honest, money is not a big issue for me right now. But I have had such negative run-ins with the parents that the idea of paying them for something I do not think it my fault really sickens me.

I'm still sitting on the decision. Tomorrow, I'll try to look for more cheap/free legal consulting (my friend is still a law school student, want to get another view into this).

Anyways, thank you guys for listening. Just wanted to share this and if you have any advice/precautions, I'm all ears.

Answer:
 Quit talking to them, just clam up.   Wait to be served with a lawsuit.Answer #2: IANAL but they're not actually "preparing to sue". They are *threatening* to sue. I would think as a general rule that it is best to not respond to any *threat* to sue.Answer #3: OP don't pay them a cent. Even though you verbally agree to pay $200 or whatever the price was it isn't a legal contract. Wait to see if they go through with their threat and actually sue you. And by that I mean getting served with papers. Until then just cut ties with them and tell them to kick sand. But you should seek legal advice from an attorney just to see what are your options if they were to sue you. Answer #4: >I'll try to look for more cheap/free legal consulting

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>money is not a big issue for me right now.

Why not just pay a lawyer instead of wasting your time twirling around with half-assed solutions?Answer #5: If you go to court, bring the complete history of emails.


Title: I received an unsolicited check from a job offer on craigslist, and I want to shred it. Are there any repercussions or am I okay? (x-post from /r/unemployed)

Question:
There was a craigslist ad (US, Nevada) that said they would pay me money for driving my car around with their advertisement. After I emailed them they texted me asking me for my address and name and explained that they would send me a check for $2000, and I was to take $150 for myself as a bonus and give the rest of the $2k to a specialist who will wrap my car.
I texted them back saying that I wasn't interested because I suddenly realized this is clearly a scam. Well they still sent me the check anyway via Priority Mail with a tracking number and now I'm sitting here with a $2000 check.
Obviously I'm not going to cash it. Can I just shred it and block the phone number and email, or am I going to have to deal with more nonsense from them that I'll need to take precautions for? Should I just reseal everything and write "return to sender" on the envelope?

Answer:
 It's a scam.  It might be funny to play along and see who the "specialist" is (hint: it's the scammer).  Don't cash the fake check, obviously.

You don't have any legal obligations to the scammer, no.  Do whatever you like.  If there was effective police prosecution of these sorts of things, you should report it, but there isn't, so there's not much use.

The scammers here aren't trying to get your personal information or anything like that.  It's just an elaborate way of convincing you to send them $1850.  If they fail to convince you, they're not going to do anything to you, they're just going to repost their Craigslist ad and look for other fish.


Title: How to get a YouTube video banned - advice needed.

Question:
My husband and I want to petition to get a YouTube video banned that we both find very offensive and inappropriate.

Does anyone have any experience in this at all?

How might we go about starting this process, please?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

This is a throwaway account.

Ps. Wasn’t sure whether to post here or on the legal advice main sub. Thank you.

Answer:
 >Ps. Wasn’t sure whether to post here or on the legal advice main sub.

Neither, since this is not a legal issue.

You cannot legally compel them to take action unless you an IP issue or defamation or something.

Finding something offensive and inappropriate is not a valid cause of action.


Title: My parents got scammed out of £2000 by what is essentially a time share, is there anything they can do?

Question:
My parents (from England) went on holiday to Malta and while they were there got invited to 'see a hotel'. When they were there the people offered them this deal where they paid a certain amount of money and they and their family would be able to go on holiday in a certain number of hotels, mostly in Malta, but a few others around the world. They were also not really allowed to leave this hotel and more people kept coming to talk them into it. My parents were a bit overwhelmed and signed the contract. A little later they had thought about it more and realised it was a bad idea and to cancel it. They were able to cancel their card and prevent £1500 being withdrawn the next day but unfortunately, they hadn't read the small print which said that even if they cancelled £2000 would still be withdrawn from their account, which happened the other day.

Since they got back they put a hold on the withdrawal to see if their was anything the credit card company could do but there wasn't. They also wrote to the European Consumer Commission, who have passed it to their Malta branch and are still looking into it. I just wondered if there is anything else they could try?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Your parents I assume are mentally competent and able to enter into contracts. Why do you believe they got scammed?


Title: My rifle was lost/stolen, what should I do? -Florida

Question:
I'm in Florida and I own a few firearms in my home. They are kept relatively hidden in a closet, each in an individual locked case.
I went out of town to see my parents for two weeks over the holidays, and when I came back home I found one of my rifles was missing.  My house was cleaned while I was gone by a maid that has been working for my landlord since before I moved into the house over a year ago.  I have never had an issue with missing things in the past with this cleaning person, but I can't eliminate the possibility that he may have taken it.

I have no evidence that the cleaning person may have stolen the rifle other than the rifle being missing from my closet.  I have no idea if I should report the rifle as being 'stolen' to the police if I have no evidence of it being stolen as opposed to me just losing it.

On the other hand, there is the possibility that I might have simply misplaced the firearm and I am currently having the biggest brain fart of my life.  So if I do wind up finding it, I don't want to get charged with filing a false report to the police.

Should I report the firearm as being lost or stolen or not file a report?

Answer:
 If your rifle is not where you left it, it is stolen.

File a police report.

If it was an honest brain fart mistake, the police wont mind when you call back and say you found your gun and they will simply close the case.


Title: I think my landlord lied about his citizenship. Why would he have to come back once a year to "do his taxes?"

Question:
My landlord gave me an amazing deal on my house because he requested being able to come back for 1 week a year to sleep in the house. I asked him during the leasing process if he is an American citizen and he said he has dual with Taiwan and America.

What reason is there for returning once a year?
Side note, I noticed a letter from the American Visa Center in my mailbox for him, a few days after he left. Why would an American need a visa?

Just wondering. Mostly I'd like to know to cover my ass for a security clearance.
Thanks!

Answer: OP, this one seems to me to be very clearly cut as to what you need to do. Not a damned thing. It seems like this is one of those rare times when something is None of Your Concern. However, I get your worry about a security clearance and stuff, but this guy is your landlord, not your friend. Let them do the investigation if they want, but you really should say you only know that he's out of town except one week a year, (It could be his one week vacation, many Asians only get that) and that he works and lives primarily in Taiwan. No more info than that is required.


Title: I had a credit card I had to stop paying when the economy tanked in 2007/08... Last year they won and froze my assets and got about $2,600.00 but then...

Question: I wrote a letter to the judge as to why I couldn't afford to lose that money, and got it back. Now another "legal firm" appears to have bought that loan and are suing me 1 year later for just over $3,000.00. Can they do that? Am I going to have to fight it every year until 10 years have past? I don't even know what to do. In West Hollywood, California.

Answer: Assuming they're suing you over the same loan, I would file a motion to dismiss and attach a copy of the judgment.  It doesn't have to be artfully worded and leave emotions out of it. just get straight to the point "I move to dismiss as a judgment has already been entered on this debt as shown by the attached judgment from case XXXXXXX"


Title: Got hospital bill. Disputed it. Hospital denied it and said their word is final, and there is nothing I can do, no arbitration and no recourse. What are my options.

Question:
Florida:

I went to the hospital because I felt like food was stuck in my throat. I have a hernia so this happens. Before and while at the hospital, I was drinking coke in an attempt to have the food go down (this is an actual medical remedy due to carbonation). I told The first doctor who saw me that I had been drinking the coke to no avail and showed him the bottle. He decided to give me glucagon injections, which are used (but have very low success rates) to soften the muscles so the food could be dislodged. I asked the doctor if drinking so much sugar in the coke plus a glucagon (sugar) injection could cause a sugar shock. He said no. The injections didn't work. Another doctor came in to check on me and when I said it didn't work, asked me if I had been drinking from the coke bottle oh the floor. I said yes. He said if the coke is going down (which it was), I actually didn't have food in my throat, I just felt like there was food in my throats because something had aggravated my hernia and just to take Pepcid to reduce the acid.

Anyway, when I received the bill from the hospital, they billed for more injections than they gave me, the costs for each weee astronomically high, and they had billed it as a level 4 trauma which is the second highest! My insurance barely covered it and I was stuck with the rest. I wrote in a dispute to the hospital for the charges itself that weren't accurate, exorbitant amount charged for the charges, and the fact that the injections were unnecessary. After ducking me around for two months, the hospital finally replied that quality assurance had reviewed it and the charges were appropriate because even if glucagon has poor clinical outcomes, it still is treated for food impaction. This if course ignored the fact that the second doctor confirmed that I never had food impaxtion  to begin with and the injections were unnecessary. When I asked the hospital what my next steps or rights were, they said I didn't have any. That there is only one review and it is final and there are no options available to me. When I said that of course the hospital would find in their own favor because they want money and to avoid admitting wrongdoing, they said, "we would not do this because of risk it could come up that we messed up during litigation". When I then asked what litigation they were talking about, they said they may litigate this if I don't pay my bill.

At that point, I sent a copy of the dispute to my insurance. While I'm waiting on them to review it, I would like to know what my rights are in terms of appealing their "decision"  with both the hospital and the state offices or hospital agencies. I refuse to pay this bill on principle, so if there's any other legal rights info I need to know to fight this from credit agencies and my credit report please let me know. Thanks

Answer: IANAL. You could hire a lawyer and file a complaint for declaratory relief. This is basically you suing them before they sue you, to get the court to agree you don't owe the charges. That will cost money though, and I don't know how successful you would be. In the mean time your credit will most likely be damaged, and they may wind up suing you.


Title: [Arkansas] Is it legal for my boss to make me work off the clock?

Question: (not sure if this belongs here but any advice would be appreciated) I just started a new job yesterday. My manager informed me that we are automatically clocked out at 9:10 and any work done past that time is unpaid. (Last night I didn’t leave until 9:45) I will be being paid minimum wage ($8.50) plus 10% commission. Is the commission supposed to be considered a compensation for unpaid work or could there be a different reason? Everyone I have asked says that this can’t be legal and I wanted to get a second opinion before I confronted my manager about it. Thank you in advance!

Answer:
 It's legal for him to determine that you're off the clock at 9:10, but then you're off the clock at 9:10, you're not working.  If he expects you to work until 9:45, he has to pay you until 9:45.

It is, however, legal for him to fire you because your work wasn't done at 9:10, even if your work couldn't possibly be done by 9:10.

Keep track of your actual hours worked.  If you're not paid for any of your time, file a wage complaint.


Title: Accused of grouping/inappropriate touching by co-worker, how can I be ready for the aftermath?

Question:
Yesterday on the job I was asked by a manger to send a new employee to a different work station. I politely asked this employee (we'll call her Karen) to go where I was told to send her and she promptly told me she wasn't going to go. I asked again, she shook her head no. At this point, instead of losing my temper I decide the best course of action is to get her name so I could tell the boss "I asked Karen and she told me she no". I flip over her badge which she had clipped to her collar and let my manager know she wasn't compliant. Flash forward to the end of the work-day. I am pulled into the bosses office and asked just exactly what happened between myself and Karen. Did I touch her back when I approached her, etc. I say no, I never physically touched her, only flipped her ID badge to get her name. I am informed she came to them afterword and was adamant that I had touched her breast, and done so intentionally. Couldn't get any further details out of them, and HR was not present. I told them my side of the story, emphasized the fact that I never touched her person, only her badge. I am told that this "could get very ugly" and that I am going to be written up for it.

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My questions are these. At my company, when you are written up you must sign the document. It says something to the effect of "This signature is not acknowledgement of wrongdoing, only that you were counseled" and gives a place for comment. Even though this is the case, should I withhold a signature? Doing so will almost certainly result in escalation up the chain of command, but I feel this will be the case no matter what. Secondly, my bosses comment about this getting out of hand. Do I need to speak to a lawyer? I am afraid Karen strikes me as exactly the type of person to push something like this beyond all reasonable boundaries, and I don't want to be caught blindsided if this happens. Any other advice with this situation would be greatly appreciated. I am obviously very upset and my mind is going a mile a minute over all the possible scenarios that could be playing out in the next few days. Thank's guys! (and gals)

Answer:
 Obligatory ianal - but I don't need to be one to know you should not have touched her.

 "Flipped her badge on her collar"

That is an awful excuse for putting your hands on someone, and even if you just touched the badge as you say, since it was connected to her, that still is a non consensual invasion of her person.

You could have simply asked for her name, and even if she didn't respond, your manager knew who she was- there was zero reason to put your hands on her. I don't imagine this story will sound any better to HR or anyone else.

You should definitely retain a lawyer.Answer #2: Don't get your hands close to a woman's breast.  That's not actually that difficult of a concept.  The odds of you brushing against her when you do that are incredibly high, and I find it easy to believe that you actually did touch her and just didn't realize it.

> "This signature is not acknowledgement of wrongdoing, only that you were counseled" and gives a place for comment. Even though this is the case, should I withhold a signature?

What do you hope to gain by not signing?  It's an acknowledgement that you were talked to by your management.  They did, in fact, talk to you.  There will be consequences for refusing to sign, and I don't see what you hope to gain by not doing it.  It's not the one weird trick that employers hate that keeps you from being written up.

> Do I need to speak to a lawyer?

A lawyer will not protect you from termination if they decide to terminate you, especially if their reason is that you wouldn't sign to acknowledge that you were told that you were written up.


Title: [UK] Woman on my dating website is claiming a man raped her. What are my legal responsibilities?

Question:
I run a dating website and a woman on my website is claiming another member has raped her.

I'm not sure what my obligation is here. Do I remove that person's account by default for safety? Do I consider this a private manner and ignore it and insist she talk to the police?

I'm a little uncomfortable leaving someone on my website who might be a predator but I also know fake rape allegations are not uncommon and don't want to remove the account without evidence.

Please help?

Answer: FYI, fake rape allegations, at least in terms of the legal system, *are* uncommon.


Title: Utah: Fiance just served court summons for leaving lease without paying 3 years ago.

Question:
She moved out of the apartment in December of 2016 with $2660ish left on the rental agreement. She helped find someone to fill the space after she left, but it wasn't a lease takeover. Can they really sue her for the entire balance of her lease when they filled the apartment like a month later, and were no longer losing money?

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We haven't received anything or heard from them since 2017 - unfortunately we have moved a ton and have new phones so don't know if we are going to be able to find any of the communications with the place. Should we bother talking to a lawyer? Or just pay their balance plus interest and legal fees? I've taken one legal class where we talked about rental properties a bit and that's why I thought we might have a chance.

Answer:
 > She helped find someone to fill the space after she left, but it wasn't a lease takeover.

Did that person stay for the rest of the term and pay full rent?

> Can they really sue her for the entire balance of her lease when they filled the apartment like a month later, and were no longer losing money?

They can sue her for whatever they want but they can't double-dip; they won't win if it can be demonstrated that they were receiving rent for that period.


Title: Help. I simply want to keep my son safe. (XPosted)

Question: I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I need to know where I stand legally. My ex and I were married for 7 years. We have a son together. He's 11 now. During my entire marriage to this man, he was keeping a horrible secret. He's in the Army. I had no reason to suspect, until after he walked out. All of a sudden, the floodgates open. Everyone tells me about his past. I also ran a background check. Turns out that, as a juvenile, he went to a boys prison for molesting his little sister. His older sister told me about that. The background check revealed 3 charges of Sex abuse 2, 3 charges of Sex abuse 3, and sexual harassment of a minor touching of intimate parts. I don't feel that it's safe for my son to go there. Not to mention that this man out me in the hospital. The other night, my son and I are watching a movie together and tells me that he loves his daddy, but he doesn't like getting hit with a belt when he gets in trouble. So far, it hasn't really been an issue. He was in Afghanistan until June. Since then he has called a grand total of three times. I just want what's best for my boy. Before anyone jumps in the protect the soldier train, I am also a soldier. We were a military family. Now, all of a sudden he wants to see his son. I'm not comfortable with this at all. Also, we will be moving back to the area in a few months to be with my oldest daughter. I need to figure this out before then. I live in Washington, he lives in Oregon. Thank you.

Answer:
 Call your divorce attorney (or get a new one).  Bring a motion to modify child custody.  It could get delayed until he returns because of the Sailor and Soldier Protection Act (i'm not sure about that though), but a lawyer can locate admissible evidence of his prior offenses and a judge can consider that info in changing custody (e.g. he can only have supervised visits with your son)Answer #2: >he was keeping a horrible secret. He's in the Army.

Oh come on now, that's not that bad of a secret.

>The background check revealed 3 charges of Sex abuse 2, 3 charges of Sex abuse 3, and sexual harassment of a minor touching of intimate parts.

Oh! Oh... That's what you meant.

I think a child custody modification might be in order.Answer #3: Is your oldest daughter also his? I'm worried about her.Answer #4: How the hell did he get in the Army with those charges on his record? (The military still looks at juvenile and expunged records.)


Title: Small Update: [NJ] Employee Theft

Question:
[Original Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3wz3du/nj_employee_theft/)

I know it wasn't a huge thing - but in keeping with the excellent precedent of updates here, I feel obligated.

They came in to work on Dec 30 and did absolutely nothing. According to another employee they had planned on quitting that day anyway. Officer was let in through the rear entrance, employee was called back and subsequently arrested. In total they stole around $20k and was charged with theft and forgery (printing fraudulent refunds), although I am unsure of the amount of counts they were given on each, (we had over 40 instances of them on video stealing with the amount and printing the receipts).

And they got caught with marijuana. And it was their birthday. Happy Birthday.

Answer:
 >And they got caught with marijuana. And it was their birthday. Happy Birthday.

Hahaha! I haven't read something *this* satisfying in a while!Answer #2: Happy birthday,  indeed.Answer #3: $20k must be a felony.  We could only stick our thief with $450 though she stole much more.  Good on you.


Title: A family member owes $250k in lawyer's fees. She was told by the paralegal she likely won't have to pay it. She doesn't have that kind of money.

Question:
Ok, so this family member, let's call her Jennifer and she’s an older woman. She divorced her husband for cheating on her. He was somewhat wealthy and wasted lots of his money on a few lawyers because he didn’t want to give her a penny. I'm sure Jennifer thought she would get more money, but ended up with $3k/mo in alimony for a few years. Oh yeah, this is in the state of NC. Her and her lawyer figured the judge would make the husband pay her legal fees, but he didn't. She can't afford the $250k and her lawyer's paralegal told Jennifer that she probably won't end up paying this and alluded to it being a tax write-off for lawyers. She has been getting billed and not paying, under the assumption the lawyer knew she couldn't afford it and could just write-off the loss. Jennifer met with her lawyer recently and mentioned that she thought she didn't have to actually pay and that this is some kind of lawyer loophole common practice. The lawyer of course said, "What gave you that idea?" She's not sure if the lawyer had to say this while still not expecting payment or really means it.

Jennifer then was able to meet with a lawyer for free somehow and was given some advice. This other lawyer says that most lawyers often don’t even get paid by their clients. He suggested trying to offer her lawyer $50 or $60k to call it even. This is all the money she has. She’s worried that if she doesn’t pay, the debt could be pushed onto her kids. Apparently, her lawyer hasn’t reported these unpaid bills to credit reporting agencies since her credit is still very good.

Should she try offering $50k or is the non-payment common?

Answer:
 Is it common for lawyers to not care about getting a quarter million dollars that they're owed?

No.Answer #2: I'm not a divorce lawyer, but another question here might be "Is it common for North Carolina divorce lawyers to bill women $250,000 in fees on cases that end up with the woman recovering $3,000 a month for a few years in alimony"

It's POSSIBLE here that the fees billed are wildly excessive and inappropriate and fraudulent.

That said, clients have an obligation to pay their lawyers for their reasonable fees, I'm not aware of any customary loopholes on this.Answer #3: For what it's worth, the State Bar of North Carolina has a fee dispute resolution program.  A lawyer is required to notify the client about this program at least thirty days before filing any lawsuit to collect the fee.

Your family member could file a petition with the state bar and then they would have some kind of mediation/arbitration to try to work it out.

More info here:

https://www.ncbar.gov/bar-programs/fee-dispute-resolution-program/
Answer #4: She must have gotten something else besides $3,000 a month in alimony. This story does not add up.


Title: Employer owes me multiple paychecks

Question: I recently started working as a subcontractor for this company and everything was going great until one week paychecks were delayed until the next week. And then the next week they were delayed again and again, needless to say I am no longer offering my services to them. I'm pretty sure that the company has since gone under but I need to know how to get what i am owed. I have been told to do a few different things but I thought that I'd post here and see what y'all think.

Answer:
 Your location is not optional.

You were a contractor, yes?  Your recourse may then be to sue them in small claims court or big boy civil court, depending upon the amount you're owed.


Title: Am I responsible for post/packages/letters i receive?

Question:
Can i get accused/sued for packages i receive from the post office (like UPS) if the contents are illegal?

Because  anyone can send packages to other people.
So if the police has NO PROOF that you ordered the package, you would be in justice, or what?

Would be interested for the legal status for US and Germany/Austria, don't know where to find these law...

regards

Answer:
 https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3ijxzo/many_people_over_at_rdarknetmarkets_claim_that/

Don't order drugs online

Don't have drugs mailed to you

Answer #2: Contrary to popular belief, the police are not actually as stupid as you are.


Title: My friend was asleep in a truck and refused a breath test

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Hire an attorney.


Title: [CA] Huge problem regarding child custody and where to start asap.

Question:
So to start, i had a child with somebody who was married a few years ago and the hospital refused to put my name on the birth certificate. She was split from her husband  the whole time we were together and theres no debate on either side that im the father.
  We were together for 5 years and i've raised my child and another she had with her ex husband. During this time i never thought that the birth certificate was ever going to be a problem for me because apparently im an idiot.
  We split up a few months back and she left the state leaving both kids with me and my family. She was having extreme psychological issues dealing with suicidal thoughts and depression, this led to her spending about 2 weeks inside of a mental hospital. She's very unstable and unpredictable and i requested i keep my son because she has a hard time handling both kids when shes alone.
   Both children stayed with my mom, who lives about 2 hours away from me because i was having a hard time with work and child care. They were enrolled in school and had settled in with grandma and my family while i worked to make ends meat.
  Anyways, we decided to try to and patch things up this week so she packed up and traveled back down to california. While she was here we didnt see eye to eye about certain things. She wanted to see our son, so i went and picked him up after school was out for his weekend and the old family was back together.
  I had work later that day so i left and didnt hear much from her during my early shift. I went home for lunch and she had taken the kids and just left. She refuses to tell me where shes going, refuses to bring back our son and basically has gloated how theres nothing i can do because i have zero parental rights because my name is withheld from the birthcertificate.
  Im looking for advice on how to go about getting my child back legally. Its hard with my name not being on the birth certificate but is it impossible? I have no clue if she left the state, she did not take her meds with her which is concerning and she vocally expresses how the kids overwhelm her.
   Im really just looking for information on what to do, how to go about it. Im completely shocked that she would do that and i have no clue what to do. Ask if you have aditional questions and thanks for your time.

Answer: You need a family law attorney ASAP. You would need to file for custody and get a custody agreement going with the mother.


Title: Why am I being asked to do a mental exam for SSDI? (UT, USA)

Question:
I applied for SSDI ~7 months ago. I released my medical records to them from (for schizophrenia) four inpatient stays, two ER visits, years of therapy, and years of regular GP and psychiatrist visits. My husband and I also separately filled out a packet each asking questions on my day-to-day life. Correspondence has been constant which made me think positive. I do not have a lawyer, but I just didn't expect to get this far based on what I've heard about SSDI. Now I've been asked to go for a mental exam. I thought this was a good thing but after looking it up it seems to mean they either think I'm lying or they don't have enough information. I am leaning towards them not having enough information from what the internet says but I don't understand how with all of those records they don't have enough. I'm also reading to try to get it canceled if I can or get my private doctor to do it. Has anyone had experience with this, and what can I expect in general?
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: It’s just one step of verification they can use to qualify or disqualify you. You can not get this with your own doctor. If you cancel it, more than likely SSA will just stamp your file denied.


Title: Company wants me to demonstrate computer security to their team, including writing my own spyware? [Canada]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There's little to no issue with you 'writing malware', as it is.  Intent is the biggest concern here, and you don't have any intent to commit a crime.

Get permission from this guy **in writing** and make sure you have the ability to remove the stuff completely when done.  It appears, here, that you're not being asked to infect any of his actual machines, so you can simply infect a virtual machine of your own and then delete when you're done.


Title: Can my across the street neighbor complain on our apartment building's traffic?

Question:
Okay. So here's the whole story:

 I live in an apartment building that used to be a house. It's divided into 4 apartments, each of which has a couple in them; 8 adults & 2 children to be exact. We have our own parking lot in front of the house, big enough for our cars & guest cars to comfortably park without blocking the road or interfering with our neighboring house's driveway or traffic flow.

The man in the house across the street keeps complaining to the landlord about all the cars coming in & out, insinuating there's drug activity going on. There are a total of 8 families that have visitors in & out of this building. The landlord has told me he might call the cops if we don't calm the cars down. But we never block the road, we don't park anywhere near this guy's property or driveway, we've never had the cops up here for anything, & we're not loud.

Can he do this? Will the cops start watching our building, or tell him there's nothing they can do because he has no proof of wrong doing? Because I'm gonna be honest, we have a couple of pot smokers that are scared shitless. Just recreational, no dealing going on. I just need advice please 😭

Answer:
 Anyone can call the police for anything.

What the police do with that information depends on all kind of factors, including the credibility of the report, any corroborating evidence that might be included, the personality of the local police department, and maybe the mood of the investigating officer.

Certainly the agency *could* investigate such a report to some extent.


Title: I fell for a debt solution scam almost two years ago (My Location: Louisiana/Company's: Florida)

Question:
Hi all. I would like to start off by saying that I know I made a stupid mistake, but I was anxious about my debt and also younger and naive. Please be gentle. This happened quite a bit ago, and I have been ignoring it because I (almost immediately) felt ashamed, but now I have decided to address it to figure out if anything can be done.

Almost two years ago, I received a phone call, where I was told that I qualified to lower my interest rates on my credit cards. I would have thought this was a scam, but they knew the balances of all of my credit cards. After showing interest, he transferred me to another guy, who would be my “financial advisor”. He told me some of the details:
-over (I forget the time range), I would be spending a minimum of $2500 on interest and finance charges. Their enrollment fee was $1495, so ultimately, I would be saving money.
-The company provides financial and debt solutions services (All In One Professional Solutions). Their services would be for a lifetime; I could keep in contact with them indefinitely after paying the enrollment fee.
-I would be sent a package with financial advice and information (which I honestly have never opened until now because of the shame of feeling like I was scammed). The contents are two books and two CDs about debt and finances.
-They were located in Orlando, FL, business hours: M-F from 10-6 EST.

I agreed, and he charged the fee to my Gap Visa card. Basically, he helped me open two credit cards with 0% APR for 15 and 18 months for balance transfers. He actually applied for them using my information. He told me that a few months before the plans expire, he would call me and together, we would call the credit card companies to try and lower the APR. I have not heard from him since then. Today, I tried to find their website, and it is no longer in service (goes to a Chinese website selling products now). I tried calling the number, but it just rings then goes silent. I found that they have a page on Yelp with 3 “unrecommended reviews” that all say they signed up then the company went silent. Is there anything that I can do? I know a lot of time has elapsed, and I should have faced this problem sooner. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Note: I have the number of the company and name of my financial advisor. I requested statements from that time, so I can find exactly the name of the account it was billed to, but unfortunately I have to wait for them to be mailed.

tl;dr
Paid a $1495 enrollment fee for “lifetime” financial debt services and got ghosted. Company seemingly untraceable now.

Answer:
 Sorry, you were a victim of a VERY common scam (most often initiated by a "robocall" that says something like they are "Rachel at Cardholder Services").  It is possible that the FTC has put the people you were dealing with into receivership and that you can get a refund from the FTC (they have done that with a few companies, but there are so many companies running this scam that it's unlikely they did it with the people that you were dealing with).

How long ago did they charge your credit card for their supposed services?

Did you ever get any credit cards with a 0% promotional interest rate?

Did you ever transfer any balances from any of your original credit cards to any new credit cards with a 0% promotional interest rate?


Title: Tint Ticket

Question: So I got pulled over today in South Carolina and recieved a window tint ticket. No doubt I deserved it, I'm running 5% tint and the legal limit is 27% in sc. Everytime I've been pulled over, I always try to roll my windows down to avoid a tint ticket. Well this time thats the only thing he was stopping me for. As always I roll all my windows down. He ask me to roll them up half way so he could put a gadet on my window to test the percentage. I did and let him do his test or whatever. I was wondering what if I told him no. Could he still just give me a ticket without testing the percentage?

Answer: No, but he could have ordered you to roll them up (having observed what he thought was illegal tint and thus PC) and on refusal arrested you for failure to obey lawful orders and other similar concepts. Then he'd impound your car, measure the tint there, add that ticket on AND fees from the lot.


Title: Ohio- Accidental info about boss coming to my emails.

Question:
My boss's emails are forwarded to my email to keep me updated with clients etc. His old (work/personal) email is being forwarded to his new work email. So I get all emails from both accounts. He is not the greatest with technology and I am certain he doesn't realize the old email address also forwards to me.
He has been posting m4t and t4m adds on craigslist.. I get all posts and responses to MY work email!!! ALOT of emails daily!

We are an extremely small company (3 of us) that is partnered with a corporation (still very small). We do not exactly have an HR dept to go to. My boss's partner is VERY good friends with my boss and his wife! I am in no way comfortable going to him and explaining and ruining their work and personal relationship

I am not sure how to ask to have his emails to stop forwarding to me when I need the client info.

I do not know what to do. I am afraid if this ever gets out the whole company could fall apart and loose the partnership.

We also have an IT dept that could potentially log into my comp at any time and see these emails...which could make me at fault being on my computer!

Should I tell someone? Should I just keep my head down and delete everything? I am worried I could be at fault for not telling someone? Am I liable for anything at the moment?
Please any advise would be very appreciated!

Answer:
 I think your best course of action would be to set up email rules to automatically delete these messages. You're not obligated to report anything to anyone, and there's not really going to be any positive outcome from telling your boss, his partner, or his wife. Most common email clients (outlook, thunderbird, etc.) have the ability to do this. Answer #2: Just go directly to your boss and say "hey, Name of Boss, the way the email forwarding works I'm getting all your personal e-mail from (insert address here) too.  I've been deleting it unread but maybe it would be best to change the address you use for personal mail altogether".

Then never mention it again.Answer #3: This is more of a /r/relationships post than something fir here.  If ou did anything "legal advice" everyone would know about everything.


Title: Live-in landlord moved her kids in without telling me

Question:
I live with my landlord in California. No lease. It was a verbal agreement for the first 8 months. She raised the rent +$50 (which I accepted) and sent the new lease terms via email.

In the email, it just outlined the 30 day notice, the rent and how late rent would be handled in a few lines. Nothing more.

She has two kids (5 and 10) that live with their dad. She told me they would be staying here for a week or two to visit over the summer. When I found out they are both moving in for the entire summer 2 days ago, I put my 30 day notice in. The 5 year old is here now.

Do I have any grounds to move out now or am I still required to pay for the 30-day prorated rent into June?

Answer:
 >Do I have any grounds to move out now or am I still required to pay for the 30-day prorated rent into June?

Still required for the 30-day prorated rent.Answer #2: I think you're confused. That is your landlord, from whom you rent space. This is not "your" home and you do not dictate terms to your landlord.

You have a contract, you have terms, and you need to stick to those. Pay your rent, follow the letter of your lease with regard to notice, and move out properly.


Title: Custodial parent withholding visitation rights

Question:
So were divorcing, 1 year old child. I've been paying child support directly from my bank account since february when I moved out. This month, my wages were garnished, so I called to see wtf was wrong. Apparently if its not paid through dcs, there is no "record". Fair enough, I'm sorting that out.

However, the ex says things like "don't bother coming to get him today". Is this legal? Money will come from dcs from now on so its on record, but telling me I can't see him, this can't be decided on a whim like this. This is in VA btw.

Answer: If you aren't divorced yet, you don't have a custody order. So unfortunately, yes. She can probably be like that.  Get the divorce done and get a custody order outlining visitation so you can hold her to it (or have a judge do so.)


Title: How to best serve my landlord when he lives far away in a gated property?

Question:
Hi all.

I moved out of a vacation house in California and the security deposit was $4000. The final walkthrough with the live-in manager (landlord's son) went smoothly and I was told to expect the deposit refunded within a week or so. After I moved out of the area, no contact, nothing, after I reached out several times. I am convinced my deposit was stolen by them and they hope I just move on. Here's where I need advice:

Landlord lives in another town from the house I rented. Landlord's son manages the property I lived at and lives in the upstairs portion (I lived in the downstairs portion). I had pretty much no contact with the landlord but I do have his name and permanent address in other town. His permanent address is gated so it won't be easy to serve him by showing up. I plan to file in small claims in California and currently don't plan on naming the manager on the suit since he legally doesn't have the security deposit nor own the property in question (I verified the ownership records).

What is the best way to serve? Landlord still receives lots of mail at the rental house, and I can legally serve him there "at the address where rent was paid", and "to an adult who is in charge of receiving mail", currently a new tenant OR the live-in manager. However, if I send certified mail to the address I lived at, there is a chance a new tenant will sign for it and the court won't accept it since the names won't match. Due to the configuration of the house, the probability that the manager will receive and sign for the certified mail is very low, since the mailbox and front door is connected to the tenant's part of the house, not the manager's. More likely still is no one will sign for it and it won't get fully legally delivered at all.

Is it smarter to serve the landlord at his permanent address in other town? While it would be challenging to serve in-person, he may be caught off guard and sign for the certified mail not having any idea what's inside of it, although the home is large and gated so I'm not sure how long the mailperson waits for them to come to sign at the gate, etc.

I am not new to small claims; I am just coming here for some feedback on this particular scenario so I can execute in the most efficient manner. Thank you
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Review the locality's laws regarding security deposits. Your locality may not require service.

Otherwise pay for a process server and make it their problem


Title: I have an acquaintance who will be graduating from law school next spring. I know for a fact that she worked as an escort all through college and law school. Can she still legally take the bar and become a lawyer?

Question:
She started working as an escort after high school and through college and law school. She has never been arrested. But, I know that she did not disclose her job on her law school application.

1. When she applies to take the bar exam, doesn't she have to disclose this?

2. What would happen if she does disclose it?

3. What would happen if she gets arrested before then and she has not disclosed it? Would she be able to finish law school at least?

4. What would happen if she gets busted after she graduates but before she takes the bar exam?

This is all taking place in California.

Answer: Short of you turning her in, how are they going to find out?


Title: Landlord saying I owe double rent for not moving out soon enough

Question:
Hello, I live in Boston, MA and I am in a bit of a bind. My lease end date was 9/12 and it requires us to give a 60-day notice of move out in case of non-renewal. We were asked for a move-out date and my roommate let them know that we would move out on 9/9 under the false assumption that we would pay pro-rated rent till 9/9 and not 9/12. Their words were that we would be legally bound by that till 9/12 and pay rent up till 9/12. We were okay with that but didn't actually mention that we would move out by 9/12 assuming it was understood.

Now they are asking us to pay double the rent for the extra 2-3 days because we didn't change it to 9/12 from 9/9 citing "If you submit your notice to vacate and fail to move out on or before the notice date you provide to us, then, for each day you hold over, you will be charged holdover rent equal to two times your then-current per diem rental rate".

The amount isn't too big, but the principle annoys me that we are expected to pay rent for 12 days but can live there only for 9. Do I have an option here or must I accept my roommate's mistake and just bend over?

Answer: The landlord has two options here: either you move out on 9/9 and pay rent through 9/9 or you move out on 9/12 and pay rent through 9/12.  They don't get it both ways.


Title: [TX] Mandatory Drug Test For Probation

Question: Hi, my brother got off on probation in a recent case and is subject to regular drug tests, my brother can pass a drug test the issue is they are forcing him to do a urine test oppose to any other type of test. He has  **paruresis** which pretty much makes him completely unable to pee in front of others. He's asked to submit a blood test or follicle test however they denied him. Is there anything we can do about it or is he going to get stuck and force to server a sentence? Would any lawyers in the state of Texas how any recommendations on the next step we should take?

Answer:
 Your brother should speak to an attorney in person about this

He may need to ask about catheterization as a possible option here


Title: Sister is being held against her will in psychiatric hold in California

Question:
Hello, my sister has recently been taken to a private medical hospital because of attempt of suicide.  She arrived on Monday and is still there now. She is a type 1 diabetic and her experience hasn’t been good. They have been taking terrible care of her blood sugar and she cannot sleep. My sister is also suffering from bad dreams from the medication they have put her on. My parents have both been trying to get her out of the hospital and home today but they’re refusing to release her. Their reasoning for not letting her go is because she supposedly isn’t ready. She is a 21 year old adult and has asked to leave as well. The doctor is going to hold her against her will for 3 days if she attempts to leave. They also may keep her for an additional 17 days after a review if they don’t think she is stable. Our main issue is that they are not taking proper care of her diabetes. She has had horrible blood sugar ever since she has been there and they aren’t doing anything about it. Is this legal and is there anything to do?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 She just attempted to commit suicide, they are holding her because she is an obvious danger to herself, and legally can do so.Answer #2: Yes, this is legal.  They can hold her for 72 hours, and after that time is up, the doctor/facility must pursue a court order to hold her longer.  Without a court order, they cannot hold her once the time in the 5150 expires.  There is very little you can do about the 72 hour hold as a court action to challenge the hold will take longer than the hold is for.

For the issue with her diabetes, you will want to contact the facility where she is being held and ask for either a social worker or patient advocate.  They should be able to help with any issues related to her care.

Edit:  If she has been there since Monday then they likely already have a court order.Answer #3: Why would you want to take your sister out of a psych hospital if she’s suicidal? That makes NO sense. 😐 If they are messing up her diabetes meds instruct them how to do it properly. Answer #4: Possibly, but they'd need a lawyer.


Title: sketchy sugar daddy

Question: I had a man approach me on twitter, offering to be my sugar daddy. He said he wanted to take care of me. I accepted and he paid off all of my credit cards for me, but then requested that i go to the grocery store and load up a few gift cards, take them home and send him the codes. Then he paid off my card again and then the cycle begand of paying it off then buying more cards. Why would he have me buy gift cards for him when he could do it himself? He gave me his bank account information to connect to all of my accounts. I'm worried that I'm trapped in something.

Answer:
 This is a scam.

He paid you with fraudulent checks/transfers and none of that money is real. Stop sending him anything. Report to your bank and CC provider that your information might be compromised. If he has your personal info and/or banking details take steps to protect yourself from identity theft.


Title: (GA, USA) How to take someone to jury trial?

Question:
Mom was involved in a car accident. She is being blamed for it, per police report.

We would like a do over. We feel that the officer based his decision on A. An injured person barely able to speak. B. on top of that, mom is not fluent in English.

We would like a do over in trial. I want jury to hear both sides and pick the side with the more convincing argument.

Our goal is to have the other person blamed for the accident, so that we may collect our damages.

Lawyers are asking for 3k to 4k and have no confidence in getting the other person blamed.

Do I need to wakt until court date written on the ticket?

Answer:
 Is your auto insurance involved in this?Answer #2: She should talk to her insurance about the civil issue if she hasn't already

> Lawyers are asking for 3k to 4k and have no confidence in getting the other person blamed

If you've spoken to multiple attorneys and they all say the same thing, it's probably not happening

Get her an attorney and listen to their advice


Title: Legal Advice for how to deal with roommate

Question:
If there is anywhere else you think I should post this please let me know.

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So I have been living with my roommate since around Early July. I live in Texas and we have a joint lease. Things were fine until he started smoking weed in the living room. I asked him to stop and he was not very happy about that request and ignored it. After a few days I told him that he needed to stop or I'd have to tell the landlord because I don't want to be involved with drugs in any way. To get around this he started vaping/dabbing. I told him that wasn't alright either because it still breaks the lease. After all this he has been extremely aggressive anytime I do anything that inconveniences him. He claimed it was coming from our neighbors a couple weeks ago when I texted him but it came straight out of the air vents and into my room. His replies to me are always very aggressive and laced with profanity.

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I'm wondering if there is any legal action I can take. I could handle paying the rent by myself until I found a roommate or move out myself but I can't afford to pay for another apartment. I have thought about subletting but I am worried that if they wind up not paying that would really hurt me financially.

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 Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 I don't know any kind of legal advice that could help you, but at this point why not talk to the landlord and show them the texts. Your roommate has admitted to smoking in the past, so it won't come back on you. Seems like there's any two event s that are going to happen you tell the landlord and maybe your roommate might get fine or kicked out, which of leaves you to pay for the rent along. Or you move out maybe ask your landlord if they have any different places open. Either way you should start saving your money just in case

P.s your roommate sounds like a jerk, I wouldn't put it pass him if he's purposely smoking in the vents. If only there was a safe way to put up a hidden camera and record he doing it


Title: [CA] I signed employment offer that states my yearly salary. Now my employer wants to deduct fines from salaries for not submitting reports on time, being late etc. Is this legal in California?

Question: [CA] I signed my employment offer that states my yearly salary. Now my employer wants to  deduct fines from salaries for not submitting reports on time, being late etc. Is this legal in California? I'm resident of Nevada.

Answer: Nope.  California doesn't permit any deductions that are "punishment" for the employee, including for breakage.


Title: Need help within 24 hrs.

Question:
Live in MN. Agreed to pay a guy 300 to fix my car. Did a half upfront kinda deal. He has it ripped apart in his garage, inoperable and uncomplete. I provided all parts. Agreement was for it to be done within a month. Let time slide by for the winter. Told him that i needed it done this week as I was going to be moving. He told me to pick it up within 24 hrs or he is pushing it into the street. What should I do. Can't afford an attorney due to moving costs.

Edit: Not sure why I'm getting downvoted. I live paycheck to paycheck and got stiffed. I'm looking for answers, not for people to just look at my post and hate me for it.

Answer: Go pick up your car/parts, and if you are so inclined, sue in small claims court.


Title: [Virginia] What Happens if I Miss 1 or 2 Mortgage Payments

Question:
I'm having serious financial difficulties, and I'm considering skipping one or two mortgage payments. I've never missed a payment before. Will the bank (HSBC) initiate foreclosure? Would they permit a few months to be able to make up the missed payments? Should I contact them prior to missing a payment?

I've owned my house for more than 10 years. My mortgage is with HSBC.

Thanks for your help.

Answer: Your mortgage contract will dictate what happens due to a missed payment.  There were almost definitely be late payment penalties that start accruing, but nobody can give you sound advice without reviewing the entire contract.


Title: Can my girlfriends mother press charges against me in any case?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I am not looking for anyone to give criticism

Always a fantastic way to start a request for advice. If you just want people to tell you how great and smart you are, this isn't the sub for you.

The first question here is how much "18+" are you?


Title: I'm having so much trouble with my middle name.

Question:
Hello guys. I've been wanting to change my name because my middle name has caused me so much trouble. I'm going to use a fake name. Let's say my name is Nathan Alberto Guiterrez Celestino. It says that on my Birth Certificate (From Mexico) and on my passport. I'm a permanent resident and when I was young I had to get my residency card renewed. I didn't even know I had a middle name (Alberto) so I just put Nathan Guiterrez Celestino. So on my current residency card it says that now. When I was applying for colleges an administrator told me that the colleges went by what was on my Social Security Card which for some damn reason said "Nathan A. Guiterrez Celestino (Another screw up). Similarly I applied for a State ID and I had to show them my Social Security Card and my Residency Card and both had different names and they told me that they went with what was on my Residency Card (Nathan Guiterrez Celestino). Great. So I decided to just go by Nathan Guiterrez Celestino and I went and got my name changed to that on my Social Security Card. I've been using those three names for about 6 months now. At my school, I noticed that they have my full four names though and that is how they're going to send my final transcript to the university I will be going to in a fee months. I decided to go change it because I've just been putting Nathan Guiterrez Celestino without my middle on every application I've done for that university. When I went I told them that I had changed my name on my Social Security Card and it also says that on my Residency Card. They told me that they go by what it says on my birth certificate which is from Mexico and as I've said before my birth certificate has my 4 names. They told me I would have to go down all the way to Mexico to get it changed. Great... I'm scared my University won't accept me because my name isn't right. Another thing is that my passport has expired and my dad said that I need my birth certificate and my residency card and social security when I go renew it. My question is, if I go renew my passport (which says all 4 names) and they see that my Social Security Card and my Residency Card only have 3 names and my birth certificate has all 4 names, will they be able to change my name on my passport too? So that way I can go to Mexico to change the name on my Birth Certificate and end this whole 4 names thing. What would you guys recommend I do?
Sorry if my post is a bit disorganized. I tried to tell it as best as I could.

Answer:
 I would call the local office that works with passports and ask them this question, they should be able to answer it. But my initial thoughts are that you should be able to get a new passport with the 3 names if its your new legal name (which it sounds like it is if you changed it with social security).

Btw, I feel like the school is very incorrect with going with whats on your birth certificate. They should be going with your legal name, which is whats on your social security card. For instance, it would be wrong of a school to go with my maiden name just because its on my birth certificate. Can you talk with a supervisor?

Edit: Added a few things.


Title: [CA] Owners Fired Me From Job, Tried To Block Unemployment, Now They Keep Calling Me.

Question:
Sorry for the dramatic title and impending clusterfuck story in advance.

Few months ago the owner at the business I worked at called me into his office and told me the company was too slow to keep me on full-time, so they let me go, but later found out I was "secretly fired" because me and the owners wife didn't get along.

Fast forward to a few weeks later when I applied for unemployment, I had to complete a phone interview. I was asked why I was let go and they relayed they spoke with the owners and they said I was fired for being insubordinate, lazy, listening to nickleback, etc. My saving grace was the termination letter had no language I was fired for wrong doing so I was able to qualify for gov assistance.

To give some quick back story, the owners of said company are a really disorganized / unprofessional husband and wife duo. Working with them was as about as fun as it sounds. I don't hate these people in anyway, but after having recently discovered their handling of my separation from their company in addition to all their craziness, I accepted this change was for the best as it was a toxic workplace.

NOW in present day, my old employer has several big $ projects / contracts that cannot get completed for their clients because they fired the only one guy at the company who could do this work (Me). My ex employer has now given all of his clients with outstanding projects my personal phone number and they're all calling me asking me to work freelance on all these projects my old employer is invested in. From the date I was let go, until now, I had never spoken with my boss nor indicated I wanted him to share my personal information. Lastly, I've been receiving invitations to a subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud service paid for by my old boss, which is a passive aggressive way of him apologizing/sucking up.

Long boring story short: I want absolutely nothing to do with these people and more than anything, I'd just like to be able to find a new job as soon as possible.

My question is, now that I'm ignoring all these one-time side jobs my old employers are trying to force on me, can they go back to unemployment and say I'm refusing work?

Thanks to everyone in advanced.

Answer:
 Tell them your current freelancing rate is 3x your previous salaried rate and your contract carries a guaranteed minimum number of hours.Answer #2: You need to remove your emotion from this.  You need to have a good reason for refusing actual offers for work as an employee.  EDD does not expect you to become self-employed all of a sudden.  So you can do these small jobs for payment as an employee and then go back on UI when the project ends.  It's actually in your benefit as you only get 26 weeks of benefit every 12 months.  When you exhaust those 26 weeks you can't file again until 12 months after you filed initially.

If these old clients need you bad enough I'm baffled why you wouldn't use that to your advantage and charge them a load of cash to do the work.


Title: NYC - neighbor hassled me for my dog peeing on a tree square in front of his house.

Question:
There's a guy around the corner from my apartment in an NYC outer borough who apparently spent some time landscaping the tree square outside his house with sod and flowers, and he put up a couple of pictorial no dog signs. Today I'm walking my dog, not really paying attention, and my dog quickly marks near the tree square as we're walking by. The guy and his wife come out of their house, yell at me to stop, and blow a whistle at me. He says that my dog peed on his lawn, which will turn the grass brown. I told him that it's public property and I know my rights, and keep walking. He says "excuse me"  in an offended tone but doesn't follow.

The tree square is on the street side of the sidewalk, so there is a roughly 6 foot gap of public sidewalk between the guy's front step and the tree square. It's my understanding that the tree and the patch of dirt is city property, and that the sod, flowers, and no dog signs this guy put up are not there legally, nor does he have any right to call it his lawn.

What is the law here? Are he or I actually liable for anything?

Answer:
 It's public property. But, it's public property that he (assuming he's the homeowner) is legally obligated to maintain, that he looks at every day, and that he obviously has put some effort into maintaining.  The sod, the flowers, and the signs are all put there (legally) in an effort to make the neighborhood look nice.

Legally, you are in the right. Morally, why ruin his grass--it's kind of an asshole move.Answer #2: If it's public property then I think you will be OK. If possible I would just avoid walking by his house.


Title: One of my friends got stupid drunk, ran down a hill, and full force body slammed into my girlfriend's car severely denting the fender and hood. Will his car insurance cover this?

Question: This happened in the state of GA if it matters. But just like the title says, how do we proceed from here?? We haven't gotten it appraised yet but my buddy works at a body shop and is guessing about $1.5k. He doesn't have the money to pay for this. Who should we go to?

Answer:
 Her comprehensive coverage (if she has it) should cover. Her insurance would pursue repayment from this guy. Answer #2: > Will his car insurance cover this?

No. His car wasn't involved.

> Who should we go to?

Pawn shop? Bank for a loan? Borrow from family?


Title: Police took my phone after my house was burglarized

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There is more going on than your house being broken into.

Either your house was targeted because the perps thought you were holding or your name popped up in another investigation and it's just coincidence that you are also a victim of a crime.

I will never ask a burglary victim to look through their phone unless I think there is more going on.


Title: Girlfriend opened credit cards in my name without my knowledge [IN]

Question:
My soon to be ex opened up two separate credit cards that I know of for women’s clothing stores and between them charged ~800.

Wondering what my options are.

Answer:
 That's plain fraud. Make a police report and let the credit card companies know asap and give them her details. Answer #2: Do what Joe said. Do not deviate from those instructions. Do not wait.Answer #3: First of all you need to check your credit.

1. AnnualCreditReport.com gives you a credit report from all three of the credit agencies free once a year. If you want to see how it’s hurt your credit score and get notifications anytime things are added, taken off or your score changes, you can try a score and tracking service like this

2. Next file a police report - Make the report and get a copy of the report when they say it’s ready.

3. Send the loan company the report and send the credit agencies the report. You want everyone involved to know that you aren’t responsible for this credit debt. 99.9% of the time, they’ll drop the debt from your credit within a couple of months.

You are already doing the right thing in breaking up.Answer #4: You’re going to want to freeze your credit to prevent her from doing this again.


Title: You are a public school employee and you walk in on the homecoming committee making a big banner with religious language for the football game halftime show, what do you do.

Question: Lets say you work at a small public school, are the football coach, the superintendent, and a first amendment scholar. It is the day of the big homecoming game, and you walk in and see the cheerleaders and band working on a hideous halftime show banner that says "I stand for the flag and I kneel for the cross." You tell them that the school does not endorse that kind of language and they can't use the banner in the halftime show. The students refuse and say they will use the banner in the halftime show anyway. What do you do?

Answer:
 So not all religious speech is automatically banned by schools, especially if it is coming from students.

However you need to take this up with a real lawyer, because fighting this could cost you your job.


Title: Missouri - Being let go right before giving birth.

Question:
Okay.

This is for a friend of mine, and things just don't seem above board.

She got an email informing her that due to non-payment, she's no longer insured (health), insurance was to be paid in full by her employer. She's giving birth in 3 weeks. When she texted her boss asking about this he responded that they need her department to be cash-flow positive and they can't justify having anyone work in her office anymore, when she asked for clarity, they said that they can't justify having her work for any department, and to plan to find a new job while she's on maternity leave.

Basically my question is, can they just stop paying for her health insurance that was a stated benefit of the job before letting her go, and can they let her go while she is on maternity leave?  From my limited understanding they can justify this kind of firing if they shutter the whole department, but she's really the only person in her department.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer: Was she going to be out on FMLA for birth and maternity leave? If so, she could also file a complaint with the DOL.  I'd do both that and the EEOC.Answer #2: How many people are employed by the company? How long has she been there?


Title: NJ-: My ex boyfriend is going to take me to small claims court over laptop he bought me

Question:
Hello all.  I have seen a few threads with similar situations but I need to have some comfort knowing if they are correct.

In November, I  (26 f), broke up with my ex (33 m) and I haven't talked to him since today. It did not end well and he is still very bitter I ended our relationship. He told me he is going to take me to small claims court for the money he spent on a laptop for me .

First off, it was a gift that I never asked for. He came over with a $1,500 laptop, since he knew I am in college and my normal laptop was slow. He told me he does not care how much it costs to win amd he will 'spend every penny he can' to 'fuck me over like I fucked him'.

So, what should I do? Is the law on my side here in New Jersey? If not, what should my plan be? He has his old boss that is going to represent him in court and will do whatever he can to hurt me now. Any and all advice is appreciated very much!

Answer: the likelihood that his old boss is a lawyer who is willing to bring a frivolous suit against you is pretty low. more likely he is blowing off steam or trying to scare you. you should cut off all contact but save any communications. A record of him saying that he was going to try to spend every penny he can to fuck you over would be useful to have in the unlikely event he ever tries to sue you.


Title: My friend attempted suicide this weekend with the guns her therapist had removed 3 months ago due to suicidal urges. {Missouri USA}

Question:
So I am trying to work through some stuff right now but long story short my friend has been seeing a therapist for the last couple years and after a bad break up in March and a really bad drinking stint, she confessed to her therapist that she wanted to kill herself.

The therapist had her guns and alcohol removed from her house then (in March of this year).

On Saturday my friend tried to shoot and kill herself but luckily was shaking so much that she only grazed the side of her head.

It turns out that my sister is depressed, bipolar and schizophrenic. While these are very early base diagnoses that fit a lot of what we are just now finding out.

My big question is this, why did she have her guns back? Is there not some sort of process that would keep her guns and her separated while her and her therapist worked through the issues?

It seems insane that a therapist would take away her guns for such a short time.

Answer:
 A therapist can't simply "take the guns away." The therapist *can*, however, do any of the following:

- Ask that the patient speak with his/her family and friends and have them hold the guns

- Ask that the patient permit him to speak with the patient's family to hold/lock up the guns

- If the individual is believed to be suicidal or an immediate threat to himself/herself, follow the state's process for an involuntary hold, the outcome of which is that the person becomes an unlawful possessor and the local police force or sheriff's can be requested to hold the weapons. Missouri's involuntary commitment process is described [here](https://dmh.mo.gov/mentalillness/helpinfo/civil.html)

- Request that the patient release the firearms into the therapist's custody until such time as treatment is completed.

A therapist likely doesn't have safe storage and could end up in civil litigation by attempting to detain a patient's belongings, not to mention the liability that arises from holding thousands of dollars of others' belongings. I've actually never seen that last one happen - much more common is the patient is told to have a friend keep the guns.

So... more detail is needed here. In whose possession were the guns? The therapist? The police? A family/friend?Answer #2: Generally a therapist doesn't take guns away long term. A court would for a number of reasons, but that whole constitutional right thing means there has to be a due process to deprive someone of firearm privileges.

Since this is vague by your own admission my **guess** is that the therapist had your friend voluntarily surrender the guns and alcohol, at which point they could be reclaimed.


Title: Caught with weed/scale/pipes etc on the first day of college, court date in October.

Question: Moved into a dorm with my highschool buddy and we decided to go celebrate. Caught by an off duty cop running on the same trail we were smoking on. Initially was told it would be handled within the school but was given a citation for possession under half an ounce and paraphernalia- is getting an attorney worth it? I figure I'll go to court and be put on parole/ community service... but if there's a chance to have this dropped with a professional representing me I'm springing for it. happened in  North Carolina; any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 The posession charge is really stupid, and will hurt your student aid, but is luckily only directly punishable by a fine up to $200.

The paraphernalia charge is much worse - you could recieve jail time and a higher fine for it. You need a lawyer.


Title: Location: Idaho| Wife's work new policies seems odd.

Question: My wife’s work just came out with some new policies.  One of which is they said she cannot have fast food.  Only homemade food.  Also she isn't allowed to drink soda from the can.  She has to place the soda in a separate container.  However they are allowed to smoke.  She works with people who have mental handicaps that live in a home.  We are wondering how legal this is.  Thanks for any help.

Answer:
 >She works with people who have mental handicaps that live in a home.

I imagine management/supervisors are tired from hearing from the clients when workers bring in fast food, and they don't have any access to the same food, or to soft drinks in cans.

The policy is totally legal.Answer #2: There are no laws protecting your right to eat fast food at work.


Question: (NY) Sister bought a trailer, needs to lease the lot, lot owner won't lease to her. She bought the trailer from her current boss, and the lot owner won't lease to her because of issues he had with her boss before, but this was not disclosed. What are her options?

Answer: Why do you think she has any right to lease the lot?Answer #2: She has no right to the lot and he has no duty to leas it to her. Shell need to either work it out with the guy, or move the trailer to a lot she is able to leaseAnswer #3: Lease a lot with a different owner. Or buy a lot.


Title: If I crash my parents car, will insurance cover it?

Question:
I am 16 and am not on any insurance. “My” car (only one that drives it) is on my parents insurance. If I crash it will I be covered? The insurance company said no but I am not sure if they are telling the truth or not.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: IANAL. Most insurance companies require that all licensed drivers at an address are listed on the policy. There are some variations if the driver in question had their own policy, but that’s not the case here


Title: My mom thinks she clever but she's just stupid

Question: My mom rents an apt in Kansas. She thinks if she doesn't report the water damage from the unit above and the rain, the people above her will come crashing down breaking her things and she gets a lawsuit. It rained bad over the weekend and she had to have buckets out and the rain was coming in the closed windows. She is absolutely thinking this is so great so she can sue them. I have tried telling her it won't do any good, I'm sure the lease says if you don't report it you can't sue us or whatever. So what are the legalities of this? I assume if they find out and she doesn't report it they can sue her or atleast evict her. I have tried telling her she is going to get sick of mold, and the hassle of the displacement while they fix the damage now is already going to suck.

Answer:
 They aren't going to be responsible to replace any of her stuff, period.  Her renter's insurance will have to take care of that.

And they can sue her if there is damage that she's not reporting.Answer #2: She is literally risking her life and the lives of others. Tell the apartment owner.


Question:
 You report for Jury Duty and upon entering the court room for voir dire, you immediately recognize the defendant. When the judge asks if anyone knows the defendant and you raise your card, how do you respond when they want to know how you know them?
Question:
Hypothetical questions.

What if the defendant is someone who served time after being charged with a felony for a violent crime committed against you? How do you respond honestly without tainting the whole pool of jurors?

Answer: You could ask to share that information privately, and the judge could ask you to come forward and discuss it quietly so the rest of the jury pool, ideally, doesn't hear. At least here, judges will give a blanket instruction during voir dire that jurors can ask to discuss personal matters more privately.Answer #2: You can say that you think disclosing it may affect the other jurors and ask if you can discuss it with the judge privately. If the judge tells you to answer, you answer, and let the parties worry about the fallout.


Title: [MO] My family wants to kic me out because I am a trans woman

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Your name and address are on the document

If you are over 18, they can kick you out.


Title: Can my employer force me to get a tsa precheck against my will?

Question: They're trying to require that I go through with the tsa precheck even though I have a moral opposition to it.

Answer:
 Yes, they can compel you to go through Precheck.  If you have a moral opposition to it then you can explain that to the ALJ during your unemployment hearing after they fire you or you quit.Answer #2: What, exactly, is your moral opposition to a TSA precheck?Answer #3: Physically force? No
Make condition of your job? Yes
Fire you? Yes


Title: Can attorneys do that?!?

Question:
We are suing a company whose product failed to work when we needed it. I do not want to get into too much detail here regarding this case. We are self-representing ourselves. The company is using attorneys. Damages occurred to our home and belongings because this product failed to work. Also, physical injury resulting in a permanent scars occurred due to the product failing to work. The attorneys that are representing that company want to come over our house to survey the damages to our property and belongings.

Here's the main question, are they allowed to do that? Do I just allow them in my home?  Shouldn't the judge first decide whether or not a survey of the damages should take place and not the attorneys on their own?

This is our first time suing, so your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Edit 1:
Location- Northeast

Answer:
 Yes. It is called “discovery”, and your post is all the more reason why you need an attorney.  You can tell them “no”, but they’ll likely just file a motion to compel and if the judge grants it, then you’ll have to allow it or else be held in contempt.Answer #2: > your advice would be appreciated

The advice is to get a lawyer so opposing counsel doesn’t ruin you with any number of challenges to your case that an actual attorney can help you avoid.


Title: [Michigan]Wife cheated, want to know my odds of getting full custody of our children.

Question:
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Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 None of the things you mentioned would be any reason to deviate from 50/50. Custody isn't about how you feel about your soon to be ex.

Answer #2: Your wife's infidelity will have little effect on the custody determination. The fact that she associates with a felon *might* affect the outcome, but it will depend on whether he will be a danger to the children; and his potential presence will be only one factor that the court will consider. In general, safety and stability of the household where the children will reside is the goal.Answer #3: Her cheating does not necessarily effect her ability to parent. You can put in the order that the boyfriend cannot be around the children.

You should get an attorney to help you get what is best for the children. Answer #4: >I don't feel I should be punished by not being able to see my kids every day because she did this.

I understand why you feel this way, but the court's priority is not going to be to protect you from feeling punished, it's going to be to preserve your kids' relationship with both parents, providing that doing so won't harm them.

Her being unfaithful hasn't put the kids in danger. Her exposing him to her boyfriend the felon might (very big if), but that hasn't actually happened.

>I am the primary provider for the household, my wife does work, but it is just part time. If we are agreeable on 50/50 custody, no spousal or child support, I keep our house, and we split everything else fairly should I just go with that?

If you have that big of an income disparity I wouldn't count on not paying child support, even with 50/50 custody.


Title: My parents had me 302'd because they were mad at me. Can I own a gun now?

Question: My parents (who I no longer speak to) literally called the cops and told them that I was suicidal because they were mad at me and they wanted me arrested. Anyway, it worked and I was brought to a mental hospital where I was abused for 10 days. My question is: Can I still own a gun in the state of Pennsylvania? Since I was cut out of my parents life so suddenly I was forced to move to the ghetto in North Philadelphia. I was already robbed at gunpoint once and put into many other bad situations so I was hoping to get a gun for self defense, but I'm worried that my parents lies will prevent me from doing so. Any advice on how to get a legal firearm?

Answer: Were you involuntarily committed and/or adjudicated to be mentally defective?


Title: Wrongful termination or retailiation? Worth pursuing?

Question:
Was terminated on the same day I reported my boss to HR for harassing and berating me a few days earlier. I was a temporary worker and originally supposed to work for 3 months, after which I should have got a pay increase. I had a family emergency (my parent was dying) during which they still expected me to work, my boss even pointed out that I didn’t have FMLA. They also threatened to terminate me if I did not return on certain day after a funeral. I returned with a few weeks left in my original 3 months; they decided to extend my employment and didn’t let me know until after I asked about an unrelated question about my pay. They say they extended my employment because of my family situation. They continued to pay me the same amount, someone at a similar step received a $3 per hour increase. It’s 75% of what they reposted the position at because I had no experience. They used this to their advantage and never had any intent of keeping me. They pretty much used me because they could and I didn’t have any protections as a worker (no fmla). In the beginning I was told I have a chance at this turning into permanent employment but refused to provide training, gave attitude when I asked questions, and finally admitted they want some who had worked in a law firm (like my coworker).

I worked about 2 months past the original 3 months at the same rate, was also subjected to a hostile working environment. Not sure if this is discrimination, retaliation or harassment or some variation of all the above.

My boss made me uncomfortable and would stare at my lips when I talked, so much that I would check my lips after to make sure nothing was on them.

I was treated unfair because I was the only unmarried person in the office. When I was working late once, my boss asked me if I had a date I had to be at.

Is there any legal  action I can pursue. Is familial status and being unmarried considered a protected class for employment? Does it depend on the state?

I’m not sure if I should speak with an employement lawyer or file a complaint with the EEOC and my state.

What should I do?

Answer:
 >When I was working late once, my boss asked me if I had a date I had to be at.

Is that the extent of "mistreatment" due to your marital status? Because that's pretty weak, and nothing else you mentioned is unlawful.


Title: Bully Cop in North Dakota What are my options with this guy?

Question:
I got pulled over doing 80 in a 65. That's not going to make or break me.  The problem began when the officer noticed that my license plate was fairy covered in dirt and dust.  I explained that I work in the oil industry and these things will happen quite often.  This further enraged the officer and things went down hill from here.

     My question is can an officer sit there and berate a motorist over something such as this.  All he had to do was write me a ticket and we both could have been on our merry way.  Trying to argue my point only made things worse to the point where I was threatened to be arrested for obstruction.

Youtube video included.  Am I the asshole in this situation?
I'm awful with computers by the way so if you would like to see the video search qwehri in YOUTUBE and it will pop right up

Answer:
 Yes and yes. Answer #2: NOT a lawyer. I looked at that video and the back of your car is so caked in filth I can't believe you can even see out the back. Wash your damn car and make sure you have your insurance and registration handy in your glovebox.

The cop was actually fairly cool until you started arguing with him. Answer #3: I think at first I thought the cop might have been getting a little cocky; without seeing your body language combined with how you were talking to him I wasn't sure if you were really provoking him.

But it became pretty apparent it really only went downhill from there because you couldn't swallow your pride. It doesn't matter where you work or what causes your car to be dirty, trying to justify it was just pissing the cop off. You saw it was pissing him off but continued to push it.

I'm sure you were tired and grumpy from your long day of work, but I'm sorry man you kind of egged him on. The cop clearly explains to you that the infraction for lack of proof of insurance is simply a matter of *carrying proof of insurance* - yet you pushed that issue as well even though he wasn't giving you a ticket for it.

Tl;dr You could've handled it much better than you did. Even when cops seem to be acting like dicks (though this cop wasn't even really being a dick), trust me, you won't win the argument.


Title: Pulled over leaving a festival

Question:
So i was leaving a festival and me and my boy got pulled over. Long story short they ended up taking a bowl, a gram of bud, spoons, and a .1 of ketamine. They let us go but told us wed be getting a letter in the mail and will have to come back to court. They didnt give us a ticket or any paper or anything, they never told us what we were gonna be charged for, they pulled us over for rolling a stop sign out of the fest but we didnt. We think they pulled us over cuz of the bassnectar sticker. He came up to the window and said “u rolled a stop sign but whats that sticker for?”. Just wondering what is gonna happen or if we have reason to fight it....they told us that as long as we show up to court we have a good chance of getting everything dropped but we are sketchin a little. We have no priors.
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer:
 Nothing you wrote seems to give you a viable defense.

You need a lawyer.