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How long does a caution stay on record?

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So-called "cautions" are not violations of criminal statutes and thus do not (SHOULD not) appear on your criminal record. In my experience these "cautions" are only kept in local files which are used for reference by invistigators or authorities in the jurisdiction in which you live on the possibility you may come to their attention in the future.

The above is wrong. A "caution" is classed as a conviction on your criminal record. Since September 2004, as a result of the Bichard Enquiry, a caution will stay on your record indefinitely as will any conviction for a recordable offence.

Can someone sue if their child falls out of your tree?

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It is possible for someone to file a lawsuit if their child falls out of your tree. The outcome of the lawsuit would depend on the specific circumstances and whether negligence or a breach of duty of care can be proven. It is advisable to consult with a lawyer to better understand your legal rights and responsibilities in such a situation.

What are the laws on parking on a public street blocking driveway access in Howard county MD?

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In Howard County, Maryland, it is illegal to park on a public street in a way that blocks driveway access. The county code states that vehicles must not obstruct driveways, and doing so can result in a fine and/or towing of the vehicle. It is important to respect the rights of private property owners and ensure that access to their driveways is unobstructed.

What were laws pertaining to slavery called?

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The laws pertaining to slavery were called slave codes or black codes. These were a set of laws that defined the legal status and rights of enslaved individuals, as well as the responsibilities and limitations of slave owners. These laws varied across different regions and time periods in history.

Are 4 year old children allowed into british pubs?

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In the UK, children are generally not allowed in areas of pubs where alcohol is being served. However, there may be some family-friendly pubs that have designated areas or times when children are permitted. It is best to check with the specific pub beforehand to determine their policy regarding children.

Is it the law that a towing company has to send you a registered letter reminding you that it is still there and if the don't you don't have to pay the storage fee in the state of ma?

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I am not a lawyer, but I couldn't find any specific law in Massachusetts that requires towing companies to send a registered letter as a reminder of the vehicle in storage. It's always best to consult with a legal professional or the local authorities to determine your rights and responsibilities in the specific situation.

Does Rankin County Mississippi have a law about barking dogs?

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This county has a noise ordinance. If the barking is after 10pm or if it is incessant, you can file a complaint with your county prosecutor.

Do you need a permit to have a cookout in New York City parks?

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Having a cookout is legal only in certain city parks. See the first Related Link below for a list of parks where you can have cookouts.

A few of these parks (such as the East River Park) require you to get a $25 permit to have a cookout. For most of them, though, you only need a permit if your party will consist of more than 20 people (source: see the second Related Link). You must apply for the permit at least 21 days in advance.

Can a letter be mailed to a inmate?

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Yes, if you are not an inmate yourself. Check with the facility that the person is in. Most of them have websites and can be found by going to the appropriate government site. There may be restrictions.

How do you become a bailiff?

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A bail bondsman is licensed by each individual state (usually by that state's department of insurance).

After completing a course of professional instruction and successfully taking an exam, a bail bondsman's license may be issued.

One should contact each state's department of insurance for specific details of the licensing process.

What is the CCTV?

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Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is a kind of system by which anyone can monitoring 24 hour on anything for security and other response. Due to current criminal activity CCTV is becoming a Necessary equipment to ensure the safety and security of anything. Now it's becomes more easy to get CCTV in both local and online markets from CCTV manufactures like "Ventech Security System manufacturer"

Who would know if there are swimming pool fence laws in Alabama?

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not that i know of but maybe in your comunity

I do not know what kind of a logical answer the above is. Fence laws applyin every city, county, state

It is a logical answer because there are Federal laws that are applied to PUBLIC pools, however, many states, cities, counties, do not have laws that apply to private pools. For example, Alabama complies with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act for all public pools, however, the Alabama Department of Public Health gives recommendations for what you should do with a private pool. It's a reasonable answer.

What is the legal online gambling age for sites like Bodog in the US?

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The legal age in US is 18+ in some casinos while some allow only 21+ to gamble. Every state has its own laws regarding online gambling.

Is it legal to shoot birds with a pellet gun in NM?

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Depends on the bird, and the season. A pellet gun, slingshot or bazooka- it is still hunting. Some birds may not be hunted, some at only certain times or days of the year. Check with the North Carolina Game Commission for a definitive answer.

Is it legal to shoot a paintball gun in the city?

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I think everywhere but if youre not sure u should just go to a paintball field or your backyard or the woods for woodsball

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Are there swimming pool fence laws in Mansfield Twp Warren County New Jersey?

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Yes certain townships have different requirements. When I installed my above ground pool I wqas required to have a minimun 4 ft. high fence with a locking gate to assure that no little children can access the pool. At my mom's house we were required to install an 8ft stockade fence because she had an in ground pool. My sugestion would be to call the township in which you live and ask for code enforcment. They should be able to give you all the information that your going to need. Also be sure to ask if you need a permit.

Can a stun gun knock out?

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think so if its set at its top level of power

ANOTHER VIEW:

If you use a 5.5 Million volts stun gun, the following will happen:

Touching someone with a 5.5 million volt stun gun, for less than a second, causes muscle contractions. Stunning an attacker for 5 seconds will cause mental confusion, loss of balance and loss of muscle control, leaving the person in a complete daze. Even if you simply fire it up in the air, it will make people stay away from you!

If the stun gun is weaker, you can get the same results if you touch them for a longer period of time.

What is the minimum age for a tattoo in England?

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It is my understanding that there is not a minimum age as long as the parent(s) or legal guardian is present. In cases where such permission is not granted the age is 18 in most of the UK. The exception is London where boroughs are allowed to set their own licensing laws. The best option would be to contact the artist that one would like to have do the tattoo work for specific information.

AnswerI live in the Midlands and the law is that you have to be 16 with parental consent. 18 without.

Look up the tattooing of minors act 1969 chapter 24. "An act to prohibit the tattooing of persons under the age of eighteen years" You are an f***ing idiot the law has not been changed since 1969 the legal minium age has always been 18 and does not change over counties as it is the law of the united kingdom.( u mug )

What is the noise ordinance for the city of Philadelphia PA?

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http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Pennsylvania/philadelphia_pa/title10regulationofindividualconductanda/chapter10-400noiseandexcessivevibration?f=templates$fn=altmain-nf.htm$3.0#JD_Chapter10-400 10-401. Legislative Findings. (1) The City Council of the City of Philadelphia finds: (a) that noise and excessive vibration degrade the environment of the City to a degree which: (.1) is harmful and detrimental to the health, welfare and safety of its inhabitants; (.2) interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life, property and recreation and with the conduct and operation of business and industry; and (.3) causes nuisances; (.4) during the course of various public events important within the cultural and civic framework of the City’s annual activities, such as the Mummers Parade, tends to cause discomfort, disruption and annoyance both to the event participants and its observers; 50 (b) that no one has any right to create noise or excessive vibration; (c) that effective control and elimination of noise and excessive vibration is essential to the furtherance of the health and welfare of the City’s inhabitants and to the conduct of the normal pursuits of life, recreation, commerce and industrial activity. (2) It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter: (a) to prevent noise and excessive vibration and to limit, control and eliminate noise and excessive vibration in general from whatever source; (b) to empower the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to effect the above. (3) It is the further intent of City Council that: (a) all City of Philadelphia agencies, including the Police Department, shall cooperate in the implementation of this Chapter; 51 (b) whenever permitted by law, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all governmental jurisdictions and their agencies in the operation of facilities located within the City of Philadelphia; (c) the Department of Public Health of the City of Philadelphia shall cooperate with other governmental jurisdictions in the control and elimination of noise and excessive vibration; and (d) contractors and vendors providing services and products to the City shall comply with the requirements of this Title. § 10-402. Definitions. 52 The following definitions shall apply to this Chapter and the Regulations adopted hereunder: (1) Background sound level. The measured sound level in the area, exclusive of extraneous sounds and the sound contribution of the specific source in question. (2) Board. The Board of Health. (3) Construction. Site preparation, excavation, filling or grading or the assembly, erection, repair, alteration or demolition of any structure or part of the right-of-way. (3.1) Concert venue. A facility used for musical or similar performances with a seating capacity of more than 1,000. 53 (4) Decibel (dB). A unit for measuring the volume of sound equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure which is 20 micropascals (20 micronewtons per square meter). (5) Department. The Department of Public Health, Health Commissioner or any authorized representative thereof. (6) Emergency and Public Works Construction. Construction necessary to protect health and safety, construction by public utilities, and construction on streets, bridges and sidewalks for public works purposes or such other construction activity specifically designated by the City as emergency construction after consultation with the Health Department. (7) Extraneous sound. A sound the level of which does not remain generally constant during measurement. (8) Person. Any individual, natural person, syndicate, association, partnership, firm, corporation, institution, agency, authority, department, bureau or instrumentality of federal, state or local government or other entity recognized by law as a subject of rights and duties. (9) Property Boundary. In the case of a single-family dwelling, or a property used solely for non-residential purposes, the legal property line. In the case of a structure containing two-family, multi-family or other non-single-family residential dwellings, the legal property line and any partition between separately occupied units within the property. (10) Public Right-of-Way. Property to which the public has a legal right of access including, but not limited to, public sidewalks and streets and public parks, but not including buildings. (11) Regular Construction. Construction between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, or between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekends and legal, national or state holidays. (12) Siren. A device manually or electrically operated for producing a penetrating warning sound. (13) Residential property. Any portion of any property at which people reside on a permanent basis, including exterior portions of the property and the common areas of a multi-unit residential property. 54 (14) Sound. An oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity or other physical parameter in a medium with internal forces that causes compression and rarefaction of that medium. (15) Sound Level Meter. An instrument used to measure sound pressure levels. (16) Unamplified Human Voice. Human vocal sound that is not amplified by any mechanical or electronic means. (17) Vibration. An oscillatory motion of solid bodies of deterministic or random nature described by displacement, velocity or acceleration with respect to a given reference point. § 10-403. Prohibited Conduct. 55 (1) Sound Near Protected Facilities. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound that exceeds 3 decibels above background level measured at the property boundary of any hospital, nursing home, house of worship, courthouse, school, library or day care facility. This provision shall apply, notwithstanding the potential applicability of a less restrictive standard in this Chapter. (2) Sound From Residential Properties. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound originating from a residential property audible at a distance greater than one hundred feet from the property boundary or that exceeds 3 decibels above background level measured beyond the property boundary except for the following: (a) the operation of lawn maintenance equipment between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., provided the equipment is functioning within manufacturer’s specifications and with sound-reducing equipment in use and in proper operating condition; (b) sound originating from an air conditioning or refrigeration unit or system; sound from such a source shall not exceed: (i) 5 decibels above background level measured at the property boundary of the nearest occupied residential property; (ii) 10 decibels above background level measured at the property boundary of the nearest occupied non-residential property; (c) sound from animals, to which the restrictions of paragraph (6) apply; and (d) the unamplified human voice. (3) Sound From Non-Residential Properties. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound originating from a property used for a non-residential purpose that exceeds: (a) 5 decibels above background level measured at the property boundary of the nearest occupied residential property; or (b) 10 decibels above background level measured at the property boundary of the nearest occupied non-residential property. (4) Special Assembly Occupancies. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound originating from a special assembly occupancy, as defined under Subcode B (The Building Code) of Title 4 of this Code, audible at a distance greater than one hundred feet from the property boundary of such special assembly occupancy. This subparagraph shall apply regardless whether it is more restrictive than the limitations imposed by paragraph (3) of this Section. (5) Sound From Concert Venues and Stadia. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound originating from a concert venue or stadium that contributes to a total sound level, exclusive of extraneous sounds, that exceeds 70 decibels measured at the property boundary of the nearest occupied residential property. (6) Animal Sounds. No person shall cause or permit more than 5 expressions of sound from one or more animals (such as individual barks from one or more dogs) during a five minute period from any property audible at a distance greater than 50 feet from the property boundary. This shall not apply to zoos, veterinary hospitals or clinics, animal shelters, a circus or other licensed entertainment venue, or a facility used for educational or scientific purposes, such as schools and laboratories. (7) Sound Created In The Right-Of-Way. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, sound in the public right-of-way: (a) abutting a residential property by amplification from a radio, tape player or similar device between the hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., unless used in connection with an earplug or earphones which will prevent significant emanation of sound from such device; or (b) that exceeds the levels permissible for sound emanating from property directly abutting such portion of the right-of-way. (c) The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to a Demonstration for which a permit has been obtained pursuant to the City’s "Regulation Governing Permits For Demonstrations On City Property". The Department of Health may adopt, by regulation, additional limitations applicable to public demonstrations and sound-making activity in the right-of-way. (8) Exception for Construction Activity. The restrictions of paragraphs (1) through (5) and 7(b) do not apply to regular construction and emergency and public works construction, provided that all equipment used in connection with such construction is maintained and operated in compliance with all applicable law. (9) Amplified Devices on Public Transportation. No radio, tape player or other similar amplified device may be used on a public transportation vehicle unless the user of the device utilizes an earplug or earphones that prevent anything other than minimal sound to emanate beyond the user. (10) Sirens. (a) Sirens shall be operated only during emergency situations. No siren shall exceed 128 decibels more than 10 feet from the source. (b) No anti-theft or anti-intruder alarm system siren, whether for a home or a vehicle, shall sound, either continuously or intermittently, for a course of more than 15 minutes or for more than 15 minutes in a one hour period. All such sirens shall be equipped with a reset device that causes automatic shutoff 15 minutes after the start of the alarm. (11) Excessive Vibration. No person shall create or cause, or permit the creation of, vibration levels that exceed 0.15 inches per second beyond any property boundary or 30 yards from any moving source. (12) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to aircraft, airport and railroad operations and licensed fireworks displays. § 10-404. Enforcement. 56 (1) The Department of Public Health, the Police Department, and the Department of Licenses and Inspections shall have the power to effect compliance with this Chapter and any Regulations adopted hereunder, by: (a) issuance of a Code Violation Notice under the provisions of Section 1-112 of this Code; and (b) initiation, through the Law Department, of appropriate legal proceedings: (.1) for the imposition of a penalty under this Chapter; or (.2) in order to prevent, restrain or abate noise or excessive vibration prohibited by this Chapter or Regulations adopted hereunder, or the violation of the provisions of any order made under Section 10-409. (2) In addition, the Department shall have the authority to issue an order pursuant to Section 10-409 commanding all necessary actions or forebearances, and specifying a maximum period of time for the installation of any equipment or any other measures necessary to achieve compliance. (3) Continuing violations of this Chapter, any Regulation adopted hereunder, or any order of the Department made hereunder are hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se. Where the Department determines that a nuisance exists, the Department, in addition to or in lieu of invoking any other sanction or remedial procedure provided, may certify the existence of a nuisance per se, to the Department of Licenses and Inspections, which shall provide notice of the certification to the violator and itself or by contract abate and remove the violation; charge the cost of the abatement or removal to the person responsible therefore; and with the approval of the Law Department, collect the cost by lien or otherwise as may be authorized by law. (4) The imposition of any penalty under this Chapter shall not prevent the City from instituting any appropriate administrative action or proceeding or any action at law or equity to require compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, regulations adopted hereunder, or administrative orders and determinations made hereunder.

How close can you build your storage shed to the property line in San Diego Ca?

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A storage shed built in San Diego, California must be at least three feet away from the property line. The eaves of the building must be at least two feet away from the property line.

How much is a defective equipment ticket cost in Virginia?

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It can vary due to what County you were in at the time. In Roanoke Virginia the fine is $30 plus a $51 "processing fee" and $15 "local fee". So the answer, if your ticket was issued in Roanoke Virginia, is $96. If you get the issue corrected within 15 days you can usually have the charges dropped without ever going to court, again that will depend on where you got the ticket.

Can you shoot sparrows in your yard with a pellet gun in Illinois?

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See the attached link below for more information.