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No, debts are a civil matter not a criminal one. Creditors (including private parties) must follow the civil procedure that is required by the laws of the state in which the debtor lives to recover money owed. That sometimes means filing a civil suit in the state court (often small claims) in the county where the debtor lives. In some states the sherriff's office does oversee the seizure of property that is mandated by a judgment order.
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What brings the action in a criminal case?
The State brings an action against a defendant.
Who brings action against the wrongdoer in a civil case?
The State
If the charges are dropped can you bring legal action against the police if you sat in jail because of the charges?
In the US, anybody and sue anyone for anything . . the question is, do you have a case? Charges in a criminal case can be 'dropped' for any number of reasons, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the police did not have probable cause to arrest you in the first place. THAT is the burden you will have to prove - DID they have probable cause.
If a police report against you were falsified could you get the person in trouble or the case dropped?
If it can be proven then yes.
Who monitors the police?
Depending on the community, there can be many ways in which the police are monitored. Larger cities have police commissions or police oversight committees. Smaller communities may rely on the State prosecutor to evaluate police misdeeds. In almost all case, complaints against police are investigated by their own police department. If there is a cover-up, then the FBI or the major news media can become involved and expose the wrongdoing. In the end, it is always the citizens who need to hold the police accountable for their actions, or lack of action.
Are you ordinarily require to give police complaint before you take action?
If you have a criminal complaint, the only action you can take, is to file a report with law enforcement so that the incident can be legally/officially documented and investigated. If probable cause is found to proceed with a case against someone they will take it to the prosecutor to have him press charges.
How can you get rid of a dead human body?
You cant! In the case of having a dead human body around you need to call the police. Any action besides calling the police is illegal.
What does it mean when the case status read CLosed?
Are we speaking of a court case or a police investigation? Usually it means that the case is: over - finished - done - concluded, or in the case of a court action, the final ruling has been made.
Can you file a personal business fraud complaint with the state police?
Any sort of fraud is illegal and should be reported to the police. Now, the police might say that it does not warrant criminal pursuit in which case you receive a case number and be directed to your local civil court to pursue further action.
What is a court case that is not a civil action?
Judicial actions are divided into the civil (suits by persons against persons) and the criminal (actions by the state against persons). Criminal action (prosecution) is brought against individuals alleged to have violated criminal laws.
What is the legal definition of non-suit?
Action in form of a judgment taken against a plaintiff who has failed to appear to prosecute his action or failed to prove his case,
What is sumoto case?
When the judge himself or herself initiates an action against a person or company for a violation of law about which nobody has lodged any complaint to any public authority -- but about which judge has himself came to know through personal experience. Suppose a person slaps another man in open road and suddenly a judge sees that incident -- now even if nobody has complained to the police about this incident or nobody has told the judge about this incident -- but as the judge has himself seen this incident--he can initiate action against that person himself in a court of law Such a case is known as "Suomoto case". Suomoto cases generally end up in the conviction of the person against whom the action is initiated. The chances of acquittal in such cases are very minor.
