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Can you be charged if a firearm is found outside of the car your in?
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∙ 13y ago
Not unless it can be proven that the firearm is linked to the occupants of the vehicle - either by fingerprint or DNA evidence. The 'burden of proof' is on the police to prove you, and the firearm are linked.
Added: "Charged" and "arrested" are two entirely different matters.
You can be arrested because the officer has PC (probable cause) to believe that the firearm just didn't sprout up from the ground alongside your vehicle. However - unless he witnessed you throw or drop it from the car, some link to the occupants of the vehicle will have to be made before the prosecutor can charge you with the offense.
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Can you be charged with possession of a firearm if its not your car or firearm in Oklahoma. And had NO knowledge of the firearm being in the car Its my firearm and my car?
You can be CHARGED with it. However, the cops will most likely run routine license checks on the car, and will figure out whose car it actually is, and remove that charge. I hope for your sake that the person who's car it was gave you permission to use their car, or you will get a car theft charge as well ^^
What is the penalty in Canada for having what they consider an illegal firearm in your car at the border crossing?
This depends on the exact charges brought, and the prior record of the person charged.
If drugs are found in a car and are not claimed by anyone in the car can the passenger or passengers be charged?
I can only speak for NY. If drugs (narcotics) are found in a vehicle and noone claims them then everyone in the vehicle can be charged with possession. If it is marijuana, then only the driver can be charged with possession. That is according to penal law in NY state. Who owns the car? Then ,who was in the car? Common sense, last person there, name on the car, Hello!
Are headlights found inside or outside a car?
Outside - if they were inside, you would be blinded by the light.
If you get caught with weed in your car and it is not your what happens?
If it was found anywhere near the area in which you were seated you can be charged with possession.
Can your be charged with posseion if your prints werent on the gun?
only if the gun was found in like your car or your house
Can you be charged with illegal drugs found in a car after it is repossessed?
Probably not, but there is a good possibility that you'll be watched.
Is being in a car with a firearm a violent felony?
Maybe - maybe not. If the gun was involved in a violent felony and you are in possession of it, yes, you could be charged with that violent felony. Even being IN a car with a gun places you in, what is called, "concurrent possession" of that gun.
Is transportating a loaded firearm in a car a misdeamnor or a felony?
It depends on the location, and the circumstances. For instance, in Tennessee, you might be charged with "carrying an unlawful weapon," or you might be charged with "intent to go armed."
If a hydrocodone was found in the car and there are two people in the car who is charged for this drug in Florida?
If it wasn't found ON a particular person a lot can depend on on WHERE it was found. First of all: the driver is always presumed to be the one in control of the vehicle and everything in it. However - if the contraband was found closer in proximmity to the passengers side, the passenger might be charged with it. If it was found someplace where either of them could have had access to it, then they both could be charged with what is known as "CONCURRENT possession" meaning that it can't be determined whose it was, but since it was illegal and both had access to it, they BOTH are charged with having it in their control.
Can you be charged if the firearm is not operational?
The answer is almost always "YES". You can be charged with a crime related to firearms possession if the weapon is old, broken, damaged, incomplete, fake, a non-lethal toy or sport item, etc. For example, if you walk into your school carrying a paintball gun, you will almost certainly be charged with a felony. If you have just part of a gun in an accessible area of your car in California, you will be cited for a felony. Even a gun clip with bullets in it is considered a deadly firearm in a motor vehicle.
If you were caught with a firearm and weed in your car but the car is in your moms name can they seize the car?
yes..
