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If you have assault charges against you and the charges are dropped can state still pick them up?
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∙ 13y ago
It's unlikely. If you were arrested, held and released, and they told you that they may pick them up later, it just means that you should stay out of trouble for the next year or so. And not sue them for false arrest. If you get in trouble again, or try and sue for false arrest, they'll go ahead and charge you. Other than that, you should be okay.
ADDED: Since the decision to charge or not to charge does not rest with either the complainant or the police, it is likely that the prosecutor filed a Nolle Prosequi in your case. Just because they declined to prosecute this particular offense does not mean that they cannot pick up the charge again at a later date (e.g.: if you assaulted the same person again - or, you make a habit of going around assaulting people), however, under normal circumstances, re-instituting the charge is highly unlikely.
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