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No individual can "press charge" - they can only swear out a complaint in court, or they can report the battery to law enforcement. It is the victim of the violence who must swear out the complaint or, in the case of a juvenile, the parent or guardian of the juvenile.
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If you press charges on someone and then drop the charges and the case is closed can they reopen the case so you can press charges again?
yes you can
Is it necessary in an assault case for the victim to press charges or can other parties press charges-?
The police or the victim are the only people who can press charges in an assault case.
Can you be arrested for forging a name on a check even if that person does not press charges?
You can be arrested, but it would be a difficult case to prosecute if the vicitim does not want to press charges.
If someone drops charges for battery M1 can they go back and press charges later?
Citizens cannot "press' or "drop" charges. That function can only be done by law enforrcement or prosecutors. Citizens CAN refuse to either complain or testify in their case. Once they have refused to complain, or refused to testify, it is unlikely that they would be able to re-institute the complaint once they had dropped it.
If a person did not press charges the day of the arrest can they press charges after the fact?
In many cases you can choose to file charges at a later date, assuming a report was in fact filed and the case hasn't been closed.
What are the penalties of a domestic assault charge in Indiana?
You will get off with a misdemeanor penalty if you have money, no prior convictions and don't have lots of other pending charges. The victim has not say in the case and usually ends up broke on state aid and a victim again. If you are a criminal you have rights if your a victim you just have injury. Sorry victims.
If someone press charges on me and dies is case dismissed?
Not necessarily. It can depend on the type of case. If a murderer's victim dies, they don't drop the charges against the person that murdered them, do they?
You and a friend share a checking account. You wrote a check but the account was closed. Can the other person press charges?
As long as you were authorized to write checks, no, the other person has no case to press charges against you.
Will you be charged if they find you to be the agressor on a domestic violence case in which you are not pressing charges on?
In most states yes. But not in all states.
What happens if you get into a fight with someone and they go to the police and press charges against you?
Nobody can press charges against you except the prosecutor, if they decide to pursue the case a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
Illinois statute of limitations domestic battery?
The general Illinois statute of limitations for misdemeanor domestic battery is 18 months. In some instances it can be charged as a felony, in which case the statute of limitations is 5 years. For further information about Illinois domestic battery please see the related link below.
What if you run from authority in an assault and battery case?
You will add the extra charges of evading police and and resisting arrest.
