Taxpayers.
what state pays the most in food-stamps
There are two crimes - possibly three. (1) the theft (2) transporting the property across state lines (3) knowingly disposing of stolen property (fencing). The state that the theft occurred in could prosecute you for that. The state that the items were sold in could prosecute you for that. If the item concerned qualifies under federal law, the feds could prosecute you for taking it across state lines.
yes
California
It is the principle that both State and Federal Government can simultaneously make laws and prosecute crimes in a State.
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The state pays the property tax.
It depends on what state you are from, because if it is illegal in your state than its your state, not his, that would prosecute him.
Going STRICTLY by the info given in the question - - it would mean that, for whatever reason, the state is declining to prosecute this particular VOP. The VOP will appear on your record, it just means that they have made the decision not to go ahead and prosecute you.
His mandate is "the quest for justice." He is the "people's prosecutor." His function is to prosecute crimes committed against the "people of the state."
The State Treasurer
Every state's different,for example NY state pays $12000 and Iowa pays 4,250 good luck.