What To Do If Your Teen Is Charged With Theft In Utah

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What To Do If Your Teen Is Charged With Theft In
Utah
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• If your teen is charged with theft in the state
  of Utah, it is imperative that you arm yourselves
  with highly capable and experienced counsel to
  represent your child in a moment that requires
  great skill, patience, and the ability to take a
  bad situation and make it a very teachable event.

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What to do if your teenager Arrested?

• If your teenager is arrested for theft in Utah,
  it is important that you contact an experienced
  juvenile theft defense attorney. The penalties
  for shoplifting or retail theft and the like are
  very severe, and besides having a juvenile or
  criminal record can have negative consequences in
  the future.

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Retail Theft or Shoplifting

• Retail theft or shoplifting is the most common
  type of theft among juveniles. When a teenager is
  arrested it is a much different process from that
  of an adult offender. For example, juvenile
  courts are civil, not criminal. Juvenile hearings
  are much smaller and attempt to gain less
  attention primarily to protect the identity of
  the minor child. During it, its important to
  Right Guide from the Salt Lake City Shoplifting
  Defense Attorney.

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The Charges

• Typically theft by a juvenile is generally a
  Class B misdemeanor when the value of the stolen
  property is 499 or less. This charge carries a
  sentence of up to 6 months in jail with a fine of
  1000. A Class A misdemeanor is typically stolen
  property with a value of at least 500 but less
  than 1,500, and carries a term of up to 1 year
  in jail, with a 1000 fine.
• Shoplifting is a 3rd degree felony when the
  property value is at least 1,500 but less than
  5,000, and valued at 500 but less than 1,500,
  with a term of up to 5 years in jail, and up to
  5,000 in fines.

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Shoplifting Representation in Salt Lake City

• If you were caught shoplifting you may be ashamed
  or embarrassed and want to protect yourself and
  your reputation. Catherine Cleveland an
  experienced a Salt Lake City juvenile theft
  defense attorney expert in handling cases
  efficiently and discreetly to protect the various
  interests of my clients.
• She can assist you with any of the following
  offenses
• Shoplifting
• Retail theft
• Price tag changing
• Juvenile crimes

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Contact Cleveland Law Firm
Attorney - Catherine Cleveland Toll
Free - 877-753-1247 Phone - 1 (801)
783-3488 Fax - 1 [phone]
Address - 5 S. 500 W., Suite 501 Salt Lake
City, UT 84101 Website - http//www.utahcrim
inallawyer.com/contact/