Q: Judge signs off on a sum for a misd theft, does this mean the stolen item can be picked up at the time it's served?
The Judge just signed off on a summons for a family that will not return stolen property, which in this case is my service dog. When the police go over to serve this summons, does it now mean the police have jurisdiction to pick up my dog and return him home? He has been deamed "stolen property" and it's being handled criminally, NOT civilly.
A: My experience is the service dog is returned to the original owners much like a stolen car is returned to the rightful owners while the case is being prosecuted and after the theft is well documented for a possible trial at a later time.
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