Q: I received a ticket for “disruption of the classroom” when I was 16. I’m 22 now, can they still pursue that charge?
They are trying to get me to pay an insanely high amount of money for never getting it taken care of, in specific no I never did show up to take care of it. But I did do some time in the county jail under the impression anything else (charge wise) would probably just run concurrently with this jail time. Due to the fact they are in the same county. Regardless from that, I was a minor whenever the charge was applied, and I’m now 22. Do they still have jurisdiction to be able to come after me for this?
A: If the charging instrument was filed with the court within 2 years from the date of the alleged offense, the statute of limitations is satisfied. Only the court where the case is pending can grant time served credit towards fines and costs (meaning if you were in jail for a case from Court A, you are not automatically given time served credit for a case from Court B). Calling a lawyer would help. Good luck.
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