Q: Can I be charged with “theft of lost or mislaid property” if I’m underage, and tried to find the owner?
I was dropping my boyfriend off at his car in the school parking lot around six in the afternoon after we had gone to eat. There was a set of AirPods on the ground out in the rain, so we saved them. We waited in the parking lot for an hour or so to see if the owner would come back, granted school ended at 2:45. Since it was after school hours we couldn’t bring them back up to the office so I put them in my cupholder of my car. Next Monday going back to school we tried watching out to see if anyone had reported they’d lost any,but none could prove they were the rightful owners. Weeks past and still, no one had come for them, meanwhile they had still been sitting in my car(not working due to the rain). It has been over a month and a kid has finally claimed them but instead of asking me for them they went to the office, they said if I don’t return them in the condition the kid lost them(working) that I will face criminal charges.i no longer have them in my possession.
A:
The answer is yes, you can be charged. For this reason, it is important to contact an attorney who specializes in juvenile law. It is not in your best to handle this alone.
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