Blog Posts in August, 2015

• Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation 8-Aug-2015

  Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

  The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act requires doctors, members of the clergy and other practitioners to report suspected instances of child abuse or neglect to local authorities including CPS and law enforcement. The penal code provides that the ...

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• Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation 6-Aug-2015

  Sex crimes and minors

  Statutory rape is called unlawful sexual intercoursee. It is defined as an act of sexual intercourse with a minor who is not the spouse of the perpetrator. A person who is 14 or older and is not more than three years older than the victim is guilty ...

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• Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation 4-Aug-2015

  Minors and Receiving Stolen Property

  Minors may believe that buying a stolen item is not wrong because the minor did not steal the item. However receiving stolen property is a crime regardless of the value of the item. To be guilty of a crime, the person receiving the property must know ...

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• Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation 2-Aug-2015

  Minors Alcohol and cars

  It is unlawful for anyone whether it is a driver or passenger to possess an open container of alcohol in an automobile. Possession of an open container of alcohol inside a car is a misdemeanor A minor's license can be suspended or delayed for a ...

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