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Extortion & Blackmail

in Bail Bondsman Under the 518 PC Penal Code, California's crime of extortion (also referred to as blackmail) happens when an individual does any of the following: As a public official, they act under the color of their official right to compel another individual to give them money or other types of property Uses threats or force to… Read More

What is embezzlement?

in News In order for an act to be considered embezzlement under California law, three conditions must be met: 1- A person must misappropriate someone else’s property for his or her own benefit. 2- That person must have had the intention of depriving the owner of that property or of its use. 3- The misappropriated property must have been… Read More

Petty Theft

in Laws Theft and shoplifting are growing problems in California. Theft is broken up into two categories to determine what someone is going to be charged with. Petty theft is when the value of the property is up to $950; grand theft is anything over $950. If someone is caught shoplifting, the value of the items they… Read More

California’s “Grand Theft” Law

in Laws Being charged with a crime is never a positive experience for anyone, but there are some crimes that are considered very serious that actually have a low threshold when the prosecution is considering the appropriate charge. One of those low-threshold crime classifications is grand theft. ... Read More

Credit Card Fraud – What is it?

in Laws Credit and debit card fraud in California includes a range of offenses. In its essence, credit card fraud involves using someone else’s credit or debit card, or their credit or debit card number, to make purchases. Credit card fraud can also mean using financial information about the cardholder to commit forgery or to open accounts… Read More

Check Fraud Laws

in Laws Under California Penal Code Section 476, a person commits check fraud when they intend to defraud the payee of the check and manifest that intent by representing the check to be genuine. Check fraud can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Misdemeanor check fraud is punishable by a year in jail and/or… Read More

Resisting Arrest – What it Really Means

in Laws Resisting arrest is a charge that most people today do not fully understand. It is really much broader than what the name implies and can cover many people and situations that average citizens might not expect. The resisting arrest has several different elements. ... Read More

Creating A Fake Fire Alarm

in Bail Procedure, Laws Pulling a fire alarm without the presence of a fire is a crime, and the perpetrator will go to jail for the offense. This is a misdemeanor that will involve a fine after a citation is issued, but the person who pulled the alarm must get out of jail first. A bail bondsman is there… Read More

Robbery in CA

in Laws In California, under Penal Code Section 211-215, robbery is the forceful acquisition of another person’s personal property. ... Read More

The Legal Reality Of Carjacking

in Laws In the state of California, the laws that cover carjacking are in California Penal Code Section 215 PC. According to the law, a person can be charged with carjacking if they obtained a motor vehicle they do not own or have the authorization to use. ... Read More

CA’s “Peeping Tom” Laws: Penal Code 647(i)

in Laws The California “Peeping Tom” law (Penal Code 647 (i)) is one that can be quite embarrassing for the individual charged under it. This inevitably leads to a string of pejoratives directed at the person arrested for this violation. ... Read More