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BowzersMom t1_j60x6fd wrote

Reply to comment by SandPractical8245 in TIFU by letting my parents pawn my silver by [deleted]

Lol. If you took my car to the next town over and I called the cops to report it as stolen, if they find you before you return the car the they will treat it as stolen and arrest you, and you will have to use my limited permission as a criminal defense. I’m that case, you’d better be VERY credible when explaining to the judge or jury that you really were going to return it, I was just too hasty!

However, if you returned it and then I found out you drove it further than intended and I then reported to police that you stole my car, they’d look in my driveway and say “that car? But it’s right here. Stop wasting our time.” But I’d still have the option to sue you at the current mileage rate, though it wouldn’t be worth it.

I’m not sure how the legal principals around a minor giving his parents his valuables to pawn shakes out. In reality it is very stupid to give someone something to pawn and expecting it back. But we’ve got a 16 year old kid trusting his parents and wanting to help them out. They’re clearly lowlifes for doing this.

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LexLuthorsHairPiece t1_j61d5jk wrote

Was on a grand jury with a very similar case. The DA more or less said after hearing testimony from the minor in question and the police officer who filed the report that they didn't have a legal leg* to stand on since the plaintiff agreed.to giving the items to his guardian (s).

*Edited to add leg.

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[deleted] OP t1_j60xyqc wrote

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3Shifty1Moose3 t1_j612c78 wrote

So I allow someone to borrow my car and they decide to not return it. That's not theft? Wtf clown world is this if that's not considered theft

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BENDOWANDS t1_j613kp6 wrote

See my other comment for more info. But (at least in Missouri my) you can absolutely file that as stolen. My future sister in law works at a carmax. Someone test drove a car and was supposed to return in about 15 minutes. An hour later with no contact they reported it stolen and the kid was charged with vehicle theft.

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SandPractical8245 t1_j613urp wrote

Responded to your other comment already! Theft by deception is different than grand theft auto.

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BENDOWANDS t1_j61bbb5 wrote

My bad, didn't realize it was the same person. Still stolen regardless. Overall a really shitty situation for OP to be in.

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