zelemont: How long does a victim of a crime have to turn the criminal in to the police?
My friend was caught comitting a crime six months ago by his ex-employer. They made him pay for the property he destroyed and told him to do 100 hours of community service. So far, he has not been keeping his end of the bargain with the community service due to other things taking up his time. How long does his ex-employer have to turn him in to the police? He lives in the state of Illinois.
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Answer by trooper3316
If he was ordered to do community service, that should be by the court, not the employer.
The court would have given him a deadline. If he does not produce proof of community service before that deadline, he can be found in contempt of court and put in jail.
I suppose an employer could tell him if he does community service, they will not involve the police. That seems unusual, though. If that is the case, they have up until the statute of limitations expires. That varies with the crime, but should be at least a year.
Answer by starshine5589Each crime has its own time limit. If you want to know for a specific crime, look up “Statute of Limitations” and the crime. It may also vary state to state, so you’d have to look it up for IL. There are a lot of factors, the monetary amount of damage also determines what level of crime it is.Answer by Artman
The statue of limitation in criminal court for property damage will depends if the crime was a “felony” or a “misdemeanors”:
1) If the damage to property does not exceed $ 300 it’s a misdemeanors and the statute of limitation is 18 months.
2) If the damage to property exceed $ 300 then it’s a felony and the statute of limitation is 3 years.
Now even if the case is a misdemeanor he still can be sued in a civil court. A criminal case and civil case have diferent statute of limitaion.
1) The statue of limitation for filing a lawsuit for property damage in Illinois is 5 years.
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