Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

If a police gives you a warning, how does it effect your record?

My friend took a piece of gum at a store the other day, and the officer said since it was such a small value, she wasn't getting charged. He said had to write a report about the incident, and saying that she wouldn't be charged but that she cooperated fully and apologized, it just had to be noted in case it happened again.

Will it effect her record at all since she wasn't charged?

9 Answers

Relevance
  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Not unless she gets caught again.

    This was an incident report, not an arrest report. If she gets caught again, the next officer will be able to see she was given a warning and will likely decide to arrest her.

    Otherwise, if she stays out of trouble this will be absolutely nothing - and nothing will ever appear on her record.

  • 9 years ago

    The keep every offense on the police records, so it would come up again if she gets caught doing something else. But as for her reputation, not really. It won't keep her from getting a job or anything like that. I think just the worse that would come of it, would be that it would be frowned upon. But it is a case of shoplifting, so of course that would be the case. But it's too small of an offense to really effect anything in her life.

  • 9 years ago

    It'll be in her record so that the next time she gets caught doing something similar, it's straight to jail and fines. However, it won't stop her from getting a job or anything. It's exactly what it's called: a warning.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    These days, almost any contact with a police officer results in an entry into a data base. Police data bases consist of a great deal more than just crimes you've been convicted of.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 9 years ago

    It will not affect her criminal record, but it will affect her local police record. They keep notes on people just in case they turn out to repeat offenses, after they were given a chance.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It will be on the record, and next time she does something -- the officer will more than likely ask for previous history.

    Dispatch will tell him "history of warning for stealing at store_________"

    Source(s): dispatch
  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    No but they cop take note of it -- so if she is stupid enough to steal again she probably wont get a second warning

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    no. but itll go in the system that they stopped and talked to you once already. next time straight to jail.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Your jimmies will be rustled for the rest of your life.

    Source(s): Someone rustled my jimmies.
Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.