selphie Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Ok A boy commits crime up to the age of being 18. He is never sent to prison but incurs fines. Before the boy's 18th birthday the police come to his house for non-payment of fines but because the boy is a minor, his mother is arrested instead. Do you think this is fair? I do. The parent is responsible for the child and must be held accountable for his actions. So Mother pays the fine then holds it against the boy until he has paid her off. Do you think this is fair? Because she is responsible for him up until the age of 18. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Is this real or hypothetical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWeaK Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm not sure about arresting her for non-payment, though you're right that she is responsible. For the other thing, yes - her house, her rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Now that I come to think of it, I don't recall ever hearing of a case where a juvenile offender was given a fine. Perhaps this is why fines are not given to under-18s - are they ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Lob boy in prison on 18th birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 his mother is arrested instead. Can she be arrested by proxy? I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Now that I come to think of it, I don't recall ever hearing of a case where a juvenile offender was given a fine. Perhaps this is why fines are not given to under-18s - are they ever? Neither have I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selphie Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Nope it's not hypothetical, it happened to someone I knew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Can she be arrested by proxy? I doubt it. A person under 18 cannot, in law, owe money*; his or her parents would owe it instead. So if anyone is to be arrested for non-payment of a fine given to a 16-year-old, it would not be the 16-year-old. *Student loans are probably exempt from this, as they are from much else in financial law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 A person under 18 cannot, in law, owe money*; his or her parents would owe it instead. So if anyone is to be arrested for non-payment of a fine given to a 16-year-old, it would not be the 16-year-old. Can one be arrested for a crime commited by one's child? "I hereby place you under arrest for something someone else has done"? Surely non-payment of fines would go through magistrates, and the police would have no need to go and arrest anyone. (I'm no expert, of course. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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