Asked on Sep 12th, 2012 on Drug Crimes - Pennsylvania
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i am on county probation and i was with a friend in a car and we got pulled over they searched the car and everbody was clean and released as i was walking down the street away from the car the cop called me back and asked for my id i began to hand it to him and they grab me and said, the found a bag of weed in the car in the back seat next to wear i was sitting and they charged me with cause i was the close to it...i wanted to know is my charge a fine and would it affect my probation?...please get back to me asap
Some Police Departments in PA charge Disorderly Conduct for a small amount of weed, which may or may not result in a violation of probation, but most will charge you with a misdemeanor which does violate your probation and usually results in a detainer and going straight to jail. Get to a good lawyer for a consultation while you are out and can plan for what may be coming.
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