In California, children accused of crimes may qualify to participate in a court diversion program called Deferred Entry of Judgment. It only applies to felony charges and the child must be 14 years or older to participate. To qualify the child must meet all six criteria under the Welfare & Institutions Code Section 790. They are as follows: (1) The minor has not previously been declared to be a ward of the court for the commission of a felony offense. (2) The offense charged is not one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (b) of 707, (3) The minor has not been previously been committed to the custody of the California Youth Authority or Department of Juvenile Justice, (4) The minor’s record does not indicate that probation has ever been revoked without being completed, and (6) the minor is eligible for probation pursuant to Section 1203.06 of the Penal Code. However, the Deferred Entry of Judgment program is under attack by one local democrat Assemblymember from Santa Barbara. Under Welfare & Institutions Code section 790, children accused of certain offenses may participate in a deferred entry of judgment program. Upon completion of the program which last from one to three years, the minor gets benefit of having his petition dismissed and his juvenile record sealed.
According to its author, AB2408 would prohibit Juvenile Judges and Juvenile Prosecutors from allowing minors who admit to committing an egregious sex crime into the deferred entry judgment program.
“AB2408 really is a lifetime punishment for these kids,” stated Los Angeles Juvenile Attorney George Kita. “Many of these allegations involve situations where the alleged victim is a family member and the minor charged lacks the maturity level that adults have. It really defeats the purpose of juvenile court which is rehabilitation. Why would you tie the hands of the courts, probation and prosecutors.”
AB2410 also addresses would prohibit a victim’s home phone and address from being disclosed to a sexually violent predator and AB2409 would allow prosecutors and other state agencies to look at all prior sex crimes committed as a juvenile.
The three bills will be assigned to a State legislative committee during the next 30 days. After that the process of moving them through the California State Legislature in which members of the State Assembly and State Senate will vote on the issue.
People should remember that kids are a a disadvantage as it is in Juvenile Court in California as there is no right to bail and no right to a jury trial.
As mentioned previously in an article on this blog MLS listings are now starting to be offerred by agents on a flat fee basis effectively giving owners access to the MLS through the back door. One such service is operating in Georgia. Flat fee Georgia MLS listings mean that it you were thinking of selling your property as FSBO but want to list it on the MLS…now you can.
The Agent is basically selling a 1 point service giving you access to what used to be the bastion of the Real Estate Agent. Whether this is a case of hard times influencing the market or a move in trends due to a fluid expansion of the ever-changing market is yet to be seen.
If more MLS offers start to pop up then there could be a rush for market position.
As you probably have read, we like to keep you up-to-date with things in the Spanish Property market. 2007 was not a good year for a lot of agents and many have fallen by the wayside in the flat property sales market.
As we start 2008 there are signs for optimism as AMLA, The MLS dealing with Spanish property for sale has announced record visitors for the first two weeks of the year.
Costa Blanca Property and especially Moraira property and Javea property have shown double-digit increases in visitors.
The proff of the pudding though is whether these visitors or ‘browsers will turn into buyers. It was confidence in the global mortgage market that made purchasers wary in the second half of 2007. Many came to look but left without purchasing. With interest rates in both the USA and possibly UK on the decline there may now be confidence returning to investors looking to cash in on purchases at the perveived ‘bottom’ of the market cycle.
It had to happen at sometime. Maybe it was the downturn in the Real Estate Market that has shown that the power of the internet is starting to usurp the value of the Real Estate Agent service. Whichever is true, the Flat Fee MLS has emerged and is here to stay.
The Flat Fee MLS is a merger of ideas, taking the ability to list on a property on the MLS with the FSBO method of an individual property owner selling their house without a Real Estate Agent. MLS listings have in recent years always been the bastion of the agents. The increase in internet use has meant that to get good exposure for a property then an MLS listing was almost essential.
Now we are seeing the emergence of brokers ’selling their birthright’ for a flat fee, allowing the individual the access to the MLS through their brokerage but not offering any other service.
In hard times it is something that may spread!
The holiday industry in Spain provides the majority of income to the coastal areas of the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol etc. A good chunk of this goes to private villa owners who rent their properties to holiday makers through the summer months
Spain Rentals are big business. So its no surprise that the Estate Agent Association AMLA is getting in on the act. The Spanish Property MLS is set to launch a sub domain for villa rentals Spain. The site differs from most because it has the ability for property Agents and Owners to market their holiday vill using video as well as the normal photo layout.
AMLA, who recently also launched their community & property forum and video sub-domains intends to market heavily to attract Costa Blanca villas owners and Costa del Sol Properties where video production facilities are available at low rates,
The holiday industry in Spain provides the majority of income to the coastal areas of the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol etc. A good chunk of this goes to private villa owners who rent their properties to holiday makers through the summer months
Spain Rentals are big business. So its no surprise that the Estate Agent Association AMLA is getting in on the act. The Spanish Property MLS is set to launch a sub domain for villa rentals Spain. The site differs from most because it has the ability for property Agents and Owners to market their holiday vill using video as well as the normal photo layout.
AMLA, who recently also launched their community & property forum and video sub-domains intends to market heavily to attract Costa Blanca villas owners and Costa del Sol Properties where video production facilities are available at low rates,
Leading on from the last post regarding how to repair your credit yourself, I though I would give another bit of info that I found regarding self credit repair
Once you get into doing a bit of research regarding self credit repair you will find that there are some good and some bad sites. Some will promise the world saying that you can get a clean credit repair….but it will cost $x. What you end up with is $x worth of more debt and nothing gets done about your credit rating.
It may take a bit longer to achieve with doing it yourself, but look at it like a learning curve. Self credit repair will at least give you peace of mind for the future that you know how do deal with these institutions.
So dint get taken in by promises of things you know cant happen….not without the help of an illegal hacker and opt for the self credit repair route
AMLASpain, The Spanish Property MLS, has said that its goal for 2008 is to achieve authority status on google for Spanish Property. Having added in the last two months a Spanish Property Forum & Community forum, Video facilities for property marketing, a sub-domain for holiday & villa rentals in Spain AMLA believes it has put all the ‘cards in a row’ to achieve its aims.
‘In association with the Spanish language site AMLACasas we hope to attract an ever-increasing share of the domestic market towards Multiple Listing. Future goals then include launching a property MLS in the UK for the UK domestic property market. We can undercut the advertisers like Rightmove by 75% and offer back-office software to boot. I think we will find customers..
Credit or credit score can become an ugly word if you are not careful. It is not so easy keeping your credit perfect and in a world that relies on the ins and outs of the credit agencies it is easy to find yourself with a negative credit ratings without even knowing it.
The fact is that whether its a mistake or a case of stolen identity a negative on your credit report can mean doom for anyone trying to get a home loan or car loan.
Enter the Self Credit repair Kit.
The self credit reapair kit gives you all the instructions and forms to do ….’exactly what it says on the tin’
Most people dont realise that it is a legal right for you to be able to challenge anything that you find on your credit report. not only do they realise that they can…actually knowing how to go about it is another matter entirely.
This is where the self credit repair kit comes into its own giving you all the necessary guidance as to what forms to fill in and where to send them along with helpful downloads.
So if your credit has taken a bash and you want to put it right, this is a great place to start.
Ouch…even that play on words was pushing the limits for me!
They are all around us… we look at them all the time…but rarely do we see them.. What am I talking about?
The advertising board…..no not the poster that we see, the actual board that its pasted onto. Alcom Aluminium is the new board on the block. Its a new composite replacement for both the dibond and multipanel boards that you see…or dont see all around us.
There is a revolution in the materials used to make these boards, outstripping the guarantees and european standards that are currently in effect. The VKD Group are the leader in this field strtch the boundaries of composite plastics.