If a 19 year old girl gets in a fight with a 17 year and you still press charges on the 17 year old? And if the 19 years old boyfriend jumps in and hits the minor can you press charges on him?
You can't press charges on anyone. Only the DA/prosecuting attorney has that power. What you can do is reprt the incident to police who will then investigate the matter refer the case to the DA for prosecution (assuming the investigation reveals a crime). Who ends up getting charged depends on the specific facts of the fight. Alternatively, you can sue anyone for anything. Just because someone is under 18 doesn't mean they can get away without punishment. Some states require that the lawsuit actually be filed against the parents, but others allow suing the minor directly.
If a 18 year old hits a 17 year old they can be charged with a felony for hitting a child. If a 17 year old hits a 18 year old they will be charged as a adult because criminal law makes 17 year olds charged as adult. Many laws are unfair. All you can do is fill out police reports. Then the DA will look at them and decide if they are going to press charges and on who. Who swung first typically does not matter. Often they just put disorderly on everyone. If battery is the charge they normally reduce it to disorderly if you take a plea deal.
Depending on the crime but most likely not. I once had a couple 17 year olds bust into my van and steal it, hit a couple cars on the way. They were caught by the police while still in the vehicle. They were released. I received absolutely no compensation for the damage and no information on the brats whatsoever.
Yeah, according to the law, whoever hit the other person first can be charged with battery. Battery is a level of assault where somebody hits someone else with their bare fist and no weapon. You can call the police if you want and theyll figure out whos guilty or not and write them a ticket and a court date.
it depends on who started the fight. the 17 year old could press charges against the two 19 year olds for ganging up on her and she's a minor, their adults. you could file assault charges against each other and let a judge decide things.
