If you are reported or arrested and subsequently charged with committing an offence, you will either be issued with a summons to attend court at a later date, or the police may require you to enter a bail agreement to appear in court at a later date.
Read here for important information on legal advice, attending court, court bail and costs.
If you plead guilty, you are agreeing that you committed the offence that you have been charged with. If you plead not guilty, you are disagreeing that you committed the offence that you have been charged with or that you agree that you committed the offence, but you believe you have a valid defence.
On the day of the pre-trial or trial you must be prepared and have all of your supporting material available.
If you plead, or have been found ‘guilty’ a Sentence will be handed down. It is the penalty for committing a crime.
The Young Offenders Act 1993 establishes the criminal jurisdiction for all youths in South Australia and defines a youth as a person of or above the age of ten years but under the age of eighteen years.
If you are reported or arrested and subsequently charged with committing an offence, you will either be issued with a summons to attend court at a later date, or the police may require you to enter a bail agreement to appear in court at a later date.
Read here for important information on legal advice, attending court, court bail and costs.
If you plead guilty, you are agreeing that you committed the offence that you have been charged with. If you plead not guilty, you are disagreeing that you committed the offence that you have been charged with or that you agree that you committed the offence, but you believe you have a valid defence.
On the day of the pre-trial or trial you must be prepared and have all of your supporting material available.
If you plead, or have been found ‘guilty’ a Sentence will be handed down. It is the penalty for committing a crime.
The Young Offenders Act 1993 establishes the criminal jurisdiction for all youths in South Australia and defines a youth as a person of or above the age of ten years but under the age of eighteen years.