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    Sep 29, 2009, 04:02 PM
    Shoplifting penalties included in bankruptcy
    I was recently arrested for shoplifting. The charges were dropped but the store sent me a bill for $399.00 that they said were shoplifting penalties. I have since filed bankruptcy, included the charges in my bankruptcy and thought everything was fine. I got a letter from a collections company yesterday stating I needed to pay up. Is this true? Do I need to pay this money or were the penalties taken care of when my bk was discharged?
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    Sep 30, 2009, 06:20 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by sosoory1984 View Post
    Do I need to pay this money or were the penalties taken care of when my bk was discharged?
    Hello so:

    Send 'em a copy of your bankruptcy papers and tell 'em NOT to bother you again.

    excon
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    Sep 30, 2009, 12:40 PM

    I would run this past your bankruptcy Attorney - I believe Court ordered and Court approved restitution, fines, penalties are NOT dischargable in bankruptcy.
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    Sep 30, 2009, 12:50 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    I believe Court ordered and Court approved restitution, fines, penalties are NOT dischargable in bankruptcy.
    Hello Judy:

    Of course, what you say is true if that what this was.. However, I believe the letter she received is one of these civil demands these stores make upon people. I don't believe they carry the weight of law and can be discharged.

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