Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

SOL on theft in md

my stepfather works for a well known builder. he has stolen many appliance from some of the homes he had woked on and put them in his home. my mother has been harrassd by her husband and abused, she wants to turn him in to his employer before she sells the house with the stolen property. she has serial numbers and dates to prove of the merchandise. What is the stature of limitations on notifying his employer before the time runs out??


Asked on 1/04/05, 8:13 pm

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Alton Drew Alton Drew, LLC

Re: SOL on theft in md

I don't believe there is a statute of limitations for your mother to notify your step-father's employer. Any criminal action, if pursued, will be by the employer. She may wish for the employer to remove the stolen goods prior to sale. Its arguable that she is already an accomplice so getting the goods out of the house along with her fessing up is within her best interest. Leaving stolen goods in the house may also make her title on the home unmarketable. The new owners won't like the idea of buying a home within which there is property that really is not theirs. If mama doesn't have title insurance, she is liable to the new homeowners.

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Answered on 1/05/05, 12:52 am


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