I ran away from a group home when i was seventeen. I am now eighteen wanting to turn myself in, but i want to know...

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...if i can do jail time for a certain period of time and have my charges dropped if i turn myself in voluntarily.

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Stephen Aarons ·
You cannot bargain for any particular sentence until you surrender. The court can retain jurisdiction over you and detain you until age 21, however that is a very extreme remedy reserved for violent youths who have committed crimes like murder and need to be kept from society as long as possible. Because you committed no crimes while a fugitive and voluntarily surrendered, it is likely you won't be held much beyond your first court hearing. But no guarantees. Staying a fugitive will only make matters worse once you are caught.
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Alan Brinkmeier ·
Yout have to solve this. Being a fugitive from the law is no way to go on HIre a lawyer. Plan your surrender. Negotiate the best you can get
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