Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania
collection by police dept.
Can a person go to the police and get the police to collect money that is owed them? Also can the person that owes the money be charged with theft if they do not pay the debt.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: collection by police dept.
That is not the job of the police and it is not theft. It sounds like you have a classic civil dispute and that means filing a lawsuit to prove that the money is owed and not paid.
If your claim falls within the jurisdictional limits of small claims court (a maximum of $10,000 for Philadelphia Municipal Court, if the defendant is located there, or a maximum of $8,000 for District Justice Court, if the defendant is anywhere else in Pennsylvania), you do not need a lawyer to file a lawsuit and present your case.
This is information for discussion and not legal advice. We would need to have an attorney-client relationship for me to give legal advice.
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