Any attorneys on here ??? PM ME !

[BOWHUNTER45]

just need some legal advice and where to take it from here ....Just send me a PM .... THANKS ( 90 days in jail or 1000dollar fine for a juvenile holding a fish out of the water ) Whatever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[h20hunter]

Sucks....good luck with this.

[NWBREW]

I would suggest calling an attorney yourself. One call can be made in a matter of minutes verses days or weeks of a thread with a bunch of drama or who knows what.

[bigtex]

All the judge did was say the maximum penalty. He would've said the same thing for any other misdemeanor. Doesn't mean your son is looking at anything close to that, he just had to inform him of the maximum penalty.

[Curly]

Oh, so he didn't get the max fine?  What was the purpose of the hearing? 

[snowpack]

Really sad that holding a fish out of water has a penalty that could include 1/4 of a year in jail.  Meanwhile, tweekers and burglars roam the streets with their 2 years probation as a 'tough sentence'.

[bigtex]

Oh, so he didn't get the max fine?  What was the purpose of the hearing? 

Sounds like it was just an arraignment.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Oh, so he didn't get the max fine?  What was the purpose of the hearing? 

Sounds like it was just an arraignment.

Yeah thats the legal word  I not starting drama ...I am not afraid to talk about stuff like this ...I call it all BS ...Yeah I know I can not reflect on the day my boys were fishing there was 5 nets strung across the river killing everything that swims by ..So I guess I should just hide in the corner and not fight back ...well we all know thats not happening here ...Yeah I am sure if we decide to represent ourselves I will get stuck paying $500 ...But what peeses me off is now I am hearing something about no punch card ... Never heard of this until today AND I JUST SENT ALL 3 PUNCH OFF THEY REQUEST WE DO !!! Now I do not have that to show the dang judge    I am not saying he done right or wrong but I am not buying their crap !!!! 

[Curly]

Oh, so he didn't get the max fine?  What was the purpose of the hearing? 

Sounds like it was just an arraignment.

So, does he have to go to court again in the future?  Seems like a big waste of everyone's time (including the judge)  instead of simply writing him a ticket and having him send in a check to cover a fine (unless he wants to contest it in court).

[h20hunter]

I think they will push this pretty far. We know about your special relationship with them and being a steelhead they will probably make this as costly and difficult for you as possible. Sadly, I think this is more about them and you then Teddy.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Oh, so he didn't get the max fine?  What was the purpose of the hearing? 

Sounds like it was just an arraignment.

So, does he have to go to court again in the future?  Seems like a big waste of everyone's time (including the judge)  instead of simply writing him a ticket and having him send in a check to cover a fine (unless he wants to contest it in court).

Yes we do on the 23rd...and it could go on and on if I keep jurking the string .... GOT TO GET TO WORK ....THEY ARE COSTING ME MONEY AGAIN 

[huntrights]

just need some legal advice and where to take it from here ....Just send me a PM .... THANKS ( 90 days in jail or 1000dollar fine for a juvenile holding a fish out of the water ) Whatever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Holding a fish out of water".  What 's that about?  I'm just curious about what law was violated.

[Goldeneye]

jshunt, Here you go.

Direct quote from the Regs:

SALMON and TROUT HANDLING RULES
FRESHWATER: “It is unlawful to totally remove salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/Bull Trout from the water if it is unlawful to
retain those fish, or if the angler subsequently releases the salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden/Bull Trout.”
MARINE AREAS 5 through 13: “It is unlawful to bring wild salmon or a species of salmon aboard a vessel if it is unlawful to
retain that salmon” (“aboard” means inside the gunwale of a vessel).
MARINE AREA 2-2: “It is unlawful to totally remove salmon from the water if it is illegal to retain those fish, except anglers fishing
from boats 30 feet or longer as listed on either their state or Coast Guard registration, are exempt.”

[Skillet]

Sucks you have to deal with this, Bowhunter45.  If you do have that "special relationship" with the WDFW that H20 mentions, I'd lawyer the heck up right away.  For the most part, guys in black robes don't have any respect for people in front of them without a highly paid mouthpiece.  It ain't right, but that's the way it is.  I bet paying some kind of fine is a foregone conclusion, but if you're really concerned about your kid not spending time in the clink, pay a lawyer to mitigate damages.
Good luck, man.

[WSU]

It sounds like you should have called a lawyer a few years ago.