What does a ........

[Sonak]

12 month conditional discharge mean?

[Ethel]

It means no further action will be taken for that offence unless another offence is committed within 12 months.

[Sonak]

Thanks Ethel. If someone who has a 12 month conditional discharge, what can they NOT do? As this offender racially harassed my partner.

[RATTER15]

I think that if the offender commits a similar offence within 12 months he will be prosecuted for both offences.

[Ethel]

Ratter is right. :)

[zebedee1691]

It also means that if you are convicted of any offence, not just a similar one, within the 12 month period you can be resentenced for the original offence as well as the new offence.

[Neilzulu1]

Yes, but if they do not do anything for the 12 months, does the charge / sentence get wiped from their record?

[dinger128]

No, it will be taken into consideration by the CPS if the offender is chagred with a similar matter after the 12 months is up.

[kayglover]

they cant do anything ilegial in 12 months that goes for anything