You can make a claim on the bond itself. If you're the only one making a claim, you can recover the value of the bond (maybe $5,000). Otherwise, you have to chase this guy around with a judgment -- pain in the ass.
I don't do this type of work, but can get you a referral if you want to buy an hour of a lawyer's time who can actually help you execute this plan.
My email: alexjhiggins@gmail.com
-Alex

If a bicycle is travelling on a roadway, it must obey all the same laws any other vehicle upon that roadway must obey, including stopping for pedestrians and cyclists using a crosswalk.

Roads were originally built for bicycles, not cars. In fact, bicycles are entitled to the right 1/4 of the right-most lane of every road, regardless of if there is a bicycle lane or not. The only reason to even have bicycle lanes is to provide a little added safety for cyclists and to improve the flow of traffic, overall, but all lanes are potential bike lanes, and cyclists must, should they use those lanes, follow the laws that govern them, including the RCW listed by the other person who answered (as well as all the others).

My main concern as an individual would be whether one owner could hold up the process for everyone else if they were unhappy - does the condo association get one offer to be divided, or do individual owners get offers? I assume the association will hire legal counsel, and you may want to check with an attorney yourself to find out what your rights and the potential problems are.

It could help to hire legal counsel, someone with experience with both eminent domain and condominiums, since they are a special sort of real property. My firm does this work and I'm happy to talk to you, if you can contact me directly. (I keep my Slog/Questionland life separate from my work life.)

You will need to get a comprehensive property appraisal before you will know whether Sound Transit's offer is fair. You may also be able to argue that the present value is not fair compensation - the state/county should not be able to take advantage of the reduced real estate values under its eminent domain powers.

If there is a dispute over the eminent domain, ST will likely win.

They are known for being rather generous with compesation for those impacted by property acquisitions. My advice: make your case for a large settlement, but don't take it all the way to court. People who dispute the financial amounts in court typically leave with less than they were originally offered.

I have always been under the impression that discharge of a firearm is very very illegal within the city limits of every incorporated place in Washington state.

I am not a legal expert, but I am a gun owner and a hunter, and the shotguns and rifles in my closet are never, ever fired unless I'm miles and miles away from the nearest civilization out in the Cascades or the San Juans.

I would venture to guess that the City of Seattle would interpret their code to mean that you would be endangering property and life by discharging your weapon in the basement, no matter how many precautions you take.

This is a bad idea, and I want to talk you out of it if I can. Stray bullets can be lethal to over a mile. Guns just should not be fired within cities.

If you want to be able to shoot indoors, I highly recommend you cross Lake Washington and go to Wade's Eastside Guns. Their rates are quite reasonable, and they are open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week. http://www.wadesguns.com/

You can also target shoot in most areas of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. You can get the information on where shooting is and is not allowed by calling the forest office in Everett at 425-783-6000 or visiting the forest office in the flagship Seattle REI store.

There are plenty of safe places to shoot within a half hour's drive of Seattle. Please avail yourself to one of these opportunities instead of shooting guns in your basement.

I will be the first one to stand up and defend the right of responsible Americans to own and use guns, but they should not be discharged in urban environments. That is irresponsible and dangerous. Please don't do it.

Let's just say Sure. well-- is there a reasonable likelihood of jeopardy to property, animals or people?

"Seattle -SMC 12A.14.071

Discharge of a firearm.
A person is guilty of discharge of a firearm if he or she wilfully
discharges a firearm in a place where there is a reasonable likelihood that
humans, domestic animals or property will be jeopardized."

--Better make sure that shooting range is set up so no stray bullets can get outside or bounce back.

Thats awesome by the way

If your customer or her bank has any common sense, they'll charge your boss with fraud when/if they do this. And win.
You aren't uptight at all - you are ethical. and maybe a little bit underinformed by your employer regarding the business you all are in - training should have covered this, in an ideal world.
You should abstain from being involved.

The order is there because she requested it.

What a great way to really get to know her better and to start a conversation about life in general with someone that has seen so much more of it than you.

Have a cup of tea together (or coffee, or snort of whisky, her preference) and get up your gumption and ask her. I am sure she will put your mind at ease and probably drop a few hints that will lead to other stories and descriptive adventures.

Do-Not-Resuscitate means just that. CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Don't resuscitate someone who has a directive not to. Call 911, make her comfortable and be there for her. This is her choice.

Since it was your company's mistake and the customer did not fraudulently underpay - you cannot "fix" your mistake by charging the visa number for the money. Doing so is theft (perhaps even a case of identity theft) and you could lose your business license.

I agree with all the answers below, but I also want to add the following. Your friend's fear that he will be tracked down and killed by some gang - is absoltely without any credible merit. First, most likley the rapist doesn't belong to a "gang," and two gang members are not stupid enough to retaliate against a witness in a rape case - especially when the witness is telling the truth and not fabricating evidence. In the 11 years I served as a federal and state public defender I have never seen a retalitory crime committed by a stranger on a stranger, all retalitory crimes were committed by feuding neighbors, or ex-girl/boyfriends etc. Tampering with a witness (which is the legal definition for a retalitory crime) carries severe penalties and few criminals are willing to risk thier freedom for a crime that has no monetary or logical benefit. Lastly - your friend has a ethical and moral obligation to testify - there is no choice in the matter.

You are absolutely in the right here, Mizmojo- the business, not the customer, made the error. The sales receipt that the customer was given (showing the amount she paid for the item in question), basically constitutes a contract between the her and the store. The store does not have the right to add charges to the customer's credit card. In fact, it seems pretty dodgy that the business has access to the customer's credit card number after the transaction anyway, unless she has some kind of an account with them, in which case I'd expect that her contact information be available.

There are certain downsides to owning a business, one of which is that when one of your employees makes a mistake you generally have to eat the cost. One example of this is banks. My brother-in-law works as a teller and several months ago a regular customer came in to make a deposit to his business account. The customer had miscalculated his deposit by $1000. My brother-in-law did not catch this error when checking the deposit, and by the time the bank caught the mistake, the customer was gone with a deposit slip showing that he'd made a deposit of $1000 more than he really had. The bank had to eat the loss and supply the extra $1000 to the customer's account.

I would stand up to my boss and just respectfully point out that this is inappropriate and that you are not willing to do it. If you can find the customer's information, contact her, and explain the situation, she may be willing to remedy the situation willingly, but that is the only acceptable way to recoup the loss.

Yeah, it looks like witnesses in criminal cases can be subpoenaed to testify in court: RCW 10.52.040. I think your friend would have to make a compelling case that he would be in danger in order to get some kind of protection or be able to testify under a pseudonym, which would have to be argued by the prosecutor and approved by the judge. If he's in King County, he might want to try calling these numbers, from the King County Bar Association's site:

"If your legal issue is a criminal issue, contact the Public Defenders office at  206-296-7662, or you can call the criminal legal helpline Monday-Friday 12:15- 1:00pm at 206-447-3900 x 0 (Call only if you do not already have representation)."

I'm not sure if they can answer his question, but it doesn't hurt to pursue the free legal services before hiring a lawyer. I think if he is subpoenaed he could have a defense lawyer appointed to represent his interest if he refuses to testify, but I'm not sure about that.

His eyewitness acccount may not be all that crucial to the case - from my experience on a jury for an assault case, the witnesses will be asked if they can positively identify the defendant as the person who committed the crime, and that they actually saw the crime happen. So if it was dark and your friend didn't see the guy's face clearly, and wasn't close enough to say for sure that it was rape and not assault, he might not be called to testify.

I really hope he offers to be a witness. I've never been raped but was involved in an abusive relationship and it really, really sucks when people won't get involved in a situation like that. Abusers (and maybe some rapists) take advantage of people's fear of getting involved and keep doing their shitty deeds.

That's wrong and illegal. You should advise your boss that the customer should be contacted and asked for permission to charge the additional amount. Most people would probably understand and agree. That doesn't mean your boss can decide that for himself.
-Alex

I'd go further than Russ and say it definitely would be improper and illegal to charge the card. The sale was complete and unless you were the sales person you cannot know whether or not the error was made at the time of the sale, or whether there even was an error.
In your shoes, difficult as it is to do, I would respectfully decline to perform the requestd transaction. The "call me a fraidy cat, but I'm not comfortable doing this" approach. If your boss thinks it is the right thing to do, he/she can do it. Its your ass awaving in the breeze - cover it.

Griffin is right, but I add that it is important for people to stand up and be heard when they see something like this. rape victims are often vilified in court, made to feel like liars and that they deserved it because they were drunk, flirty, uncautious, whatever... Does your friend want it on his conscience that he did not do more to ensure that the rapist gets what he deserves?
And witnesses being threatened is not that common, does he have reason, apart from his earlier experience, to think that will occur?
Finally, most of us don't have an attorney, nor can we afford to get one to help us. In his shoes, I'd ring the relevant police station, explain what occurred and ask if they need him to make a statement.
What is that quote? Something about evil flourishing when good people do not act?

Anonymous witnesses do not count as evidence because defendants (or their agents) have a right to cross examine witnesses during a trial.

The thing is, he called from his own phone, right? The cops know who he is because of that. He could refuse to testify if the victim chose to press charges, but that doesn't mean that he can't be compelled to appear in court via bench warrant. And, unless the victim somehow scores a closed court room, he'd have to testify in open court, and the defendant (and his associates) would see who he was.

His best option is to in the following order 1) talk to his own attorney to see what can be done to shield his identity since he's fearing repercussions, and 2) in conjunction with his attorney, talk to the cops. It may well be that he isn't needed due to DNA evidence, or the victim may have decided not to press charges.

What a shitty way to start the new year for all involved.

Strangely enough, you are the person that Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy act was written for! If you file a 13 (you can do it yourself--there are a bunch of online tools), you notify the collection agency and the licensing dept. and they lift all those holds. You pay a certain amount every month to pay off the debt in any time range you choose from three years to five years (36 months to 60 months).

A lot depends on what happens after the arrest. In 1965 I was arrested in a demonstration trying to racially integrate a theater in Haskell, Texas. Six of us were "arrested" at the theater and taken to the county jail. (Haskell is the county seat of the county in which Rick Perry was born.) We were fingerprinted, but not photographed, and we were released and told we would be notified of "further proceedings". None of us heard anything more.

A few years later I tried to see if the was any record of my "arrest", so I requested a records search from the WSP. There was none.

I agree with Greg's answer, but you may need to know more, like who is qualified to "officiate". The law allows certain designated state officers (mainly, all elected judges) and all clergy. But in state law there is no definition of clergy, so legally the officiant can be anyone who signs the license and mails the notice to Olympia. It is CRITICAL that the completed form be mailed to Olympia for registration. That registration will be the always-available independent proof of your marriage.

Why two witnesses? Well, there are two things necessary to make a legally-binding marriage: Consent of each party, and eligibility of each party. "Consent" is the "I do" part. The two witnesses provide the "eligibility" part. The officiant asks if there is anyone present who knows of any reason the parties can't marry. Those reasons would be underage, mentally incompetent, or an undissolved prior marriage. The law presumes that if there are two witnesses present, one of them will know.

Not illegal to possess, it's the reason / acquisition that will be in question and could lead to charges.
WHY do you expect to be not only pulled over, but also SEARCHED? That's a pretty specific scenario.
Also that's a hell of a First World Problem you got there -- I suppose your mansion garage is too small for your lamborgini collection, too. ;)

If you're expecting TSA trouble at the airport, just fucking hide it: make a hundred dollar bill pair of underwear or shoes - 1000 hundred dollar bills only weighs 2.2 pounds or so. (based on the internet telling me that a million bucks in hundreds weighs 22 pounds).

You know you can convert it to an expensive gem instead, and simply wear it - and then no questions. http://www.foxsgemshop.com/catalog/designer-jewelry/shopby/price-40000,250000.html

Per my comment to Fnarf... Bailo and Fnarf are correct about large currency transactions being reported (those greater than $10,000 - an even $10,000 itself is below the threshhold, but $10,001 gets a report filed with the feds). But you don't want to do anything to avoid the report. If you do and it gets noticed (and it will be noticed - don't think it won't be), then another reported, called the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), is filed with the feds.

The purpose of these reports is to track possible money laundering. A one-time deposit of all that cash might raise eyebrows at the bank, but if you go to a high-traffic branch of a major bank, chances are someone there has seen it before and won't automatically believe you're doing something illegal. It'll help if you're well groomed; if you look like a tweaker, they may file a SAR anyway.

You could, I suppose, go to a bunch of different banks, but they'd all have to be unique institutions. If you deposit at different branches of the same bank, the reports will find you out.

As Bailo notes, there's nothing illegal about having that much cash, and nothing illegal about depositing it, as long as it was legally acquired. You probably won't get too much attention if you do this just one time, and never again. All the big banks see large cash deposits and withdrawals every day, and it's the pattern of repeatedly doing this, especially with no reasonable explanation for it, that's gets attention. BUT.... if I were you, I'd be ready to tell the truth about how I came into such a large sum, and have any supporting documentation ready to present. Because you never know.

Any bank transaction that involves amounts greater than $10,000 is subject to reporting to the authorities. So you would be reported upon withdrawing or depositing such a sum.

But merely having such money...if legally acquired...not a crime.

I think federal money laundering charges would be the biggest concern. Any thing over 10K needs a paper trail. At the very least, the cash could be seized and it would be thoroughly investigated.

There have also been cases where cash is sniffed by dogs to establish a drug connection. Considering that most large bills in the US have cocaine residue on them, this is dubious evidence at best, but it has been held up in court. 

Check out this case. I guess if you're going to do this, carefully obey all traffic laws, and don't have brown skin.

This might depend on whether your legal ID says 'Randi Beever'.