If an officer first says there will be a public disturbance fine, then later states he decided not to give a citation, does that mean that there will be no action (and no fine)? Or will something still be done?
2007-12-26 13:17:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Normally if there is a disturbance and the officer elects not to issue a citation then nothing else will happen unless the disturbance occurs again. Normally an officer will just write an incident report. If your "handled" again for the same issue they could issue a citation or file charges in an aggravated style charge based on the previous offense.
2007-12-26 14:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by arelda1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CITATION, THEN I WOULD SAY NO ACTION.
IT IS CALLED DISCRETIONARY DECISIONS--THE OFFICER MADE A DECISION BASED ON FACTS AT TIME AND THEN CHANGED DECISION BASED UPON FINDINGS OF FACTS AND DID NOT WARRANT WHAT HE WAS CALLED OUT FOR.
2007-12-26 21:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there will only be a record of the complaint call being made
2007-12-26 21:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by razor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be in the computer as a police contact but nothing much.
2007-12-26 22:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by Steven C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋