The Lebanon Police Department is eyeing changing some city ordinances to require ticketing violators instead of sending them to court, reports NBC 5.
At this time, according to documents, police can only enforce ordinances by issuing a court summons, but they hope to change that.
The current proposal by police calls for any individual with an open alcohol container on city property, or who is caught with drug paraphernalia (needles, pipes) to be given a ticket rather than a court summons. The documents state that fines will go along with these tickets.
Deputy Police Chief Phil Roberts states, “It won’t go on your criminal record, it’s kinda like a speeding ticket that you know you don’t have to check off that you’ve been convicted of a crime if you get a speeding ticket 5 years ago so it’s the same.”
A city public hearing on the subject has been scheduled for October 7th.
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