Class Citation

A charge issued by a law enforcement officer for a "violation" requiring the person charged to plead guilty to the charge or to appear in court to contest the charge. A citation is issued in lieu of an arrest and booking. "Violations" are a subset of "charges" for which a law enforcement officer is authorized to issue a citation in lieu of arrest and booking. Examples: traffic ticket, parking ticket or ticket issued for some other ordinance violation such as barking dog or illegal dumping.

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Relation citationAgency (<directional aggregation>)

The law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer who issued this citation.

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Relation citationCourtAppearance (<directional aggregation>)

Representation of when the offender is required to appear in court on this citation.

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Relation citationIssuringOfficial (<directional aggregation>)

The law enforcement official issuing a citation.

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Attribute citationNumber

A sequential number preprinted on the citation form which serves as the ticket number

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Attribute correctableOffenseIndicator

True if a citation can be dismissed if certain conditions are met; false otherwise.

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Attribute correctableOffenseText

A condition to be met that can make a citation eligible for dismissal.

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Attribute dateOfCitationIssue

date citation was issued

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Relation drivingIncident (<directional aggregation>)

The incident from which this traffic ticket arose.

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Attribute narrativeSummaryOfViolation

A narrative description of the facts and circumstances for which a citation was issued

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Relation offender (<directional aggregation>)

A person named in a citation alleged to have violated a statute or ordinance.

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Attribute officialPresentForIncidentIndicator

A yes/no indicator that the issuing officer did or did not personally witness the act for which the citation is issued.

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Relation parkingViolationInformation (<directional aggregation>)

Information about a parking violation.

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Attribute timeOfViolation

Date and time of day that a violation occurred.

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Relation violatedStatute (<directional aggregation>)

Details about a statute that has been violated and associated information.

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Attribute violationLocation

The place where an alleged violation occurred.

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Attribute charge

A charge association with a citation.

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Attribute citation

A citation.

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