Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brian Lehrer in WNYC WNYC, By Brian Lehrer The New York City Council will hear a package of bills Monday that would make summonses for low-level crimes civil – rather than criminal – offenses. This would give officers the option to charge a person civilly rather than criminally for things like public urination, drinking from an open container in public, and excessive noise. It would not include jumping subway turnstiles.
