Late penalties may be assessed. For Petty Misdemeanors, and Misdemeanors Certified as Petty Misdemeanors, failure to appear or respond as required is considered a waiver of the right to trial, and a guilty plea and conviction will be entered on the charge(s), unless the failure to appear is due to circumstances beyond your control. (Minn. Stat. § 169.91; 609.491; Minn. R. Crim. P. 23.04-23.05.) An instruction for a Juvenile court offense was added to the “Rights Page” of the Standard Citation. The language on the Officer Notes page of the citation was updated to provide more clear instructions for the issuing officer: ENDANGERING LIFE OR PROPERTY: OFFICER BELIEVES AN OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED IN A MANNER THAT ENDANGERED LIFE OR PROPERTY. CHECKING THIS BOX If this is a Juvenile Court Offense: WILL The Court will mail further information and instructions to you. CONVERT A PETTY MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE TO A MISDEMEANOR AND WILL REQUIRE THE DEFENDANT TO APPEAR IN COURT. OFFICER NOTES ARE REQUIRED. To view the above highlighted changes open the sample standard citation PDF image below.
Late penalties may be assessed. For Petty Misdemeanors, and Misdemeanors Certified as Petty Misdemeanors, failure to appear or respond as required is considered a waiver of the right to trial, and a guilty plea and conviction will be entered on the charge(s), unless the failure to appear is due to circumstances beyond your control. (Minn. Stat. § 169.91; 609.491; Minn. R. Crim. P. 23.04-23.05.) An instruction for a Juvenile court offense was added to the “Rights Page” of the Standard Citation. If this is a Juvenile Court Offense: The Court will mail further information and instructions to you. The language on the Officer Notes page of the citation was updated to provide more clear instructions for the issuing officer: ENDANGERING LIFE OR PROPERTY: OFFICER BELIEVES AN OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED IN A MANNER THAT ENDANGERED LIFE OR PROPERTY. CHECKING THIS BOX WILL CONVERT A PETTY MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE TO A MISDEMEANOR AND WILL REQUIRE THE DEFENDANT TO APPEAR IN COURT. OFFICER NOTES ARE REQUIRED. To view the above highlighted changes open the sample standard citation PDF image below.