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Lincoln Park Council adopts ordinance reclassifying some disruptive conduct as civil infraction
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved an amendment adding a 'disruptive behavior' civil-infraction to the municipal code, allowing prosecutors discretion to downgrade certain first-time disturbance charges to noncriminal penalties of up to $500.
Lincoln Park — The City of Lincoln Park unanimously adopted an ordinance adding a new municipal offense labeled “disruptive behavior,” letting prosecutors convert some first-time disturbance charges to civil infractions with fines not to exceed $500.
Mayor Maureen Tobin read the ordinance on the council floor and City Attorney Zelnick told the council the change was intended to reduce the long-term consequences of minor disturbances. “This decriminalizes…
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