Sentences with phrase «civil summonses for»

The City Council on Monday will introduce a set of bills calling for civil summonses for nonviolent quality - of - life offenses, such as public urination and drinking, but cops would still decide whether to make an arrest.

The act would let people issued civil summonses for the offenses avoid Criminal Court and have their cases heard by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, which could issue fines or require community service.

The City Council on Monday will introduce a set of bills calling for civil summonses for nonviolent quality - of - life offenses, such as public urination and drinking, but cops would still decide...

Not exact matches

Mr. Gonzalez said he supported civil summonses instead of arrests for marijuana, while Mr. Vance supports civil or criminal summonses until marijuana is legalized by the state.

The group said the Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun, the statement noted could be using the opportunity that it mobilized its members to Abuja to show solidarity with the controversial Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who has been summoned to Abuja by the National Judicial Council to defend herself, to score some cheap points.

Queens Councilman Rory Lancman, who heads the City Council's newly formed Committee on the Justice System, called Vance's new step «smart policy» and argued the city can hold people accountable for fare evasion by issuing an MTA civil summons instead of «running them through the criminal justice system.»

But in her motion challenging the EFCC's ex parte application, Mrs. Jonathan, through her lawyers, argued that the EFCC's «Ex parte Originating Summons» was not one of the modes of commencement of action under Order 3, Rule 1 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure Rules) 2009, and that it was not known or provided for by any law or rules of court.

The pols are asking for $ 26 million to expand administrative courts to brace for an influx of civil summonses that could replace summonses now handled by the criminal system if a series of reforms the Council is pursuing to ease up on minor offenses go through.

When Clyde Butcher stands chest - deep in the swampy spread of the Florida Everglades with his Civil War - era camera, always hunting for the perfect photograph, he must summon an uncommon patience.

It would have been common enough for Cabral and Sutcliffe to summon shocking facts and talking - head testimonials about entrapment, civil - liberties violations, bureau incompetence, and compromised informant programs.

For example, civil trial attorneys within the DOJ's Tax Division are requesting the issuance of John Doe summonses (ie, summonses that seek information regarding specific unidentified persons) and are seeking the enforcement of Nova Scotia summonses (ie, summonses served on a US branch of an overseas bank requesting the production of bank records held by parts of the bank located in a jurisdiction with strict bank secrecy laws) mostly against financial institutions.

If you do not respond to a civil complaint and summons, default judgment will be entered for the plaintiff.

On the other hand, 42 USC § 1989 (warrants for certain civil rights crimes) does explicitly allow people executing the warrants to «summon and call to their aid -LSB-...] such portion of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia, as may be necessary to the performance of the duty with which they are charged.»

Third, we proposed to permit such disclosures pursuant to an administrative request, including an administrative subpoena or summons, a civil investigative demand, or similar process, under somewhat stricter standards than exist today for such disclosures.