Welcome Weekend citation fines total more than $100k
Kaiti Chritz | Photo Editor
Mount Pleasant police wrote nearly 200 citations throughout Welcome Weekend 2015. Police wrote 107 open intoxicant tickets, 56 minors in possession of alcohol citations and a slew of other offenses.
Some offenses carry $100 fines; others could cost students up to $2,000. Assuming each person cited received a maximum fine, the 192 offenses add up to $105,000. This excludes court costs, fees and potential jail time.
Here's a list of each citation and the consequence it carries:
Open intox
- 107 citations, totaling $53,500 in fines.
- Open intoxicants in public is a misdemeanor with a $500 fine and a potential 90 days in jail.
Minor in possession of alcohol
- 56 citations, totaling $28,000 in fines.
- An MIP is a misdemeanor with a $100 to $500 fine. The state may suspend a driver's license, immobilize a vehicle or require probation screenings.
Disorderly conduct
- 5 citations, totaling $2,500 in fines.
- Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor with a $100 to $500 fine and a potential 90 days in jail.
Nuisance party
- 2 citations, totaling $1,000 in fines.
- Allowing, hosting or attending a nuisance party is a misdemeanor with a $500 fine and a potential 90 days in jail.
Resisting and obstruction
- 7 citations, totaling $14,000 in fines.
- Resisting and obstruction is a felony with a fine of $2,000 or two years in jail or both.
Possession of drugs (marijuana)
- 2 citations, totaling $4,000 in fines.
- A possessions of drugs (marijuana) is a misdemeanor with a $2,000 fine and a potential year in jail.
Retail fraud
- 1 citation, totaling $500 to $2,000 in fines.
- A retail fraud (2nd degree) is a misdemeanor with a $2,000 fine and a potential year in jail. Retail fraud (3rd degree) is a misdemeanor with a $500 fine and a potential 93 days in jail.
Arrested on warrant from other departments
- 2 individuals arrested on existing warrants
- The fine for their offenses or arrests is unknown.
