Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. On Saturday night I was in the passenger seat of my car while parked in a concert parking lot. I was smoking a Marijuana Joint when I was offered $5 for a hit. I was skeptical and asked if he was a cop. He proceeded to tell me that he was. I was written a citation for DISORDERELY CONDUCT with an explanation of smoking Marijuana. A copy of the original citation can be found here
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I have a few questions pertaining to this ticket.
1. Under Case Instituted By:, "On-view arrest" is checked off. I was never arrested nor held in there custody at all, I was simply searched and then written this citation. Why was this box checked instead of citation/summons? What should I do.
2. The back of the ticket states: In order to plead Guilty, “return the signed portion of the ticket along with an amount equal to the total due as specified in item 28 on the reverse side”. But item 28 was left blank. What am I required to pay since there is no amount filled?
3. I was never asked to sign the acknowleges reciept of citation box. Does this play any affect in the validity of this citation?
4. Lastly, I would like to know how this will show up on my record, and if it even will. I was charged with disorderly conduct. In the future, when a background check is done, will it be viewable that I was smoking marijuana, or will it just be listed as Disorderly conduct? My record is obviously my biggest concern.

