"The problem with this as of now is that it's not cut and dry," she said. "The list of offenses you are able to issue an onsite appearance ticket has not been made clear."
Additionally, the issuance of an appearance ticket will still count as an arrest even though the alleged suspect won't be arrested in the traditional sense.
"Any crime that requires a custodial arrest under state law, there will still be an arrest," he began. "(The appearance ticket) is still technically an arrest, but the police will explain to an individual that they will have to appear on their own recognizance at some time. They will get an appearance ticket, and they will be allowed to go on their way."While there's still confusion on the appearance tickets, Russo had a much different response to Brown's reform on the "Fix-Tickets" issued by police, as motorists will now have a seven-day period - as opposed to 24 hours - to repair something before paying a fine.
"That's great," she said. "That helps out the citizen - maybe they're waiting for a paycheck to roll in, maybe it was a bad week and they didn't have the extra $55 for a ticket. That is something we can all get behind - everybody understands that kind of thing."