# How many times can I be cited for the same offence?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 15, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-be-cited-for-the-same-offence/984092 "2023-05-15T19:16:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-be-cited-for-the-same-offence/984092/21 "2023-05-16T16:00:01Z")

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Replace the smoke in the OP with a noise ordinance violation if it helps.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-be-cited-for-the-same-offence/984092/22 "2023-05-18T01:41:29Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Decades ago I had a fire going all day long to burn up a couple trees I’d cut down. I did not know there was an ordinance against that type of burning.
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> A neighbor called the police, who showed up as required. Technically they should have made me put the fire out, but they hated the person who complained. So, they had me bring food out (hotdogs and marshmallows) since cooking fires were specifically permitted.

So congrats on being an inconsiderate neighbor and fortunate enough to live in a town with dumbass petty cops who can’t be bothered to do their job, I guess.

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