A civil citation shall be issued for Possession of Cannabis under 20 grams unless what?

• A. No additional charges exist
• B. The offender is a minor
• C. The cannabis is synthetic
• D. Additional charges exist

Answer: (D)

Civil citations are used for simple possession under 20 grams to handle a low-level offense quickly, but only when there are no other charges connected to the incident. If there are additional charges, the case isn’t handled by a civil citation and instead follows normal criminal processing. That’s why the statement that stops a civil citation is the presence of additional charges. The other factors—being a minor, the cannabis being synthetic, or no additional charges existing—don’t change this basic rule in the same way; the key trigger is whether there are other charges present.