Penalty notice for disorder

The documentation may be a scam.

In the first instance, we advise that you contact HM Courts & Tribunal Services to clarify this, you can use the Court & Tribunal Finder facility via the link in Related Information to do this.

Alternatively, if the letter appears to be from the police referring you to HM Courts & Tribunal Services, then contact Police Scotland to check its authenticity:

Police Scotland

If the documentation is found to be a scam then either organisation will advise you accordingly.

Fixed penalty notices are a means for dealing with various minor public order offences and were brought in under the Anti-social Behaviour Scotland Act 2004.

Police officers can issue a fixed penalty notice and a fine of £40 for the following offences:

• Breach of the peace
• Malicious Mischief
• Vandalism
• Public drunkenness
• Being in charge of child whilst drunk in public
• Drinking in public
• Urinating or defecating in public
• Refusing to leave licensed premises on being requested to do so
• Riotous behaviour while drunk in licensed premises
• Persisting, to annoyance of others, in playing musical instruments, singing, playing radios etc. on being required to stop

Fixed penalties do not count as criminal convictions but if you receive one this will be put on your record for a period of 2yrs and may be considered relevant in any enhanced disclosure certificate.