I will add my two cents about a personal experience. A couple of years ago I was with a girl i had been dating, in a public park, parking lot, in Brooklyn. When i got there there were other cars in the lot basically hanging out, having sex, whatever, but we lost track of time in the back seat and cops pulled up on us while we were the only car there. We were each issued a pink summons for being in the park after dark (i.e. after closing hours). There was a sign when you entered the parking lot. Needless to say, it cost me $1,000 for each me and her to hire a lawyer to avoid getting a record or some bullshit. Apparently a pink ticket is a criminal court appearance summons. I never did that again, lol. We appeared in court, and luckily the judge reduced it to loitering and it cost us another $50 each..