Naturalization Quality Procedures (NQP) requires anyone with a criminal history to present certified dispositions for MOST encounters with law enforcement (trivial things like parking and speeding tickets and other
minor things are excepted) AND each such applicant will be questioned under oath and under penalty of perjury about such incidents AND will complete a sworn statement (the statement is a standardized form).
IF you did not complete a sworn statement, a second interview is required just for that, and the Officer needs the certified court disposition in hand in order to get all the legalities (actual charges) and facts (supplemented by your testimony) straight for the record.
It is unclear exactly what the charge was. The leading contenders would seem to be among:
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
TITLE 18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES
PART I. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Chapter 1. General Provisions
§ 106. Classes of offenses.
(b)
Classification of crimes.--
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(8) A crime is a
misdemeanor of the third degree if it is so designated in this title or if a person convicted thereof may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the maximum of which is not more than one year.
(9) A crime declared to be a misdemeanor, without specification of degree, is of the third degree.
(c)
Summary offenses.--An offense defined by this title constitutes a summary offense if:
(1) it is so designated in this title, or in a statute other than this title; or
(2) if a person convicted thereof may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the maximum of which is not more than 90 days.
PART II. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES
ARTICLE F. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY
Chapter 55. Riot, Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses
§ 5503. Disorderly conduct.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he:
(1) engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior;
(2) makes unreasonable noise;
(3) uses obscene language, or makes an
obscene gesture; or
(4) creates a
hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
(b) Grading.--An offense under this section is
a misdemeanor of the third degree if the intent of the actor is to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, or if he persists in disorderly conduct after reasonable warning or request to desist.
Otherwise disorderly conduct is a summary offense.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section the word "public" means affecting or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a substantial group has access; among the places included are highways, transport facilities,
schools, prisons, apartment houses, places of business or amusement, any neighborhood,
or any premises which are open to the public.
Cross References. Section 5503 is referred to in sections 3573, 8902 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
§ 5505. Public drunkenness
and similar misconduct.
A person is guilty of a summary offense if he appears in any public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, as defined in the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, except those taken pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, as defined in The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act,
to the degree that he may endanger himself or other persons or property, or annoy persons in his vicinity. (June 18, 1999, P.L.67, No.8, eff. 60 days)
Cross References. Section 5505 is referred to in sections 3573, 8902 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
TITLE 42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 3573. Municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited for violation of any ordinance of any municipal corporation, or which under any other statute are to be paid to any specified municipal corporation, shall be payable to such municipal corporation.
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(c)
Summary offenses.--Fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited under the following provisions of law shall, when any such offense is committed in a municipal corporation, be payable to such municipal corporation:
(1) Under the following provisions of Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses):
Section 2709(a)(1), (2) and (3) (relating to harassment).
Section 3304 (relating to criminal mischief). {Additional contenders?}
Section 3503 (relating to criminal trespass).
Section 3929 (relating to retail theft).
Section 4105 (relating to bad checks).
Section 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct).
Section 5505 (relating to public drunkenness).
Section 5511 (relating to cruelty to animals).
Section 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of intoxicating beverages).
Section 6501 (relating to scattering rubbish).
Still in Title 42.........
§ 322.
Seal.
Each court of this Commonwealth shall have a seal engraved with the name of the court and such other inscription as may be specified by general rule or rule of court. A facsimile or preprinted seal may be used for all purposes in lieu of the original seal.
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"Magisterial district judge." A justice of the peace holding office under section 7(a) of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and Subchapter B of Chapter 15 (relating to magisterial district judges).
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