The Eugene Police Department cited nine individuals for possession of illegal fireworks, according to EPD statistics gathered from 8 p.m. on July 4 to 2 a.m. on July 5.

The court will decide the punishment for each defendant convicted of this offense. The maximum penalty for this violation is a $2,500 fine and six months in jail.

UPDATE (7:36 a.m. July 6): Scott Fellman of EPD said the department averaged three illegal firework citations per year the preview few years.

EPD also received 165 total illegal fireworks calls between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. last night, although that number was preliminary as of Saturday morning. This is the second-lowest number of calls EPD received on the night of July 4 since 2009. The lowest was 133 in 2010, and the highest was 247 last year.

In addition to the nine citations, EPD reported 59 contacts made by enforcement detail regarding firework use from 8 p.m.-2 a.m last night. In 16 contacts, police officers advised people about their firework use. When officers arrived on the scene of 35 other contacts, the people were either gone or the scenes were quiet. The final eight contacts involved unfounded complaints or resolved cases.

The department also reported zero social host warnings, citations or arrests.

Eugene residents have another day and a half to use legal fireworks in city limits. After Sunday, legal fireworks are not allowed for use until Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. Eugene City Council recently passed an ordinance limiting firework use to those two days at the end of the year and from June 23 to July 6.

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