Citations replacing arrests for more juvenile offenders in Hillsborough The program is now mandatory for first-time misdemeanors, except in âextraordinaryâ circumstances, the sheriff announced. Â Â Teenagers attend a group session at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center East. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced Monday that the county is expanding its juvenile civil citation program, making the citations mandatory for all first-time misdemeanors except in extraordinary circumstances. [ Times ] Updated 3 hours ago TAMPA â Hillsborough County is again expanding its civil citation program for juveniles, a move designed to keep more of them off the path toward incarceration. The civil citations, given to first-time juvenile offenders in lieu of an arrest, will now be mandatory for all misdemeanors except in âextraordinaryâ circumstances, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriffâs Office news release Monday.