In the civil complaint, the party would be seeking financial damages.

The new charges were contained in an amended civil complaint.

This was neither a criminal or civil complaint but rather an administrative action.

The six were charged yesterday in a civil complaint.

"This will be a civil complaint for damages," he said.

Robert Abrams, then the state attorney general, followed with a civil complaint against the company, which it settled.

In a separate case Exxon agreed to pay up to $1 billion to settle civil complaints.

His statement left open the possibility of a civil complaint being filed, which he acknowledged.

"One way we help the Police Department is to have a strong process to deal with civil complaints," she said.

For minor civil complaints and offenses, justices of the peace take the case.