Say your driving around town, and run a red light or something. Can a highway patrol pull you over and give you a ticket? Does he have jurisdiction in the city? If he does pull you over, what are your rights?
2006-06-21 08:15:16 · 18 answers · asked by Travis 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I don't know to many places that Highway Patrol don't have jurisdiction, they are State Officers with authority in any place within their State. They can cite you in the City for violations and return it to whomever their court system is assigned to. I have never known any other practice by State Police/Highway Patrol. As for your rights, you can appear in court and plead not guilty to the ticket,it's your right to do so, take a chance telling the Judge your side of the story. NEVER HURTS TO TRY.
2006-06-21 08:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Highway Patrol Officers Have Jurisdiction On Any Roadway In the State. So Yep. And County Officers Can Pull you Over In Town Too
2006-06-21 20:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Woob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highway Patrol is usually a subset of a police dept. Just as in NYC a cop from Brooklyn who happens to be driving through Queens could issue a summons for a traffic infraction. A NYC cop has jurisdiction over the entire city of NY, even if he's assigned to patrol the highway or a member of the bomb squad, and has the authority to write summonses. In some states the State Police patrol the highways and he has jurisdiction throughout the entire state to enfore traffic infractions. Plus, if the cop wrote you a ticket, he is prepared to appear in court if you plead not guilty. As far as your rights? You have the right to sit there and take the ticket and plead guilty or not guilty later. You can appear in court with a lawyer and/or witnesses. However in my experience highway patrol cops are experts in traffic court and rarely lose because they main function of their job is writing summons on the highway for speeding and such and have much experience testifying in court.
2006-06-21 11:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by James G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highway patrol is a state agency with state wide authority. Their authority supercedes the city and they have jurisdiction in all locations in the state on roadways. Now there are a few exceptions such as tribal indian land but that is a whole other question
2006-06-21 09:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's my understanding, at least in Utah, that depending on the Police Officer Training/Schooling, (CATI, CATII, etc) that if he/she graduates in the state they have jurisdiction throughout the state. SO, for example, if a Salt Lake City officer pulled you over in another city, or County for that matter, he could. If you receive a ticket, tho, the ticket would have to go to that city's jurisdiction. They can even, some anyway, right tickets off duty if they are in their patrol car.
But, like others have mentioned, you may want to call or search the web for your area.
2006-06-21 11:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by timpoops 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws may be different in different places but generally Highway patrol is the same as state police which has jurisdiction... you said it... throughout the state.
2006-06-21 08:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by In the light 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, highway patrol has jurisdiction over the whole state. then you have the right to get a ticket.
2006-06-21 10:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by mike g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my understanding is state patrol officers have jurisdiction all over the state --we don't have just "highway patrol" so i don't know ig that really makes a difference or not????? i would call a local police station or a lawyer and just ask.
2006-06-21 08:20:40 · answer #8 · answered by angelcdm228 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Highway Patrolman has jurisdiction everywhere in the state. So, yes.
2006-06-21 08:19:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
State highway patrol rules vary some from state to state,
In my state they have authority everywhere
And if they write you a ticket, they put the place on it, if they were not allowed to write it there, it would not be accpeted in court
2006-06-21 12:44:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋