Can a police officer from another city stop me for speeding when I'm not in his city of duty?

Answer 1

In Texas the answer is yes. In Houston the answer is yes. In Harris and Montgomery counties the answer is yes. but if they stop you outside their jurisdiction just for speeding it has to be very very flagrant and they will call form assistanc from the local dept.

Answer 2

It depends. It's a matter of jurisdiction and mitigating circumstances.
It is possible that the officer has a dual commission. A lot of officers do this to help reduce jurisdiction problems. A city police officer may get a commission from the local Sheriff's office. So now the officer has pseudo jurisdiction throughout the county.

Or.. It could be even more simple. If an officer witnesses a crime in his jurisdiction he is allowed to pursue the suspect outside of his jurisdiction to effect an arrest.

To get a better answer we would need to know more information.

It's also possible that the two cities have an agreement wherein they have overlapping jurisdictions of some sort.
You can always go to court and ask the judge.

Answer 3

Normally NO, BUT.....

some city officers are also sworn in by the county police or sheriff office so they will have police powers outside thier jurisdiction.

Also they can ( but it is not really a good idea) but they can stop you and hold you for a local officer to write the ticket. This would not normally be done unless the speed is so fast that it is beyond dangerous or other factors. Normally they will also get approval by radio from thier dispatcher and the local dispatcher before doing it.

Answer 4

Generally not. Municipal police are limited to their city of jurisdiction, except in cases like high-speed chases and a few other things. On the other hand, some cities allow other cities' police to stop someone in that city, but they cannot write a ticket. Instead they detain the person and wait until a local cop arrives to write the ticket. It depends on the local laws.

Answer 5

It may depend on your state of residence, but generally, yes -- if it's clear and if your speeding or driving was dangerous. In some states -- anyone could "stop and detain" you -- call for police assistance -- if you are hurting yourself or others.

But, be careful -- there are people out there pretending to be cops stopping people - especially women -- just to intimidate (or worse). Personally, I would not stop for anyone who was not clearly a legit cop. I'd drive straight to the nearest police --station or walk-about cop and ask for their help --even if that meant I had to own up to any behavior on my part that might be breaking the law -- like speeding.

Be responsible and safe.

Answer 6

They can stop you for speeding, and then detain you until the local cops get there. They can't issue you a ticket. Same thing with a cop from another state, like if you're near the state line and a cop from the neighboring state pulls you over, he can keep you there until a cop from the state you're in gets there.

Answer 7

no hes out of his jursticationn, and i would imagine off duty thou, anyways, you stil arent outthewoods yet, he wil just dump it on another officer there etc, if you try too fight it the, other officeer, from another, city wil be used in something like traffic court if you try too fight the thing, used a witness against you etc, they police all interact, with one another etc, sometjing called brownie points etc!

Answer 8

He can if he is still in contact with you. Say he sees you speeding he can follow you and try to arrest you. Although if you run away he can't go potrolling for you because it is out of his juristiction. You might want to watch out for that!

Answer 9

Yes they can. Although the locals tend to get a bit territorial.

Answer 10

of cuz. the law gives him/her temp jurisdiction to stop you/fine u etc till he can hand u over or radio to d cop who has d local jurisdiction for tht city. it's all inherent.