Can a city police (or county sheriff or state police) give you a speeding or traffic violation ticket if he pulled you over OUTSIDE his city (or county or state) limit ? not inside his jurisdiction. Anybody got an idea? thanks.
2006-10-23 16:50:58 · 13 answers · asked by egtabet 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
..... assuming the violation was NOT committed in his city (or county or state), it was in a different city and he just happened to be passing by or whatever else.
2006-10-23 16:57:10 · update #1
Police officers, whether they work for the city, county, or state, are all certified by the state as officers of that state. That means that they can legally detain you or pull you over anywhere in the state (and in reality, a neighboring state). They cannot file charges against you or write you a ticket for something that happened outside their jurisdiction, but they can call an officer who is in that jurisdiction to do it for them.
There are also some cities and counties that have agreements between them that allow officers from a neighboring city or county to basically borrow jurisdiction at times, and write you a ticket or file charges under the authority of the city or county you the violation was in.
And that old myth about officers stopping at the jurisdictional boundary is just that: a myth. In reality, if an officer is chasing you, they will pretty much keep chasing you until the wheels fall off. They will get backup from the locals, but they can chase you until they catch you under the fresh pursuit laws.
2006-10-23 17:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by RJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the state laws. In Texas, any city officer can give you a ticket for any violation in the county where their city is located. County officers can give you a ticket anywhere in the state. This is spelled out in Code of Criminal Procedures Sect 14.03, linked below. It will take the second link to see who the vairous types of offciers are when they reference them by section 2.12.
2006-10-23 17:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by Steve R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he can still pull you over. They have jurisdiction in other city, county and state limits near by their own. But i'm not completely sure about this.
2006-10-23 16:53:20 · answer #3 · answered by Tami 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you committed the violation in his jurisdiction - yes he can
If the violation was in a different jurisdiction - No he can't. But check your ticket I'm sure he fudged the location some to make sure it is in his jurisdiction. In case you decide to go to court.
2006-10-23 17:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES! it is an urban myth that it has to be within a jurisdiction. The reality is that any officer can pull you over at any time.
2006-10-23 16:53:35 · answer #5 · answered by daniswired 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the speed violation was in his jurisdiction yes.
2006-10-23 16:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...they can pull you over...it doesnt matter if he's even from another state...i shadowed a police officer and askd the same question...he said usually they dont care, but if it's too dangerous then they will...the valentine1 is the radar detector i just bought about a year ago, an its saved me at least 5 times!!
2006-10-23 16:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by chalupa1769 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here in Michigan we have all the suburb departments and city cops in one area busting people for no seat belts.
2006-10-23 17:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES they can! I know that this has been a ? for awhile but they can do it! Most won't because of court issues..like driving and wasting there time but the absolutely can!
2006-10-24 07:50:48 · answer #9 · answered by Jesabel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
local police no
but the county and state police yes the can give tickets
2006-10-23 16:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by Melody-Lynn 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋