So I was pulled over tonight, first time in like 10 years, and he asked me a bunch of questions, asked me if I've been drinking, which I haven't. Than he took my licence and registration and insurance card, and eventually gave it back to me. However, I did not get any ticket from him or any paper of any sort, so did I get a ticket, maybe he's gonna mail it to me or something, or did he let me of with a warning?
2006-11-15 19:26:42 · 13 answers · asked by zenica4life 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
That's cool, I think he just thought I was drinking or something, cos he asked me about 10 times if I had been drinking anything, but he didn't want to give me a breathalizer test or anything. But thanks much for your answer.
2006-11-15 19:30:57 · update #1
He pulled me over cos I wasn't giving a signal when I was switching lanes.
2006-11-15 19:33:50 · update #2
Police stop people all the time for minor traffic violation with no intention of giving them a ticket. They use the minor traffic violation as probable cause to stop and contact you.
Once they have you stopped, they start checking for other more serious violations such as DWI, Driving While License Suspended, Odor of Drugs, Plain View Contraband, Etc. It also gives the Officer the opportunity to see who is in the vehicle and to see if they are wanted.
If the Officer did not give you a ticket at the scene, then I'm sure your were just warned. I can not speak for every state, but in Texas, we do not mail a ticket to you after the stop. We give it to you at the scene or not at all.
In Texas, we use minor violations to stop people and check their story out. We have a lot of drugs coming in from Mexico. If things don't add up, then we dig further. If everything seems to check out, then we send them on their way.
Remember the Oklahoma City Bomber was caught on a traffic stop. As for Gunny T's answer, I catch a wanted person, drugs, or a DWI in about 1 out of every 10-15 traffic stops. So it does work.
2006-11-16 03:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by thanson73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 22:09:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cops pull as many people over as possible within their shift. It is a law enforcement policy to use ANY probable cause to allow them to stop you and check yor paperwork and criminal record (if any). In this manner they detect hundreds of thousands of administrative violations a day, each one worth hundreds of dollars in fines. If all else fails they will get you for no seatbelt.
The U.S. driving public pays more in nuisance traffic fines than the IRS collects in income tax, but you will never hear that on the evenoing news.
Once every thousand or so stops they actually apprehend a wanted criminal.
2006-11-16 02:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gunny T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the hell are you complaining sounds like he let you off. They don't mail tickets that would me they would have to actually do some work. Take as a sign of luck because my question to you is why the hell don't the cops give out warnings anymore?
2006-11-15 19:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by foxy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your lucky. I got a 3 point moving violation for no turn signal plus he asked to search the vehicle and I refused and a dog came
2006-11-16 01:25:48 · answer #5 · answered by jwurm99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is why did he pull you over in the first place... Police can't pull you over for no reason at all...It's whats called probable cause... If he didn't issue you any type of ticket I would say your good to go...
2006-11-15 19:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by Kirk D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The cop did not find any violation in you or he might have given you a chance. Anyway, wait for a while if there is any ticket.
2006-11-15 20:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<>More than likely you were pulled over as part of a "sobriety check" program. While these officers will stop, and even ticket for, traffic infractions, their main focus is drunk drivers. That is probably why you were not ticketed and why you were asked so many questions about drinking.
2006-11-15 19:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You got lucky he probably was looking for a suspect and thought it was you once he checked that you were clean he let you go with a warning, because he ddnt have a reason to give you a ticket.
Its happen to me twice already.
You got lucky.
2006-11-15 19:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Super Girl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No just a Warning
2006-11-15 19:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by Bullz_ eye 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋