If not, where does the money from tickets go?
What is the monthly quota for tickets for a city of about 250,000?
2007-01-15 10:33:28 · 25 answers · asked by mnbernier@sbcglobal.net 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I think part of it does. Don't know if the police have quotas for how many tickets they write.
2007-01-15 10:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The money goes into the "general fund" of the city where I worked anyway. The general fund wasn't connected to law enforcement specifically, it's where income from building permits, state revenues paid to the city, etc. go.
It never goes directly to the officers salary, or equipment (a bit of a conflict in interest).
Some places have quotas, some don't. Most departments that have quotas require 1 ticket a day for beat officers (the regular car guys and gals that answer calls). Traffic officers get a bit more on their plate because they don't do much else beside write tickets and sometimes handle accidents.
Back in the olden days, motorcycle officers had to write 16 tickets a day, which is about 2 an hour. Pretty easy to do if you have radar on your motorcycle (although I preferred to watch redlights because I think that's more dangerous than speeding).
So your friendly local cops if they have a quota, are probably looking at 1 ticket per day.. Doesn't sound like much until you are way backed up on paperwork from the 3 burglary reports you took and you've handled several disturbances and maybe a few hold-up alarms, then it gets hard to find the time for tickets.
2007-01-16 07:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the Chief of Police for a town in Oklahoma, the income generated from citations goes into the city's budget which does pay officer salaries. Some city's, like mine,set aside a small percentage of citations in a general fund for the PD to by additional equipment like cars, uniforms, radar equipment and so forth. Very few PD's actually set up quotas for their officers to meet on a monthly basis. Mostly is is hot spot enforcement like DUI check points, DL check points and seat belt check points that most tickets derive from. Some State Trooper divisions do set up quotas for their officers to meet as points of contact, but not necessarily for issuing citations. Hope this helps.
2007-01-15 18:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lonnie F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The money goes directly into a general State fund. Meaning City , Town and County police agencies see very little of the money. There is no official quota. They call them standards now, but if you are not keeping up with your brother officers - you are reminded of your lack of ticket writing practice. Police Officers are public servants and are paid by your tax dollars not from tickets. Officers would agree that promotions are not based on tickets.
2007-01-15 18:53:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While there are some departments that may have a quota for traffic tickets. they money that is collected goes into various accounts. The state gets some, the city gets some, and if it is outside the city, then the county get some as well as a village or township where it was written.
Cops salaries and eqipment are paid through your taxes. Every govenment department has a budget. And every year, they must present their budget for approval for the following year.
2007-01-15 18:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by David L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The money from tickets in my city (Ontario, Canada) goes to the city. Our budget is handed out by the city every year, so I guess we indirectly benefit from the tickets. We don't get more money if we hand out lots of tickets. Monthly quotas are a myth.
2007-01-16 02:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YUP!! I dont know if they have a quota but i remember this one cop that gave me a ticket was in the newspaper for setting some kind of record giving tickets...300 tickets in one month.
2007-01-15 18:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no quotas. This is an urban myth. The money usually goes to the school district but never goes back into the police department.
2007-01-15 18:42:34 · answer #8 · answered by scubapelli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their are no quota's. quota's are deemed illegal.
Police officers are reviewed periodically (as with any employee) for performance. Issuing citations/warnings/arrests are part of that review.
There is no set limit but every officer in a dept should be in the same ballpark. otherwise a lowball number show's that officer isn't doing his job.
generally infraction money goes into a states general fund. which is used for just about anything, including law enforcement.
2007-01-15 18:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by George 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure but i do know that a cop has to hand out a certain amout of tickets a month to get their quota thats why by the end of the month lots of cops give out tickets for going over like 5 mph
2007-01-15 18:48:58 · answer #10 · answered by music lover 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋