I live in Florida and was issued a ticket after rolling a stop sign. I was pulled over 3.4 miles after the infraction. The cop even followed my through a stop light! Is this allowed? If it is not allowed could I get the link as to where I can find the law or rule! Thank You very much!
2007-02-26 04:42:55 · 18 answers · asked by Brad 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They can follow you as long as they want, but generally speaking not into another jurisdiction (city/county/state depending on what kind of cop it is).
He can say he was running your plates to see if the car was stolen before pulling you over.
2007-02-26 04:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by AlphaMale 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Usually, the police will pull you over near the location where the infraction occurred, but it is not uncommon for them to wait until they can do so safely.
It could be that he was suspicious of your actions or something that made him verify your license plate BEFORE pulling you over. He may have been checking if the car was stolen, if the car's owner had prior arrests, etc.
My understanding is that as long as it is still in his jurisdiction, he can pull you over whenever he wants.
Now if you want from being on a city road and he stopped you on an interstate highway or you entered a new county, not sure if that still applies. And I have never found the need to antagonize the cop by asking him that because I figure he could probably have me there all day with bigger fines - lol.
2007-02-26 05:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by SteveN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a cop CAN follow you all day and night long if she/he wants to. BUT If you were stopped for a violation such as a stop sign and were NOT stopped for 3.4 miles AFTER the violation sight then you should have been able to fight this in court and you should have won. BUT now, let me add this. If and this is IF there was a need or concern for officer as well as your safety he/she could justify NOT stopping you until there was a location that was SAFE for all involved. As far as the distance goes if there was so much concern for the violation of the law why then did he NOT stop you immediately after seeing this violation. I'm sure he/she will have reasons as to why, but none the less I'll agree with what you are saying/asking. NOT GUILTY. LOL Sorry, I had to throw that in. Good Luck either way. OH there is an answer that uses the term ENTRAPMENT. Don't even go with this, IT DOESN'T fit into what you have described in the least. But you CAN look up ENTRAPMENT if you'd like.
2007-02-26 04:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Cops will often run your plates in their on-board computer for previous infractions, especially if they were verbal warnings. Another, and more serious reason they run plates is to see if the owner of the vehicle is a known/dangerous criminal. They can call for backup if they feel the situation may become to great a risk to handle alone.
2007-02-26 05:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Illinois a police officer can follow his whole shift if they want. And if they document an infraction correctly they can still write you a ticket up to 18 months from that date.
2007-02-26 04:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by bm8211520 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A cop can follow up to the limits of his/her jurisdiction. At that point it becomes a cooperative pursuit with the next jurisdiction. (State A and State B are now following you, instead of just State A.) In addition, a cop will tend to stay within communications with his/her own team, just in case he/she were to get injured/ shot/ whatever.
2007-02-26 04:57:18 · answer #6 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can follow you until they run out of gas. The cop was probably running your plate before he/she pulled you over.
2007-02-26 04:54:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can follow you all day,and not pull you over or wait till you get to where you are going and pull you over there(never let em follow you anyplace but the address on your id,they write that stuff down and add it to a 'known associates' section of your police profile(not public info,they wont usually use it in court and they wont admit it)
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2016-09-20 00:48:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-26 04:48:05 · answer #10 · answered by mike s 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋