2007-03-09 04:40:48 · 4 answers · asked by karen 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I imagine similar to rules elsewhere - the machine must be calibrated daily, the operator needs proper training/certification, clear line of sight and sufficient time to track the car being ticketed -- common sense rules that should be followed by all departments to avoid having the tickets overturned.
2007-03-09 04:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably going to need to find some local help, but I will help you out as best I can. All of my answers are based on Texas law, so they may or may not apply to you.
From your question, I am guessing that you want to know what the requirements are for the officer. If not, let me know.
The officer must be trained in the use of radar (there is no state certification here, but there may be there). The radar unit must have been calibrated within a "reasonable" amount of time. That can be up to 24 months, depending upon the judge. We are required to check the calibration at least daily. When I was working traffic, I checked it in the morning, at lunch, and at the end of the shift. If it wasn't working at lunch, but had been in the morning, I killed all of those tickets written between morning and lunch because I couldn't say when the radar went out. It only happened once in 5 years. The units are pretty reliable.
Most new radar units check themselves and will shut themselves off if they are outside of certain perameters. In other words, if they are out of calibration, they will not even turn on. Well, it's a bit more complicated than that, but that is the short version.
2007-03-09 12:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you have to be a cop for one thing. But if you are given a speeding ticket when the officer used radar, you can ask that the equipment be tested for accuracy after you have plead not guilty.
2007-03-09 12:49:04 · answer #3 · answered by the beet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rules take up a book,
there are rules on the testing of the macine, the calibration, the log book keep on them, the officer certification, the license of the machine, maintance of the car drive train it is used in.
2007-03-09 12:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋