can a county deputy write speeding tickets on the interstate in illinois?

Answer 1

Yes, when the interstate is in their county jurisdiction.

Answer 2

Yes. Actually an on Duty officer ( assuming car, uniform etc,) can pull you over anywhere in the State. What usually determines any action by someone out of their jurisdiction ( in this case County) is the insurance by which you are covered and your boss. If you are requested to assist outside your jurisdiction you are covered by the other agencies insurance or if it is an emergency requiring immediate attention or fresh pursuit, then you are also covered.

You are certified by the State ,not County or city. Your jurisdiction does cover the State within certain guidelines. Crossing state lines may also apply in some situations also.

If an officer is off-duty, plain clothes, personal car, then he is really a citizen but then can be covered by the Good Samaritan act which applies to citizens assisting police as well as police out of jurisdiction.

Answer 3

YES they can given 1 of 2 circumstances: 1st they are anywhere inside the county they are with or 2nd they are anywhere in the state of IL outside of their county & had the authorization of the agency having jurisdiction where they make the traffic stop. So my advise is this if you recieved a speeding citation & that is go to court on the court appearance date (even if its a non-appearance required) & tell them you would like to have court supervision in order to keep it off your record, and than do whichever of the 2 you choose & that is pay the ticket cash in hand, or ask for community service in order to work off the fine. There is no reason to fight the citation as the courts are likely to believe your officer & the only way to win would be to hire an attorney, which would cost more than the fine itself. No Law Enforcement Officer would ever make a traffic stop outside of their jurisdiction unless given prior authorization by the agency which has jurisdiction, as they would not risk loosing their job, having a law suit filed & having any charges/citations filed dropped do to them filing them illegally.

Answer 4

Yes he can. The interstate highway is still within his jurisdiction. I believe Virginia still has deferred prosecution for tickets. If you have an otherwise clean driving record you can ask the judge to defer this one. The judge may do so and if you don't get another ticket the ticket goes away after 6 months.

Answer 5

As a county officer, I believe I can answer your question!

Yes...law enforcement have jurisdictions of which they normally enforce their state laws.

- Municipal Police enforce city laws.
- Sheriff's Department enforce laws within their county.
- State Police enforce laws within the state.

One respondent related that an officer could issue a ticket outside his jurisdiction. Not an inaccurate statement. The officer would contact, by radio, the agency within the jurisdiction to issue the summons, or effect the arrest, and appear in court to testify against the offender. This has occurred countless times within my own jurisdiction and state.

Do you see officers enforcing the laws outside their own jurisdiction....not often...so not to breach etiquette, yet it can happen.

Answer 6

Oh, yeah... He's a legally sworn and deputized officer of the law. If you were speeding, you can't dodge the ticket this way. Be an adult, pay the fine, take the points, and slow down.

Answer 7

Sure, were you in his county. I bet your bottom dollar that you were. If not than you might have a chance to fight a ticket, but not a good one.

Answer 8

Yes,

Answer 9

yeah, when you're in that county...