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2007-08-21 08:20:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No a citizen cannot cite a police officer unless they are code enforcement or an ACO. And only then it is for code violations or animal violations. If you "think" an officer commited a criminal offense you have to call...the police and speak with a supervisor.
2007-08-21 08:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by plutarian04 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the crime. Speeding to the donut shop, forget it. If it is a crime, like stealing, destroying property, at least in California you can. You have to call the police out, and then, in the presence of the criminal arrest him and sign the form. Once you have done that, the police have to arrest the person you arrest....however, they can cite release that person at the scene. The reason that an infraction like speeding is exempt is that the speeding is not crime, it is a violation, as opposed to serious activities, Felonies or to a lessor extent, misdemeanors.
2007-08-21 09:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Songbyrd JPA ✡ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're incredible. you're required to grant identity on condition that the officer has clever suspicion or in all possibility reason. In different words, you're able to be able to desire to be lawfully & constitutionally detained via the officer previously you're legally obligated to cutting-edge an identity. it extremely is the retaining of the Hiibel case that somebody else published. Now, an officer can civilly ask to your identity, and have not have been given any particular reason at the back of asking. if so, it incredibly is voluntary on your area whether to cutting-edge an identity. yet, while you're under lawful detention, e.g. for a site visitors violation, or some clever suspicion, then assume to pass to penitentiary in case you refuse to perceive your self. And, it incredibly is the comparable for the Arizona regulation. An officer can not randomly make somebody tutor information of immigration prestige. The regulation purely demands police to atttempt to envision immigration prestige of a man or woman purely while that man or woman is lawfully detained pursuant to in all possibility reason or constitutional clever suspicion. (word how close it incredibly is to an American citizen's duty to tutor a valid government identity while lawfuly detained pursuant to in all possibility reason.)
2016-11-13 02:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly, what you would have to do is report to him the crime he is committing and simply ask the police officer to arrest himself. Since all cops are 100% honest, there is logically no reason this should not work.
2007-08-21 19:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American's will Be free when they can cite policmen for more than just misconduct.
A. Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141 (Police Misconduct Provision):
Sec. 210401. CAUSE OF ACTION.
a. UNLAWFUL CONDUCT. -- It shall be unlawful for any governmental authority, or any agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of a governmental authority, to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
2007-08-21 08:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by janshouse justice for all 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Citizens do not have the authority to give citations or make arrests. (Citizens arrests are not really arrests..the citizen just detains a person until an officer can come and make an arrest).
You would have to call a different officer to have a citation given to an officer...but the officer would have to see the violation.
2007-08-21 21:23:04 · answer #6 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they can't because you don't have the authority of a Police Officer and you could get in big trouble if you ever do that.
2007-08-21 12:57:31 · answer #7 · answered by alex m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd LOVE to see that.
The citizen could probably do it / but they would lose in the long run. Too many dirty cops / corrupt judges / bad government / process and systems.
2007-08-21 08:27:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. A citizen is not tasked to enforce the law.
2007-08-21 08:26:53 · answer #9 · answered by Kevy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES! But you better have concrete proof of the crime before you act on it.
2007-08-21 08:28:17 · answer #10 · answered by zipper 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋