When you have a vehicle accident where no one is hurt and both vehicles are driveable can you write up a report without giving the at-fault driver a ticket? I work for an insurance company and I take accident claims over the phone and I had a caller today who was at the scene and the police officer (Washington D.C. PD) told the caller that he would have to give her a ticket if he did a report. I was just wondering. Thanks!
2007-11-23 08:59:11 · 8 answers · asked by Katie 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Our department policy dictates we should determine the cause of the accident, and take enforcement as necessary.
There is nothing in our policy that takes away our discretion and mandates a ticket, however, the more serious the accident, the more likely a ticket will be issued.
Prior to this department, I worked for the WI State Patrol. Their policy was more restrictive, and they expected tickets when fault could be proven.
There is no requirement stating the officer has to witness the accident. This would be completely unreasonable. The only requirement is that the evidence proves the elements of the offense charged.
2007-11-23 09:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No.
If it is a minor accident that the officer did not witness the officer can make a report without giving out a summons. The officer takes all pertinent information which is then made available to all parties and complaints can be signed against either parties within 30 days of the accident.
2007-11-23 09:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rosey is wrong, at least for here in New York. The officer does not have to be a witness to write a summons right there I was backed into in an intersection and the responding officer wrote a summons for the other driver on the spot.
If there is no obvious fault, then there will be some analysis, which is where you see the line in the newspaper "charges are pending".
2007-11-23 09:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is completely false. The officers do not give tickets at the accident scene unless they saw what caused it themselve. Even though a police report is taken at the scene, determination of who's fault it is, is not decided until they go back to the office and review there notes and report. That officer probably just did not feel like dealing with writing one up, which is not good.
2007-11-23 09:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
When the police are called to an accident scene, police officers have to give the at-fault person a ticket no matter what or who it is. So he must have found her at-fault in order to cite her.
2007-11-23 09:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
FALSE--FALSE-FALSE: THE PROTOCOL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS TO WRITE UP A CASE IF ONE IS NEED USUALLY FOR AN INSURANCE PURPOSE AND THE RECORD OF WHERE THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AND WHY.
THIS INFORMATION IS USE BY DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION TO KEY AREAS WITH A HIGH VISIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS AND WHY AND THEN TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM(S)--TICKETS ARE ISSUED BY INVESTIGATORS WHEN THERE IS A DEATH AND A CAUSE OF DEATH. IF A DUI IS INVOLVED THEN YES A TICKET WILL BE ISSUED AND AN ARREST WILL FOLLOW AFTER SCREENING AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES.
2007-11-23 09:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Where I worked, citations were always issued if there were injuries, or we witnessed the accident. If it was just property damage, drivable, and both parties had insurance, then no citations were issued, unless insisted upon. Of course, no license, or insurance was a different scenario.
2007-11-23 09:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 22:17:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋