Can a highway patrol pull you over in town if they didn't follow you in?

ronniec

I don't know to many places that Highway Patrol don't have jurisdiction, they are State Officers with authority in any place within their State. They can cite you in the City for violations and return it to whomever their court system is assigned to. I have never known any other practice by State Police/Highway Patrol. As for your rights, you can appear in court and plead not guilty to the ticket,it's your right to do so, take a chance telling the Judge your side of the story. NEVER HURTS TO TRY.

egyptsprincess07

of course he has jurisdiction....and your rights are the same as with any other law enforcement official.....the only types of law enforcement group that does not have jurisdiction everywhere are like sheriffs who work in rural areas and regular police officers who have jurisdiction in their particular city.....but an HP officer can pull you whereever he wants to.....they generally only do traffic enforcements on highways though

James G

Highway Patrol is usually a subset of a police dept. Just as in NYC a cop from Brooklyn who happens to be driving through Queens could issue a summons for a traffic infraction. A NYC cop has jurisdiction over the entire city of NY, even if he's assigned to patrol the highway or a member of the bomb squad, and has the authority to write summonses. In some states the State Police patrol the highways and he has jurisdiction throughout the entire state to enfore traffic infractions. Plus, if the cop wrote you a ticket, he is prepared to appear in court if you plead not guilty. As far as your rights? You have the right to sit there and take the ticket and plead guilty or not guilty later. You can appear in court with a lawyer and/or witnesses. However in my experience highway patrol cops are experts in traffic court and rarely lose because they main function of their job is writing summons on the highway for speeding and such and have much experience testifying in court.

mike g

yes, highway patrol has jurisdiction over the whole state. then you have the right to get a ticket.

fr_chuck

State highway patrol rules vary some from state to state,

In my state they have authority everywhere

And if they write you a ticket, they put the place on it, if they were not allowed to write it there, it would not be accpeted in court

fredthedog52

A state trooper can pull you over anywhere in his state.

fartman

like every thing else you don't have rights

StarGazer â™¥

I'm not sure. I don't think they can pull you over in a city. You should call the police station and find out.

angelcdm228

my understanding is state patrol officers have jurisdiction all over the state --we don't have just "highway patrol" so i don't know ig that really makes a difference or not????? i would call a local police station or a lawyer and just ask.

Woob

Highway Patrol Officers Have Jurisdiction On Any Roadway In the State. So Yep. And County Officers Can Pull you Over In Town Too

NONAME

A Highway Patrolman has jurisdiction everywhere in the state. So, yes.

PIRATES RULE!

yes they can he is label state patrol meaning==== state==== patrol is authorized in there state to pull you over anywhere in that state....they pull you over write you a ticket hand it over to the country that you were picked up in and court and sheriff takes it over from there! http://www.statehighwaypatrol.com

timpoops

it's my understanding, at least in Utah, that depending on the Police Officer Training/Schooling, (CATI, CATII, etc) that if he/she graduates in the state they have jurisdiction throughout the state. SO, for example, if a Salt Lake City officer pulled you over in another city, or County for that matter, he could. If you receive a ticket, tho, the ticket would have to go to that city's jurisdiction. They can even, some anyway, right tickets off duty if they are in their patrol car.
But, like others have mentioned, you may want to call or search the web for your area.

The highway patrol is a state agency with state wide authority. Their authority supercedes the city and they have jurisdiction in all locations in the state on roadways. Now there are a few exceptions such as tribal indian land but that is a whole other question

In the light

Laws may be different in different places but generally Highway patrol is the same as state police which has jurisdiction... you said it... throughout the state.

Rob D

Depends on the state and what their statute is... Indina has it so that any police officer can pull you over anywhere in the state if they feel necessary to do so... Some states don't carry that law.... It'd be something you might want to look up...

Better yet... Could he see that your light was red... If he didn't actually witness your particular light being red, your technically scot free..

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