When cops get caught speeding, do they just show their ID and the do not get ticketted?
608106
Cops don't ticket other cops...and if you are lucky to have a relative that is a cop you can get a "get out of jail free" badge for your car...no more tickets...ain't it great?\nThere should be a law against that.
906958
In California, the general rule is that the police must witness the misdemeanor to arrest.  There are certain exceptions to this rule.  For example, California police may arrest suspects in misdemeanor domestic violence offenses, misdemeanor DUI offenses, battery on school grounds and certain other misdemeanors, based on probable cause rather than actually witnessing the crime.\n\nThat being said, the concept of charging someone for a crime is different than actually arresting them.  When the police do not witness a misdemeanor crime they may still take a report and forward it to the courts or district attorney for filing against the suspect.  So a person may still be charged with and prosecuted for a misdemeanor the police did not witness through this process - often referred to as a "long form" filing.\n\nFinally, a ticket is not always paramount to arrest.  In many jurisdictions, a citation is actually a summons to appear at a ceratin time and date.  At that court appearance date your friend may find out that the charges against him were not filed and that may be that.\n\nGood luck!
220098
If the radar machine calculates the speed of the cop car and the speed of your approaching car then yes it will know your speed.  So it wont even matter if the cops are doing 95 they will still ticket u.
569774
Yes only if you are in their jurisdiction but if it's a Trooper they gotcha.  Usually they'd get another officer there to pull you over in some cases but not a rule.  They are never off duty, technically.
150856
walk up to a cop on the street and tell him your name and ask if you have warrants. if he arrests you, then you do, if he doesnt arrest you, you dont. simple really.
1023965
If you want a serious answer, this is it.  I have worked in Law Enforcement for 15 years and this is one of the more mundane types of contact the police have.  DON'T LIE!!!!!.  If you know you were speeding say so IF ASKED.  Be polite and don't make excuses, the officers have heard them all and know when you are lying.  Don't give the officer grief, after all this is his job and depending on how fast you were going you may have be a hazard to yourself and others.  A ticket is not the end of the world and in most places if you do not receive multiple tickets you can get it dismissed by taking a safe driving course.  Remember the roadways are for everyone so be safe and allow others to be safe also.  Good Luck!
115676
The officer has the discretion to give you a ticket or just a warning.  Look at a warning as a polite reminder from the police to drive more safely.  It does not go on your record.
488402
Dude, what name is going to be on the Canadian license? It's just a picture ID. They run your name through the system, and your name is what has tickets attached, not a piece of plastic. They'll haul you straight to jail, impound your car, pull your U.S. license, and then you'll get to pay for it all.
690304
There are several ways to fight traffic tickets. First of all what sort of ticket are we talking about? If it is a speeding ticket take it to trial. 9:10 ratio the officer is not going to bring the calibration of his/her radar. You can most likely beat Nascar tickets, Lazer is vertually impossible unless you have plastic over you plate and a bra cover on your car, then lazer is not accurate.  Remember the burden of proof is not on you, it is on the DA, Police Officers, and such.  If you can prove you have a faulty speedometer you win your ticket. If you are traveling within a bunch of vehicles it is vertually impossible other than lazer for an officer to make an exact id of which vehicle. Witnesses on your behalf during the traffic stop are great. Good luck beating the severe charges such as drunk driving without an attorney, those are the times you need an attorney. Also remember with a traffic ticket they have to present probable cause in order to even have pulled you over. Always ask why you were pulled over, always ask to see the radar, camcorder, or any other device they say they have used to detect your speed.  Never answer their questions other than you name and info without a lawyer present, always be kind and respect Law enforcement as well. Usually if you get pulled over 9:10 ratio you were doing something illegal or something the officer felt good enough reason to pull one over. Police officers dont like paperwork.  I know these things because I am married to a police officer.
8556
It tends to be on technicalities.  Where there many vehicles moving with you and you were received a tickets?  Did this affect the radar gun effectiveness with your vehicle?  When the officer was pacing your vehicle, was his spedometer calibrated properly and in properly maintained?\n\nSo you see, there are many technicalities.  But if you are responsible, it is better to take a driving class if offered by the court to have the ticket dismissed.
1065519
It depends on what you were doing when you got pulled over.  If you were doing something really stupid then handed the cop a card, he will probably take it from you.  For ordinary traffic stops, they usually don't mind use of the card and will give you a break.  The card is supposed to be given to people who a law enforcement officer believes are good drivers.  The card acts to give a little forgiveness to an otherwise good driver when he or she makes a minor mistake.  Of course, that's not how they are handed out.  \n\nThe FOP is only one organization that provides cards.  Sometimes, if you are stopped in a jurisdiction in which the cops don't belong to the FOP they will take the card and give you a ticket for any offense.
297934
For future reference, you need to find out how the officer knew how fast you were going.  If he got you on radar, ask to see the radar.  \nRemember that you have a right to face your accuser so that radar gun is your accuser, if it has been cleared then there is no evidence that you were truly going that fast.\n\nThis time I would go to court.  it might be nice to have some witmesses there, but you need to realize that most family member would lie to help out their son or grandson.\nBut there is a chance that the officer won't show up and in that case you again have a right to face your accuser, so most times the fine is droped or waived.  \n\nI would suggest dressing up for court, respect the Judge, he is the one who will deceide not the officer if the ticket will stand.\n\nGood luck
639963
It depends on the town/city that you live in.  Normally, only the chief of police is allowed to dismiss citation with cause (with a good reason).  For an officer to just dismiss a ticket for you because they are your friend would be a violation of professional conduct and be subject to disciplinary action.
807239
No, the license bureau won't call the police.  The reinstatement bureau will!  Anyway, if you get a state identification card, it cancels out your driver's license.  If you don't have a license go for it...but also, as stated above, just get someone else to cash it for you.
495383
They can. They will most likely issue a bench warrant for your arrest.\nWhether they come looking for you is the issue then. usually they don't even bother. However, if you get pulled over again with a bench warrant, it is straight to jail until the judge can see you at HIS convenience.\nThere are cases where they show up at your workplace and get you. they don't like it when you waste their time.Plus, to top it off, you have to pay to have the warrant removed, pay the ticket, and pay the failure to appear fine.\nNot worth it, just go!!!
274194
Yep I used to be a police officer and saw several people issued tickets for speeding in revese. One of these individuals was clocked at nearly 50 mph coasting down hill.  Others were charged with reckless driving, stop sign violations and failure to use turn signals.  I  was even with another officer who issued 3 tickets for driving too slow to the same person during three seperate stops in less than 1 mile.
763845
Police stop people all the time for minor traffic violation with no intention of giving them a ticket. They use the minor traffic violation as probable cause to stop and contact you.\n\nOnce they have you stopped, they start checking for other more serious violations such as DWI, Driving While License Suspended, Odor of Drugs, Plain View Contraband, Etc. It also gives the Officer the opportunity to see who is in the vehicle and to see if they are wanted.\n\nIf the Officer did not give you a ticket at the scene, then I'm sure your were just warned. I can not speak for every state, but in Texas, we do not mail a ticket to you after the stop. We give it to you at the scene or not at all.\n\nIn Texas, we use minor violations to stop people and check their story out. We have a lot of drugs coming in from Mexico. If things don't add up, then we dig further. If everything seems to check out, then we send them on their way. \n\nRemember the Oklahoma City Bomber was caught on a traffic stop. As for Gunny T's answer, I catch a wanted person, drugs, or a DWI in about 1 out of every 10-15 traffic stops. So it does work.