Can a Los Angeles Sheriff on motorcyle give tickets in highway violators?
I was given a ticket for crossing a double yellow line in HOV lane on 105 freeway along with 3 other cars. He was waiting about half mile down the road when he flagged us to stop to side of the freeway and was given tickets. However, he’s a Los Angeles Sheriff on motorcyle. Is he allowed to give tickets on highways and flag down a group of motorists all together to write up tickets? How can I get out of this?
The LA County Sheriff generally does not enforce traffic laws, but they have every right to and will if observing a violation. You broke the law, and got caught. You can plead guilty and explain why you absolutely had to cross the line and had no other choice. Or you can plead innocent and make the Sheriff show up in court which has a 50/50 chance of happening.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
HE CAN.. AND YOU CAN’T
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July 26th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Police can give tickets on motorcycles.
Police can pretty much do whatever they want. Sucks, doesn’t it? You’re just going to have to pay the fine. You’re not getting out of it.
Don’t break the law and you won’t have to worry about these things.
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July 26th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
county sheriffs have jurisdiction anywhere within the county, so yeah you really can’t get out of it. pay the fine, it will be cheaper than fighting it in court
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July 26th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Do you really think he’d waste his time writing tickets if he had no jurisdiction there? I’d say yes he can.
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July 26th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
well i gotta say that you got caught. do you honestly think that he wouldnt be able to give you a ticket? come on man.
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July 26th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
The LA County Sheriff generally does not enforce traffic laws, but they have every right to and will if observing a violation. You broke the law, and got caught. You can plead guilty and explain why you absolutely had to cross the line and had no other choice. Or you can plead innocent and make the Sheriff show up in court which has a 50/50 chance of happening.
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LA County Sheriff 1982-1986
July 26th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Of course, why shouldn’t he? Sheriff’s deputies are sworn law enforcement officers. It may not be their primary job (depending on the city), but he has every right to do so. What difference does it make if he’s in a car or on a motorcycle?
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July 26th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
a deputy sheriff can give you a ticket anywhere in Los Angeles COUNTY which is their jurdisction..
county, Just like the Highway patrol can cite in Santa Monica,
by the way
its illegal to cross the double line in the car pool lane
thats what the double yellow lines means -no crossing here
just glad you had a passenger in the car pool lane -those
tickets are expensive!
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