cop pulls you over outside of his jurisdiction

[dannyd]

Last May I got a speeding ticket I hired a Lawyer he got it reduced to a non moving Violation but just today I was back in the same area and realized somthing, The spot where the cop got me with his radar gun was about a half mile to a mile outside of his jurisdiction and where he puled me over was outside of his jurisdiction as weell What are the chances that if i contact the DA that I can get my state fee back ass well as my lawyer fee (refunded by the state of course)

IM basing jurisdiction on the town the cops was Im not sure if that actually matters though.

[ftbllplr]

I doubt that you'll be able to prove that that was the exact spot that you were pulled over and not just inside his jurisdiction. Plus, if he paced you at over the speed limit in his jurisdiction then thats enough to pull you over. I'd just let it go.

[Cliff_Edge]

Can't cops go outside their jurisdiction?

I mean, if they were chasing a suspect they're not gonna stop just because they drove to the next town.

[Skiptomylue]

also if they ticket has already been fought once, since its such a small ticker i dont really think it can be re-faught? can it?

[Anarchology]

I'm pretty sure they need to be inside their jurisdiction when they throw on their lights to catch you, if the violation happened inside their jurisdiction, OR if they are in their jurisdiction while viewing you violate a law (seeing you in another J).

Lets just say if you get pulled over by another suburban cop from a different township, he must call for the backup of that township, and they would give you the ticket.

Local cops are usually under the boundaries of jurisdiction, but I believe that Sheriffs and State Troopers are not. They can nab you pretty much anywhere.

These laws may differ from one state to another, but this is what I have picked up over the last decade of driving.

[DarcSystems]

Cops are allowed to make arrests outside of their jurisdiction now. At least in my area anyway. My brother in law is a cop, and I asked him about a year ago about it.

[RTShadow]

Cops are allowed to make arrests outside of their jurisdiction now. At least in my area anyway. My brother in law is a cop, and I asked him about a year ago about it.

There are agencies that work with one another, and certainly if any officer of the law observes someone breaking CRIMINAL law then yes that officer has every right to make an arrest. However, when it comes to traffic violations, typically they don't really like it when someone is on their turf working speeders over, for a variety of reasons. The first being of course, that it is 'their turf', secondly, local cops, despite what they say about being totally unbiased and oh so fair, if they see out of state plates, or even plates for cars that are same state but aren't from that county/city, they are going to pull that car over before a local car, because A) less chance the person will show up to actually fight it at court, and B) because you start handing out an excessive amount of tickets to the locals and they start to complain about it to the local politicians, especially when the local politicians start to get caught speeding :D

As far as the OP, you pled guilty already, game over. You were also given a decent deal, non moving violation versus a violation that could affect your insurance. You took your lumps, move on.