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by mnr497
Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:24 am
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: Jurisdiction
Replies: 71
Views: 12001

Re: Jurisdiction

I still say they are for a specific purpose and place and they should stay there. School PDs have jurisdiction on all property owned by the school, used by the school, on school buses and school bus stops. Some areas have enough officers to work the schools, some have contracts with the school dist...
by mnr497
Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:19 am
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: Jurisdiction
Replies: 71
Views: 12001

Re: Jurisdiction

Officers outside their jurisdiction can not enforce traffic violations. They have to be in their city if they are local police, or county if they are SO or Constables office. Also a deputy constable can write a traffic ticket anywhere in the county. They are supposed to write it for the precinct th...
by mnr497
Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:51 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: probable cause to pull me over......
Replies: 39
Views: 9527

Re: probable cause to pull me over......

Take a close look at the law for "Following Too Closely" in Texas. It states that you must be able to stop without hitting the car in front of you or departing from your lane. Technically, if you are not part of a convoy, you cannot be cited for this unless you actually hit the vehicle in...

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