Can a police offer issue a ticket if he or she did not witness the accident?
Question :
Can A Police Officer Issue a ticket If they did not witness the event?
Scenario, accident occurs, minor in nature, both parties decide to wait for the police to come and write a report. When they came they wrote a ticket for failure to yield right of way on one party.
Answer:
Yes, a misdemeanor/minor crime/infraction citation does not mandate an "in presence" requirement, meaning the officer does not have to witness it to have probable cause to charge for an accident.
As always, I urge you to check with your legal resources to confirm the aforementioned as sometimes the legal definition differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction
Robert
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