My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Vermont
Ok, so, my son, who is 15 and unlicensed, no permit to drive either, was issued a ticket for that "offense"; the ticket, however, was written by an officer in a town NOT in his jurisdiction -- by geographical lines. Is this ticket valid?
I live in a town in VT whose jurisdiction is of the state police. A call was placed to 911 in a town next to his jurisdictional border and his department answered the call. Normally, the person making the 911 call is often, if not always, instructed to call the state police because of the literal, physical location of his residence and the town in which the "offense" is committed. This did not happen, and the town police decided to take the call and follow up on it, anyway.
Our physical address, the 911 address, as I've learned it's called, is across the border from the town from which the officer polices. Our mailbox is the only thing related to his town.
So...I plan to plead not guilty. If there is a way, I would like to request that the ticket be dismissed based on jurisdiction of the officer -- or, rather, lack of jurisdiction. Should i do this at the court hearing? or should i do this on the actual ticket? is there a way to do this on the ticket itself before mailing it in?
BTW, the officer only witnessed my son OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE because my son happened to drive into a ditch after a large snowfall. He was NOT witnessed driving. this was based on HEARSAY by my father, the pr%#$. Nobody witnessed my son, yet he told the officer he had no license or permit. I told my son not to answer any questions, but he did anyway. There is no way to prove that he was driving, was not seen, therefore, i believe the ticket is invalid.
thanks in advance.
Ok, so, my son, who is 15 and unlicensed, no permit to drive either, was issued a ticket for that "offense"; the ticket, however, was written by an officer in a town NOT in his jurisdiction -- by geographical lines. Is this ticket valid?
I live in a town in VT whose jurisdiction is of the state police. A call was placed to 911 in a town next to his jurisdictional border and his department answered the call. Normally, the person making the 911 call is often, if not always, instructed to call the state police because of the literal, physical location of his residence and the town in which the "offense" is committed. This did not happen, and the town police decided to take the call and follow up on it, anyway.
Our physical address, the 911 address, as I've learned it's called, is across the border from the town from which the officer polices. Our mailbox is the only thing related to his town.
So...I plan to plead not guilty. If there is a way, I would like to request that the ticket be dismissed based on jurisdiction of the officer -- or, rather, lack of jurisdiction. Should i do this at the court hearing? or should i do this on the actual ticket? is there a way to do this on the ticket itself before mailing it in?
BTW, the officer only witnessed my son OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE because my son happened to drive into a ditch after a large snowfall. He was NOT witnessed driving. this was based on HEARSAY by my father, the pr%#$. Nobody witnessed my son, yet he told the officer he had no license or permit. I told my son not to answer any questions, but he did anyway. There is no way to prove that he was driving, was not seen, therefore, i believe the ticket is invalid.
thanks in advance.
Validity of Ticket of Officer Out of His Jurisdiction
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