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Can a police officer issue me a citation when he didn't personally observe the alleged violation?I was given a citation by an officer called to the scene by a supervisor who told the officer to issue me the citation because a forest ranger said that I had been following too closely. Neither the superivsor nor the officer who issued the citation saw the alleged violation. Attorney answers (1)
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Answered over 2 years ago.
Criminal Defense Attorney in New York, NY.
yes, they can - however at trial you could argue exactly this... point out that the officer writing the ticket did not have any first han knowledge of the event
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