the officer said in his report that he id me by a old booking photo from over a year ago. I have not lived or been in the town for over 2 years. I have not had any contact with a officer in that town for years.
so how does this work?
Unfortunately officers can cite this way. They usually use DOL pictures and only do this if they feel it was really necessary to cite you. If you have proof that you were not the person then I would make sure to get that proof together. In the meanwhile, you should still respond to the ticket and contest the matter, you could also ask for an I.D. hearing, wherein the officer would have to show and confirm it was you.
