How to approach LEO when needing a ticket signed off

[winnre]

Giving a fireman a ticket? Who writes firemen? I've also never seen a citation that was agency specific for the signoff.

Who gets more slack, fire or military?

[Samuelx]

Professional courtesy is an Individual officer thing.

That being said, I've met way too many gang banging or otherwise shady military members - I've yet to meet a gang banging fireman...


ETA: I don't mean to knock military members - some of my best partners and friends on the department are also former military members...

[alex00]

You need to put on a dark hoodie and sunglasses. Approach an officer on the street with your hands in your pockets, walking fast while saying "Yo, yo, yo, I gots to axe you sompin' yo. They will help you out I'm sure.

You joke, but...

Who gets more slack, fire or military?

I won't write either one, unless they absolutely demand it.

[IrishJoe3]

Who gets more slack, fire or military?

Neither. Professionalism on the part of the violator gets slack. If anyone starts coping an additude that they are exempt from the law because of what they did/do/who they are, sign here. That applies to firemen, cops, military and Joe professional. I'm a Staff SGT in the US Army and I am down right embarrased the way some Soldiers/Sailors/Marines/Airmen and Coasties act when they are pulled over. (For example, do not hang your military ID out the window when getting pulled over...it makes the SSG in me come out and I've called more than a few service member's platoon SGTs to make sure the trooper gets squared away back on post). And for you other officer, on the Military side of the house, we have a big problem in the military of young service members back from overseas feeling bullet proof and kiling themselves in vehicle accidents. I appreciate the gesture but you are not doing a young hot headed Soldier any favors but giving him/her a verbal warning.

For signing off tickets, I have no problem signing a ticket off. As its been said trying to talk to an officer on a stop is a really bad idea, but if I'm writting a report, getting a cup of coffee, etc I have no problem. I know if you take it into an office they usually do have a stamp they stamp on the citation but I've never heard the courts requiring the stamp.

[GoatLovin]

Who gets more slack, fire or military?

And what if you're both?

[winnre]

And what if you're both?

I am.

[GoatLovin]

So am I.

[GP3]

Goto the reception desk of your local station and ask nicely if someone is available for a signoff.

This^

The front desk officer didn't even look at my front license plate

[Lyte-]

Okay you guys gave me a couple options. I don't drive my truck around alot, so my best bet would be to try to get off early and go down to the station and see if they can sign off the ticket for me.

But if there will be any LEO's at the BP this weekend expect me to hit you up

I'll exchange signature for a ride on one of the quads I am bringing to the party

[SVT-40]

Its nearly impossible for me to "fix" the violation as that would involve me pretty much improving/ changing Fords design and relocating items on the back of my truck. (I was ticketed for an OEM/ Factory feature)

Okay, now I'm curious. What were you specifically cited for? List the section on your cite if you can.

[retired]

I just go hang out at the local donut shop

(That was a joke, please don't ban me for bashing)

You're good.

[CSACANNONEER]

Okay you guys gave me a couple options. I don't drive my truck around alot, so my best bet would be to try to get off early and go down to the station and see if they can sign off the ticket for me.

But if there will be any LEO's at the BP this weekend expect me to hit you up

I'll exchange signature for a ride on one of the quads I am bringing to the party

I just asked for help in the BP thread. I know that topgun7 keeps wanting to make it out but, he always seems to be busy. I wonder how we could bribe entice him to show up?

[FLIGHT762]

A friend at work got a fix-it ticket for tinted windows from the CHP. The CHPie marked it "CHP Only" in regards to who could sign it off. The officer knew my friend had a number of friends who were city cops (my friend is a fireman) and he didn't want one of the city coppers doing him a favor and signing him off when he hadn't complied.

Anyone ever heard of a similar situation?

I cited for tinted windows and used a tint meter to get the visible light transmittance reading. I would get an occasional person tell me to my face to go ahead and write the ticket, he would get a Police buddy from another jurisdiction to falsely sign it off. I've had it happen a number of times. I would cite the 26708 (A) (2) section then write "Advised 24004 V.C. and 40616 V.C." on the face of the citation below the 28708(A) (2) line. I would then write on the back of the violator's copy on one of the lines used to sign off the citation "Per sec. 40616 V.C. to be signed off only by Officer ****** at ****** P.D."

If they didn't comply , the next time I wrote them for not complying on removing the tint, I'd cite for 24004 and/or 40616 V.C., which is a Misdemeanor and would be heard in criminal court, not Traffic Court.

Of all of the equipment violations I wrote, I had the most non compliance was with tinted windows.

[TaxAnnihilator]

CHP does it for free. I go to the office off 17th St and the 55. No wait, easy.

[ke6guj]

I cited for tinted windows and used a tint meter to get the visible light transmittance reading. I would get an occasional person tell me to my face to go ahead and write the ticket, he would get a Police buddy from another jurisdiction to falsely sign it off. I've had it happen a number of times. I would cite the 26708 (A) (2) section then write "Advised 24004 V.C. and 40616 V.C." on the face of the citation below the 28708(A) (2) line. I would then write on the back of the violator's copy on one of the lines used to sign off the citation "Per sec. 40616 V.C. to be signed off only by Officer ****** at ****** P.D."

If they didn't comply , the next time I wrote them for not complying on removing the tint, I'd cite for 24004 and/or 40616 V.C., which is a Misdemeanor and would be heard in criminal court, not Traffic Court.

Of all of the equipment violations I wrote, I had the most non compliance was with tinted windows.

where does 40616 allow for you to designate that only a specific person can sign off on it?