Legal Question in Traffic Law in Colorado

Hear Say Basis For Traffic Ticket

My son received a ''Disobey Stop

Sign'' (ran a stop sign) ticket from an

officer based on a phone call the

officer received from a homeowner

near the infraction location. No

''Complanant'' is noted on the

citation. Can an officer really write a

ticket to a driver 5~10 minutes after

the alleged infraction based on a

telephone call? I thought infractions

must be witnessed by an officer or

his proxy?


Asked on 9/06/07, 11:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph T. Bernstein

Re: Hear Say Basis For Traffic Ticket

A police officer can issue a citation for conduct that was not witnessed by the police officer. However, the officer will not be a very good witness in support of the citation, because the officer did not actually witness the incident. It may be a good idea for your son to dispute the citation, because the actual witness of the incident may not show at the traffic hearing.

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Answered on 9/07/07, 4:06 pm


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