Legal Question in Traffic Law in Georgia

Sometimes, yes. In leaving out all the details we can't say if YOUR ticket was proper.

� An officer can cross jurisdictional boundaries and make an arrest if he's in hot pursuit of someone suspected of a committing a crime within the officer's jurisdiction

� There are some cases in Georgia where the courts have upheld an officer writing a ticket out of his jurisdiction, as long as it is heard in the right court. Additionally GA Code 17-4-60, "A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge. If the offense is a felony and the offender is escaping or attempting to escape, a private person may arrest him upon reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion".

� If an officer (state, county, or local) has an arrest warrant, she usually has authority to arrest the person named in the warrant anywhere in the state

� Officers often have authority to enforce local laws on federal land or buildings. For example, breaking speed limit laws in a national park, or armed robbery of a federally insured bank

� Many states, counties, and cities have mutual aid or cross-jurisdictional agreements giving officers from one jurisdiction the authority to act in another jurisdiction. And some police officers have been deputized by sheriffs in their county and other counties.