Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Jersey
Being pulled over for no reason.
I was pulled over after being followed for approx. 2 miles. I did the speed limit and obeyed all traffic laws. The officer then issued me a ticket for driving while suspended. I then asked him why did you pull me over he said because I knew that you were on suspended list. My question is is that legal for him to do that and is it legal for him to check before he even pulls me over?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Being pulled over for no reason.
The police have the right to run your license plate to see if the registered owner of the vehicle is suspended or has any criminal warrants against him. If you were the registered owner then he had the right to give you the ticket. In order to convict you in court of driving while suspended they have to prove that you had legal knowledge of your suspension. I am an attorney that has handled hundreds of cases similar to yours in various courts in New Jersey in the past. Please call me at 908-272-0111 to discuss your case in more detail. There is never any charge for simply discussing a case with me. Thank you.
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Re: Being pulled over for no reason.
I believe he needed probable cause to stop you. You should hire a lawyer and fight it. You need to file motions with the court and it may get tooo complicated to do yourself.
Re: Being pulled over for no reason.
Things in plain view, such as a license plate, can be investigated by the officer. He run the plate and determine if the owner of the vehicle has a valid driver's license.
To stop your vehicle he has to have probable cause to believe that you are the owner who is operating the car before he stops the vehicle.
Probable cause to believe that an offense is being commited is what is required to stop your vehicle. Probable cause is a reasonable suspicion.
The offense of operating a vehicle while the operator's driver's licenseis suspended requires knowledge of the suspension or notice of the suspension given by mail directed to the address last given to motor vehicles.
Call me if you wish to discuss your case further.
Gary Moore, Esquire
Hackensack, New Jersey
800 273 7933
www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com
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