Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Jersey

Re: Pulled over No Reason

First, an officer must have probable cause to pull someone over and the reason the officer gave your daughter is not probable cause. Second, yes, rolling papers are considered "drug paraphenalia" and she could have been arrested for possessing it. Third, if the officer only gave her a ticket for a seatbelt infraction, have her count her blessings. If all came out of this was a seatbelt ticket, she should pay it. No sense in incurring legal fees to fight it. If there's more to it, get a lawyer quickly.

Re: Pulled over No Reason

What that police officer did is about as illegal as it gets in a police stop. If he charged her with possession of drug paraphernalia I would gladly file a motion to suppress the evidence. However, if she really did not have a seatbelt on then she should pay the fine. If I was you I would consider filing an internal affairs complaint against the police officer who pulled her over. I always suspected that the police just randomly stopped people who they thought in their own minds looked suspicious, and here is actual proof that I was right. It was terrible what he did to your daughter, and you should tell his boss about it. If you have any other questions about this, please feel free to call me.

SIncerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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