Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Jersey

Township jurisdictional question

A police officer was heading south on a highway; my vehicle was heading east. I proceeded on my way and several blocks later, in a different town from which the cop represented, I was pulled over and given a no seatbelt ticket. Isn't there a jurisdictional problem with this ? The officer did not follow me but rather went a different rout and caught up to me in another town before pulling me over.


Asked on 3/12/05, 4:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Re: Township jurisdictional question

The police are allowed to follow you into a different town and give you a ticket if they saw you in their town and were unable to catch up with you before you entered the next town. Sorry - I know this is not the answer you wanted to hear.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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Answered on 3/13/05, 1:09 pm


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