Legal Question in Traffic Law in Virginia
Detention of a trafffic defendant
How long after a police officer has issued a traffic citation, can that police officer detain that person?
Asked on 2/06/08, 9:43 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Detention of a trafffic defendant
People are not normally detained for traffic citations. If you're referring to a criminal summons involving a traffic matter, there is no particular time of which I am aware. (However, one might add that the longer the delay, the shakier and more difficult to prove the case becomes for the Commonwealth.)
Answered on 2/06/08, 9:53 am
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