Legal Question in Traffic Law in Virginia
law terminology
what is the term that refers to police
stopping you for one violation but
charging you with another violation?
(ex: stopping you for cutting off
someone but charging you with failure
to obey a road sign)
Asked on 5/29/08, 9:19 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: law terminology
The term "pretextual stop" is sometimes used to describe traffic stops by police officers where the stop itself is allegedly merely a cover or pretext for the real reason or purpose of the stop which is supposedly something entirely different from the reason initially offered by the officer.
Answered on 5/29/08, 9:35 am
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