Q: Can officers or deputy write ticket simply because they become angry??
Detained for loud exhaust deputy took my license and insurance ran my info and returned documents to me. proceeded to explain the reason an that its illegal to have a loud car. I asked what statute number that law was officer stated " i dont know" i replied " you dont know" he stated "no i dont know off top of my head, you want me to look it up" i said "yes please because i would like to read it i would like to know what it says" he then stated "now you will get a ticket for it" i said thats fine all because i asked to know what the law is and what it says. I was wrote a ticket simply because he became angry when i asked the law. Is it legal for a deputy or officer to do that to write a citation after becoming angry?
A: An officer cannot write a ticket simply because they are angry but if you have broken any law, including a traffic law they can charge you but they must cite the specific law and the facts and circumstances in a citation
Timothy Denison agrees with this answer
A: No. However, if you have broken the law snd they weren’t going to cite you for it, you probably should not have asked bc even if he got ad snd changed his mind, if you’ve broken the law and he cites you, the citation is valid.
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