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Question For Police Officers

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:32 pm
by calendula666

I would like to know what your practice is for charging motorists based on reports by school bus drivers or other motorists.


If you receive a report of a driver failing to stop for a school bus (which you did not personally witness), do you automatically issue a ticket? If not, how much evidence do you require?


Also, if you charge based on a driver's report, do you charge under s. 175(19) and (20) i.e. against the owner of the vehicle or under s. 175 (11) and (12) i.e. against the driver.


Thanks!


Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:49 pm
by Simon Borys

I'm just going to point out that you can't charge against the driver based on a school bus operator's report unless the operator knows who the driver is.