Legal Question in Traffic Law in Illinois

can u be arrest and have your car towed if a cop see's you driving your car with a suspended license, grant the cop did not pull this person over they showed up at there house one hour or so later and arrested this person.


Asked on 9/22/10, 4:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

As long as the officer has probable cause to arrest someone it is considered legal. Probable cause is legal term and requirement which allows a person to be arrested and taken into custody for further processing. In this case he saw the person driving and further investigated and found out and/or confirmed that they were driving on a suspended license which means that they were breaking the law. So there appears to have been probable cause to arrest the person. My question is - did he get a warrant? If not, there may be grounds to argue it was improper. A good criminal attorney should be contacted to advise this person further, especially if there is an upcoming court case. Good luck.

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Answered on 10/01/10, 11:07 am


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