Legal Question in Traffic Law in Massachusetts

can a poliveman from one town stio you and issue a citation in another town


Asked on 7/29/17, 2:51 am

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Alan Pransky Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

There are two ways that a police officer can lawfully stop a person in a town other than the one in which they are employed. For some crimes the police have the authority to cross town lines when in pursuit of a person. The second way that the police may lawfully stop a person in another town is that the police may be employed in one town but be a "special police officer" in other towns. The towns frequently do this because they want the police to be able to exercise police powers when in the adjoining towns.

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Answered on 7/31/17, 11:24 am


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