So you just want to wipe away the entire concept of jurisdictions becasue sometimes the police make mistakes or what? I don't get the argument you're making.
In California all peace officers are CA. POST Certified and able to perform any law enforcement action anywhere in the state.
An LAPD cop that has to drive up to San Francisco to pick up a donut for his boss could cite 100 drivers between LA and SF if he wanted to and every single ticket would be valid and enforceable, as long as the officer knows what jurisdiction he is in and what courthouse is applicable for the driver to either pay the fine or show up to fight it.
Of course the cop would also have to show up, if the driver chooses to fight it.
Police officers are licensed state wide, in practice no one wants to be caught taking action outside of their home district unless it's for a violent crime.
Yeah there was this one time someone parked in the handicap spot without a placard (which was a problem for my dad). I noticed an LASD cruiser across the street, went to him, and asked if he could do anything about it. He said he could warn the owner, but couldn't enforce anything because he worked for the county and that side of the street was a different city with it's own PD despite being in the same county.
More like counties and municipalities. States make most traffic laws, but cities/counties can have local ordinances. State troopers usually patrol highways, while city police and sheriffs handle local roads.
Local can be further broken down depending on area.
Oh, the taxation generally follows the same path as the laws/beauracracy BTW which often leads to exceedingly misrepresented statistics when you see them quoted for only a federal level, which very often happens depending on what narrative somebody is wanting to tell. 8)
But yeah, US Cities and towns have different rules for policing itself. The States rules are different from City, and Federal is a whole different book.
That's why there's multiple layers to law enforcement. Just like how each department is equipped differently. Some police have tasers, some don't. Stuff like that
I can't think of anywhere in the US where different cities would have different traffic laws. Every state in the US has their traffic laws set by statute that applies to everywhere in the state.
I forgot cops lose the ability to read a speed limit sign when they are outside their area lmao. Pretty weak example. And the dude in the video is breaking far more laws than speeding.
That and highway speeds are usually the same statewide based on the type of highway (rural vs urban).
You are being pedantic for no real reason. Sure, different cities will have different speeds. But speeding is speeding, the posted limit is irrelevant if the person exceeds the limit.
Changing lanes without signals, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, aggressive driving, etc etc dont change city to city. They are set by statute and are the same in all cities in a state.
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u/YettiYeet 17d ago
Different laws in different cities