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Old 12-17-2008, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jst2878
I was never in his jurisdiction....Nassau county is the jurisdiction. he was NYC pd and he radared me and pulled me over in nassau county not queens where he patrols
Where he patrols may not be relevant. Neither are county lines. I suggest you do an extensive search of NY state law regarding peace officer powers. It may well be, and I assume it is, that peace officers in NY state have police powers throughout the state so crossing a city border or county line does not matter.

As an example, a sergeant I know was driving a police car marked with his city's markings in another city about 40 miles away when a car sped past him at a speed that could not be ignored. The driver claimed that the sergeant didn't have jurisdiction because he was not in his city. Guess who got a ticket with "State of California" on the top of it? And he was just going to get a warning....
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