Originally Posted by
Angio Graham
However, when I was 14 yrs old I almost got a ticket at that exact intersectoin because I ran the red light on my rollerblades. The police officer who stopped me decided to let me go with a warning.
Maybe the cop was being nice by not giving a ticket, but more likely, he did not want to deal with the CA legal BS for that traffic violation.
In CA (CO as well), traffic violations are criminal acts. If a CA cop issues a ticket and they are not able to reasonably identify the ticketed, as would be difficult for a 14 year old who does not have a drivers license, state ID card or criminal record, CA police procedural law requires the cop to take the ticketed individual to the nearest magistrate so that bail may be established and collected. The law is designed to prevent individuals from giving false names and get away without paying the ticket. CA hates missing out on cash income. Your Cop probably did not want to go through all the legal procedural BS for ticketing a kid.