Does a Mississippi state trooper have to wear his hat? “The hat has no bearing on the validity of the ticket. It's our department's policy that a trooper must be wearing a hat when out of the building or making an arrest," Geller said.
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Can a State Trooper Ticket You if He's Not Wearing His Uniform Hat
My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: NC. A NC STATE TROOPER conducted a traffic stop around Monroe NC, when he approached my vehicle I noticed he was not wearing his Trooper uniform hat. Is it true that the trooper must be in full uniform when conducting a traffic stop, working a traffic accident etc.?
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My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: NC. A NC STATE TROOPER conducted a traffic stop around Monroe NC, when he approached my vehicle I noticed he was not wearing his Trooper uniform hat. Is it true that the trooper must be in full uniform when conducting a traffic stop, working a traffic accident etc.?
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He could be in his bathing suit and issue you a citation. His police powers come from his status of being a sworn law enforcement officer with a valid certification. His hat has nothing to do with it.
Re: Can a State Trooper Ticket You if He's Not Wearing His Uniform Hat
My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: NC. A NC STATE TROOPER conducted a traffic stop around Monroe NC, when he approached my vehicle I noticed he was not wearing his Trooper uniform hat. Is it true that the trooper must be in full uniform when conducting a traffic stop, working a traffic accident etc.?
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Anti - I just passed it around to the FHP dispatchers and they got a good chuckle too.
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It only matters that he was on duty. Maybe if he was dressed up as Batman you could make an argument there.
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They never show it in the movies, but I'd be willing to bet that Batman has a Memorandium of Understanding of some type with all of his local agencies. Jus' sayin.
Brandon Rice Roseman
If he did not have his hat, you can call his supervisor and/or the fashion police. Neither, however, is going to get your ticket dismissed.
Thomas G. Briody
That is one of the best traffic "smokey bear hat" questions I've seen. Irrelevant. Sorry. Maybe wardrobe faux pas.
Theodore A. Blanton
What, you want us to answer that the case should be dismissed? You cannot do anything about the trooper not wearing the hat.
R. Jason de Groot
It's irrelevant since officers can work undercover. Uniforms to not make the man, or woman for that matter.