So for the past several years I’ve noticed a very regular occurrence at a few of the interstate off and on ramps around Hammond where 2 or more state troopers will stop traffic to check for seatbelts or inspection stickers or likely whatever else they can write someone for. Yesterday my neighbor’s kid who’s attending college was stopped at one and written for either an inspection sticker or plate sticker and her dad is asking me if the stop is even legal. I’ve always thought that they need probable cause to stop you and write a ticket and that a roadblock type stop is not a legal stop so that’s what I told him. He mentioned going to court which I personally think is a waste of time due to the nature of this type of activity being a revenue generator and how officials may tend to rub things in when you disagree, often times costing a person more money.
Can anyone here give a definitive answer as to the legality of the stop and the ticket and whether he has any chance of recourse in court?
He seems pretty adamant about fighting it due to principle, which I support and commend. I stopped giving to the state troopers every year for just such waste of resources and petty taxation.
Can anyone here give a definitive answer as to the legality of the stop and the ticket and whether he has any chance of recourse in court?
He seems pretty adamant about fighting it due to principle, which I support and commend. I stopped giving to the state troopers every year for just such waste of resources and petty taxation.