Traffic Stops and Enforcement powerpoint
TRAFFIC STOPS AND How to, and why it is important ENFORCEMENT
WHY DO WE DO TRAFFIC STOPS?Pretext stops•To enforce traffic rules•
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAFFIC www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htmhttps://and state-by-statistics/detail/state-www.iihs.org/topics/fatalityhttps://Sources: In 2020, 19,384 people were killed
in the US by suspects using firearms.•In 2020, 38,824 people died in the United States in fatal motor crashes•In Rohnert Park, traffic related issues are the number 1 citizen complaints.•ENFORCEMENT
TRAFFIC STOP PROCEDURE
OVERVIEW AND STEPS Return to suspect vehicle and issue citation•Return to patrol car and conduct records check and prepare citation•Contact driver and gather information•Safe approach
to suspect vehicle•stopActivate overhead lights when there is a safe place for you to conduct the •Radio that you are conducting a traffic stop•Get behind suspect vehicle•On view Vehicle
Code Violation•
RADIO TRAFFIC Circle.4L11 Copy, Final Stop at Walnut •available28 is -29 is clear 10-Copy, 10•4L11 9FGH567•4L11 go with the plate•at Country Club86 Expressway -Rohnert Park 4L11 11•Example
then proceed with stopAdvise of final location if needed, •plate or out of state)plate (Advise if plate is Special Dispatch replies, you go with the •Announce traffic stop at a location•Overview
TRAFFIC STOP SET UP mirrors.If stop is at night, use takedown lights and aim spotlights at •If doing the stop alone, consider passenger side approach.•DO NOT PASS BETWEEN CARS WHEN APPROACHING
VEHICLE•Approximately one car length between cars•Park car off set•
TALKING WITH THE DRIVER courts know you received the citation.is not an admission of guilt, it just lets the please sign at the bottom. Your signature I issued you a citation for failing
to yield, •stop at the limit line.Was there any justification for failing to •proof of insuranceCan I have your license, registration and •at the limit line on Snyder at HollyI stopped
you because you did not stop •DPSHello, I am Officer Smith with Rohnert Park •Example warningpaperwork, issue citation or give Return to driver, return their •check, if needed prepare
citationReturn to vehicle, conduct records •InsuranceDriver’s License, Registration, •State reason for stop•State Name and Agency•What to say
WHAT NOT TO SAY
FORMS RELATED TO TRAFFIC STOPS
CITATIONS on the boxAll boxes are straightforward and you fill in the information labeled left to right.When completing Citations, start from top to bottom, then go from
CITATIONS CONTINUED chose a Court HolidayCourt dates are not special, you can select your own court date, just do not •30 days–Misdemeanor •90 days–Infraction •Court dates•
DS 310 of the form.boxes from left to right. Clarification for any boxes are on the back Like citations, start from the top and work to the bottom, filling in revoked driver’s licenses.This
form is used for proof of service for subjects with suspended or PROOF OF SERVICE–
DMV RE drugs.form also needs to be completed when a driver is arrested for DUI Like other forms. Complete these top to bottom left to right. This their driver’s license. examination
of -This form is used to force a driver to undergo a re EXAMINATION-
QUESTIONS?