russo

Returning from the track with my Cayenne T pulling the trailer with my 997 and I get a ticket for passing three cars in a no pass zone. Would you know it, the middle vehicle is a pick up truck (Game Warden), I get pulled over. I started my pass in a passing zone but by the time I was able to pass these slow folks I had entered a no pass zone.
The posted speed limit was 60 and I passed at 70 mph. These guys were traveling at 50 mph. I find it funny, can a game warden cite you for a traffic violation? The ticket states the offense but not the penalty. What's up?

Crazy Canuck

Aren't the double lines merely a reccommendation?

JohnnyBahamas

Sounds like a ticket that an experienced para legal could beat in court. An experienced attorney would certainly have a field day.

BTW, I did not know that a game warden could do that.

russo

My sentiments exactly, and he did write me a ticket.

Hockeyman11385

It depends on what state you are in. In Vermont they are "suggestions" but in many other states it is illegal to pass on a double yellow.

gt2r

I live in an area where the City police, County Sheriffs, Highway Patrol, National Park Rangers and Game Wardens patrol all roads in our county. They can all write tickets but the Park Rangers and game wardens don't usually write up people outside their specific areas. You found a real Pri**.

richc

Here in Idaho ANYONE can give you a ticket. It's a very bad system.

cviles

This is obviously a state-by-state issue.

However, here in Texas they changed the laws a few years back and now any peace officer, commissioned anywhere in the state can issue a traffic citation. It used to be only the DPS (and game wardens and park rangers) that had state-wide license to write up tickets. Now it's any cop, off duty or not, away from the jurisdiction that commissioned him or not, that can write you a ticket. They probably won't because it's a hassle to find a court and judge 800 miles from home, but the law says they can.

And no, I'm not a lawyer but I did look some of this stuff up a while back. Standard disclaimers apply as with any advice you find on the Internet.

Minok

Well, by your description you are clearly guilty of the following:
1) Passing in a no passing zone (if you are still passing when the double-yellow lines come back, you are breaking the law in the states I've lived in - and no, its not a recommendation, its the law)
2) Speeding. Doing 70mph in a 60mph zone to complete a pass is speeding. I know. I got ticketed for it and thats pretty much what the judge told me.. no matter the reason, even if it was to save your own life (speeding up to complete the pass quicker as it was dark and headlights showed up over a rise coming at me)... its still speeding and you are guilty.

Not sure what a game warden's range is.. but if the road is in a park or forest over which they have jurisdiction, I don't see why not... unless their law enforcement abilities are restricted.