Stopped literally yards within a stricter county. Can jurisdiction be chosen?
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Stopped literally yards within a stricter county. Can jurisdiction be chosen?
The officer began to pull me over in one county and once i stopped i was in
another. Can i request to be prosecuted by the other county?
Asked on February 28, 2018 under Criminal Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
No, you may not, unfortunately--or more accurately, you may make the request, but it does not have to be honored and will most likely *not* be granted, absent some compelling reason affecting fairness (such as you had a prior, contentious relationship with the judge in the court you'd otherwise have to appear in). Each court has jurisdication over a certain geographic area in traffic stops, so they normally go to the court in whose area they lie--and since the court and local or county government gets part of any fines, etc., they are reluctant to give that money up.
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