Officer not in his jurisdiction

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Virginia

I was in the city and approaching the city/county line. The county cop was sitting just inside the city limits and facing toward the city side of the road. That was where I was coming from. Right after I passed him, he turned and followed me down this narrow road into the county a ways before putting his lights on. He wrote the ticket as being in the county. Not only was he on the city side, but he had to have clocked me while I was in the city in the city. So does anyone know if I have a shot using this as a defense?

So does anyone know if I have a shot using this as a defense?

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I know, I know, but you have to say "pretty please".

Someone watched too much Dukes of Hazzard as a kid. Nothing in your post suggests the officer did anything wrong, especially if the infraction location is within the officer's jurisdiction. Most police agencies have agreements that allow police activity across jurisdictions.

If the officer is employed by a county police department, he has county-wide authority. Just because the city has a police department of it's own doesn't remove the county police officer's authority. In these situations, often times the county police or Sheriff's office will not enforce the law in the city, instead deferring it to the city police, but that doesn't mean the county officer CAN'T enforce the law within the city.

In other words, I don't think there is a jurisdictional issue here.