Does a speeding ticket have to be issued at the time of the offense?

[South954]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida.

I was stopped a while ago and the cop said I was doing 40 in a 30. I asked for a warning. He took my documents and went to his car. A few minutes later he came back with my documents and no ticket so I hope i'm scott free but I don't know nowadays if they can later issue it by mail. Does a ticket have to be issued to you at the time of the offense or can they send it in the mail later?

 

[FlyingRon]

They can send you the ticket after the fact. However, it's not possible without knowing the department that stopped you, but I suspect you did get off on this one.