What to do when the ticketing officer fraudulently signed her name as someone else?

[CdwJava]

OP stated there was no other officer at the scene. And, out here, if an officer is in FTO, they are issuing and signing their own cites unless they did not witness the offense. However, if this offense was observed by one officer and the issuing officer was not the same as the arresting (i.e. observing) officer, then that sometimes results in confusion. Speed details where a vehicle is identified by an aircraft or spotter on the ground and then stopped and cited by another officer can result in such confusions on occasion.

 

[RJR]

Carl, about the bear in the air scenario, is that something like the "Fellow Officer Doctrine"?

 

[CdwJava]

Carl, about the bear in the air scenario, is that something like the "Fellow Officer Doctrine"?

Essentially, yes. Though, I have heard it referred to as the "fellow officer rule" as opposed to "doctrine." But, in the case of a citation, the arresting officer will also be listed along with the citing officer.

In CA we have spaces on the citation for two officers: One for the "arresting or citing" officer, and one the "arresting" officer (if not the same as the citing officer). The "arresting officer" would be the one in the aircraft unless the speed was also determined by the officer on the ground.