Regulaciones sobre Citaciones de Tráfico en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los policías deben dar una multa de tráfico en el lugar y momento en que detienen a un conductor. No se puede enviar una multa por correo ni basarse solo en fotos para dar una multa.

Es como cuando un profesor te da una tarea en clase y no te manda un mensaje después a casa diciéndote que no la hiciste. La tarea se entrega en el momento y lugar adecuados.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando y un policía lo detiene porque pasó una señal de alto. El policía le entrega la multa en ese mismo momento, y no puede enviársela después por correo. Si Juan quisiera otra copia de la multa, podría pedirla al policía.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

ection does not prohibit the use of photographic or video evidence at any hearing related to the offense to corroborate the testimony of a law enforcement officer who personally observed the offense. (B)(1) A law enforcement officer who issues a uniform traffic ticket for a violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding a traffic control device must do so incident to and contemporaneous with a traffic stop. (2) A copy of the citation must be given directly to the offender by the law enforcement officer issuing the citation at the time of the traffic stop for the offense. (3) A law enforcement agency may not utilize the United States mail, a parcel delivery service, electronic means, or otherwise to send to the operator or owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, as defined in Section 56-3-20, a uniform traffic citation alleging a violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding traffic control devices. This subsection does not prohibit the law enforcement agency from sending the operator or owner an additional copy of a uniform citation that was issued to the operator or owner during the traffic stop for the offense upon request of the operator or owner. (4) A uniform traffic citation alleging the violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding traffic control devices may not be issued based in whole upon photographic evidence, whether the camera or other electronic device capturing the photographic evidence was attended or unattended at the time it captured the photographic evidence. This section does not prohibit the use of photographic or video evidence at any hearing related to the offense to corroborate the testimony of a law enforcement officer who personally observed the offense. (