[jimmyboy8301]

Originally Posted by DieselKickYoAss4Sure

in PA state troopers cant pull you over if either they are not wearing their hat or 2 if one of the lights is out on their patrol car! so what makes a NJ Cop so special that they can pull you over off duty and in other states? and i know they cant pull you over in another state for a fact because there was an issue at the delaware water gap a lil while ago were a truck full of drugs whent through the gap into Pa and NJ cop couldnt pull it over until a few miels up were Pa troopers got him!

i'm sure there are other states that are recignized law enforcement through all 50 states however since i work in NJ i don't worry about other states. NJLE powers in other states were granted by a bill passed through legislature. I never said anything about being pulled over by a NJ cop in another state off duty i said "having full police powers off duty in all 50 states" IE: if they are witness to a bank robbery in kansas they have the power to act in that situation. I see no reason why they would pull over a car off duty in another state. As far the police chasing the car across state lines it depends on the SOP's of that particular department. I knew of several instances where town and state police from NJ have chased a vehicle across state lines into PA and affected an arrest back from when I was a dispatcher. There is no absolute answer in this type of thing and no definates. There are WAY too many variables and again it depends on that particular departments SOP's. As far as PA troopers not being allowed to stop you if they do not have their hat on or if a light is out that is most likely one of those "you can't park your horse on main street on a sunday" type of things. I'm sure if the motor pool is short and they need to pull a car to use with a light out that particular car is going on the road and will most likely pull a stop also. And i'm sure the ticket written will hold up in court also even if the one little flashing light is out.