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“...And its still not the fault of the arresting officers...”
Absolutely the fault of the arresting officers! They are allowed sufficient discretion to assess the totality of the circumstances and decide if an arrest is needed, or if further investigation is warranted. Judges and clerks are not infallible. They do make mistakes. I have personal experience cleaning up some of those messes.
I don’t know all of the facts, but if the following are in the ball park of the facts...
1. It’s an 11 year old warrant for a minor traffic violation
2. The warrant does not indicate failure to pay
3. DMV shows no license suspensions on her record due to any failure to pay
4. She is not itinerant
5. Extended family in the area
6. No other arrest history
7. She was given a receipt for paying the fine
No way is she under arrest. I would tell my guys to get her information so we can follow up and advise her to get her receipt to the courthouse at her next opportunity and get it straightened out. Done. Sensibly.
We need more Andy Griffiths and fewer Barney Fifes.
In this jurisdiction we might wonder how many other bungled case records are in their system.
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