“Most cops would simply drop the ticket into the window and walk away.”
I was a peace officer in TX for 30 years, i’ve known and met hundreds of peace officers, over that time. I know of none that would do that. Failure to sign a citation is an arrestable offence.
In your 30 years as a peace officer (which does not describe this cop), did any of them brag about giving someone “a ride on the taser” like this officer did?
like I said, it DEPENDS ON THE STATE. So folks her making blanket statements about refusal to sign a citation, cop or not, are WRONG, and so are you. I don’t care how long you were a peace officer, if a person is refusing to sign a citation, unless there is a LAW ON THE BOOKS about it, you can’t simply arrest someone for refusing to sign. That’s a complete violation of the Constitution. Sorry.
Utah Code 77.7.18-24, etc.
The violator (for more serious offenses) must be taken immediately before a magistrate by the officer. For less serious offenses, the officer may (if he believes a promise is sufficient) accept the violator’s signature as a promise to appear at a later date.