Headlight out

[wantedtobecop]

Just out of curiosity, where you're a LEO, is a burned out headlight a no-points on driving record "fix it" ticket/warning or a full fledged ticket? And what is the fine usually for something like this?

[Babysmamadrama]

I usually warn for it but I definitely check the driver for other violations, wants, warrants, smell of weed, booze. Fine is probably different for state to state.

[Wombat311]

I don't normally give a ticket for it, but if I was to give everything I could give for it, it would be;
$135 and 2 points for not having a working headlight
A vehicle defect notice. (which you have to get fixed or your registration gets suspended)
$175 for driving an unroadworthy vehicle. (can't remember if that has points on it or not.)

[mcsap]

$105 fine here, NO points as it isn't a moving vio. I rarely write these but do write a lot of warnings, if not repsonded to in 5 days, ticket time.

[Darin]

Not a moving violation in VA. but an equipment violation. I usually give warnings for these unless I've given warnings and they still don't fix it. Here it's a $30 fine plus court cost so $86 and thank you for supporting the Commonwealth.

[Darin]

Also, this is great PC stop to check for other things like DUI, drugs, suspended license, wants/warrants.

[greenlead]

As an advisor (and one I look up to) tell me: "If it's worth writing..."

[JD45]

It's a fix-it ticket in CA. After fixing it, you'll have to have it signed off by an LEO and then pay a 10 dollar dismissal fee. Won't go on your driving record at all UNLESS, you don't take care of it by the due date.

[scott715us]

It is a ticket, but a non-moving violation so no points against your driving history. I use to give warnings mainly for these, but I don't think it does any good. I see so many of them now, that I'll go ahead and write em. It's only $25 here (in TN) so they can either pay that or $5-10 for a light bulb and a trip to court to get it thrown out. ;)

[bobcoop06]

What if you catch a car with a headlight out driving with their brights to hide it? This happens ALL the time around here. With streetlights being everywhere, it's not hard to drive around without your headlights on without noticing until you get out of town, so brights are definitely not needed. Whenever we see a car driving around with their brights on in town, it's a pretty safe bet they have a headlight out and are trying to avoid that ticket. If you were to encounter this, would it warrant a ticket as it's and obvious attemt to decieve you?

[Darin]

What if you catch a car with a headlight out driving with their brights to hide it? This happens ALL the time around here. With streetlights being everywhere, it's not hard to drive around without your headlights on without noticing until you get out of town, so brights are definitely not needed. Whenever we see a car driving around with their brights on in town, it's a pretty safe bet they have a headlight out and are trying to avoid that ticket. If you were to encounter this, would it warrant a ticket as it's and obvious attemt to decieve you?

Driving with your high beams on and not dimming them for oncoming is an offense here in VA. I pull people all the time for this. It can be a good indicator of a DUI.

[FloridaLEO]

Most of the time I just write out a warning. We have two options when it comes to citations. A non moving with the specific statute for the light and that would cost 68.50. Then there's the 316.610 statute that gives them the right to fix it within 30 days, go to a LE department and have them sign off on it and the violator just pays some filing fee of like around 9 dollars.

[bobcoop06]

Most of the time I just write out a warning. We have two options when it comes to citations. A non moving with the specific statute for the light and that would cost 68.50. Then there's the 316.610 statute that gives them the right to fix it within 30 days, go to a LE department and have them sign off on it and the violator just pays some filing fee of like around 9 dollars.

That gives you a good opportunity to be evil to out-of-towners!

"Alright meow, you need to stop by the station sometime in the next thirty days to get this taken care of." "But we're going back to Indiana in the morning...." "Well then, option number two....Press hard, four copies."

[skiingman]

Driving with your high beams on and not dimming them for oncoming is an offense here in VA. I pull people all the time for this. It can be a good indicator of a DUI.

Just wanted to say thank you for this.

The idiots that do this really irk me.

[acreature]

Driving with your high beams on and not dimming them for oncoming is an offense here in VA. I pull people all the time for this. It can be a good indicator of a DUI.

Fail to Dim upon approach of oncoming traffic.

As per SFST DWI ratio, there would be a 10% chance that the operator is impaired.