a friend of mine was stopped for trespassing a couple of weeks ago, he wasn't cited because the cops couldn't get in touch with the land owner. my question is, can he still be cited after the fact? he thinks he will be sent a citation.
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a friend of mine was stopped for trespassing a couple of weeks ago, he wasn't cited because the cops couldn't get in touch with the land owner. my question is, can he still be cited after the fact? he thinks he will be sent a citation.
I think there is more to this story, typically the police don't stop people for trespassing on private land when the land owner hasn't made a complaint. How would they know if he has permission from the land owner to be there or not? there is no reasonable cause for suspicion, IMHO, but IANAL.
If the lands were posted he could still get a citation if he cant prove he had permission. Signs serve the same purpose as someone verbally saying not to be there and a LEO can act from there on out.
If the lands aren't posted, and the landowners couldn't vouch for your friend, there is PA case law to support "trespassers" who use said lands for sporting purposes in rural areas just in case he is cited. But as MrBi11 explained, usually LEO's dont make such stops unless the landowner, tenant, concerned neighbor, etc has made a complaint. Or unless the lands are posted, or the person is doing something suspicious.
W/ PA's lax trespassing enforcement, something else was causing the police to take notice. Any other state would be different but here it's so hard to get the LEO to enforce the trespassing laws on open property.
there are other reasons he was stopped but i didnt want to get into that. i know the cop tried to call the land owner but he didnt answer so he didnt give him a ticket but he said he will probably get one in the mail. that doesnt sound right, i got caught years ago, the cops drove me to the land owners house to see if she wanted to press charges, she didnt so they let me go.
Sounds like the two of you cant learn to stop trespassing and should get cited.
no not at all,if it was not for so called sportsmen all drunked up,trespassing on privet property,and shooting all that walks,we would not have sooo many no trespasing no hunting signs out there,thats what makes the anti gun people scream,the anti hunters drool,come on act like respon
able,adults,not drunken fools, go navy,team4 1974 hooraaa.
that last post made you look like a drunken fool to be honest