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    Default TRESPASSING QUESTION

    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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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    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.

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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    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.
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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    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.

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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    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.
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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    Sounds like the two of you cant learn to stop trespassing and should get cited.

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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    Quote Originally Posted by flanuva View Post
    Sounds like the two of you cant learn to stop trespassing and should get cited.
    amen brother,trespassers should be shot,survivers shot again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sniper View Post
    amen brother,trespassers should be shot,survivers shot again.
    ^ wow nice 9th post

    Humm you the next guy to make all gun owners look bad for shooting at kids because they ran through your yard?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rosco the Iroc View Post
    ^ wow nice 9th post

    Humm you the next guy to make all gun owners look bad for shooting at kids because they ran through your yard?
    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
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    Default Re: TRESPASSING QUESTION

    that last post made you look like a drunken fool to be honest

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