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Originally Posted by dpg
In talking with other people yesterday they said if a warning was not written (standard practice) it was more than likely a seatbelt check in disguise.
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In New Hampshire (contrary to much belief) there is no statewide standard (standard practice) or tracking for "written warnings".
Only citations issued on the statewide summons forms are submitted and tracked by the Motor Vehicle Department. Warnings, and how they are issued and tracked are at the discretion of the local agency. Some agencies have the officer write the warning up and give you a copy. Others only track the warning internally, issuing nothing to the offender. And in exceedingly rare cases, warnings are verbal with no record whatsoever. In any case, there is no state regulation governing how a particular agency handles warning issues.
Finally, earlier this year the Department of Safety issued its annual "call to arms" (so to speak) on motor vehicle offenses it would like to see all agencies enforce aggressivley. One of the offenses highlighted for enforcement was failing to signal turns. Perhaps this officer was aggressively pursuing that directive.