What will be the penalty for the deputy driving without a seatbelt?

By the way, the operation will be going over Masters Week.

No Cell phone stuck in ear violation

or

steering wheel texting driving violation

or maybe not against the LAW!

for not wearing seat belts and he's not wearing one. What's wrong with this picture?

Maybe I can't read well anymore, but where is written that the Deputy was not wearing a seatbelt? How is the Deputy "above the law, folks"? Care to quantify that remark, thauch12? The "little black/blue sticker" doesn't mean squat. It certainly doesn't stop me from stopping someone or writing a ticket if necessary. And, when officers start writing a citation EVERY SINGLE AT FAULT driver in a wreck, then maybe you can gripe that officers are "above the law." You do know that at fault drivers aren't automatically written a ticket, right thauch12? So, how are officers "above the law?"

I had my last comment removed because i hurt someones feelings ..So sorry , you sit here and bash the police when the only two things you call on when it hits the fan, is God and the police . I hope you remember that the next time you need them...Rebellious the correct charge is following too close , not failure to maintain lane and for EVERYONE'S information...The Police and the mail man are exempt by law form wearing a seat belt , RCSO requires them to wear it per policy, but from the states point of view they don't have to....Austin that policy changed when the new sheriff took office .

Itsanotherday1 - I'm thinking that the 3 uninsured drivers are amongst the suspended license crowd.

I saw Lewis Blanchard on Channel 6 News last night, in uniform and speaking for the department. He said that on-duty law enforcement officers are exempted from the law requiring seat belts when driving. Then he cited a couple of reasons why. One was that it is more difficult to draw your weapon when strapped in with a seat belt.

Here's the link to Jillian Benfield's story.

By the way, Jillian Benfield is my favorite reporter.

From the story:

Richmond County sheriff’s Lt. Calvin Chew said crashes involving deputies used to go before the sheriff’s review board, but policy changes have eliminated that. He said the crash will likely be deferred to Fleet Management.

Then, Austin Rhodes asked:

BTW...when did the policy change so that officers do not have to go before a review board after an accident?

I don't know, but if I had to guess I would say somewhere around March 2, 2013. You can tell they haven't put a new policy in place by Chew's statement that they're still trying to figure out where to send the matter. Note the use of that word, "likely," in Chew's statement.

Yesterday just after lunch I had a green light to exit my subdivision and was halfway into my left turn when a patrol car on it's way to setup a roadblock blew through the red light and almost crashed into me. He didn't stop, blow his horn or anything but speed away. Guess the almighty ticket dollar is more important than taxpayer safety. I kind of wish he would have hit me so I could be on that billionaire's list.

Read The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh if you want a realistic look at police work and unwritten rules concerning dealing with other cops. As far as tickets always not being given that does happen if the officer feels the incident was not cut and dried wrong doing. Honestly, I think that probably applies here.

I once pulled out from a street, working my way around a Pepsi truck that was illegally parked blocking my sight down the road. I hit a car, but the officer didn't give me a ticket after I told him what happened and the other driver backed me up.