Practice question
Does merely issuing a traffic ticket necessarily mean a person has been arrested for purposes of a full incident search?
- Only the ticket’s color controls
- Yes; every ticket is a custodial arrest
- No
- Only a motorcycle rider may be arrested
- A ticket necessarily waives search rights
Legal references
- Rule126 Sections1–13: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Patotoy v. People, G.R.257910, March4,2025, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/mar2025/gr_257910_2025.html
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