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Warning tickets are issued as educational tools
By Kevin Higley
You were caught speeding and the officer
let you off with just a warning. Consider
yourself lucky.
Sgt. William Jernigan of the Lincoln Police
Department (LPD) said that unlike a traffic
citation, the warning does not count against
an individual's driving record.
Jernigan said that the purpose of giving
warnings is to point out to the individual that
he has violated a city ordinance.
"The warning tickets are issued as an
?ducalional tool for the offender," he said.
Warning tickets may be given at the
discretion of the officer for offenses that are
not "real serious violations," Jernigan said.
He added that the most frequent use of the
warning ticket is for individuals driving in
excess of the speed limit. If he is only driving
;hree or four miles per hour over the speed
limit, Jernigan said the police will often give
nly a warning ticket.
Jernigan said that the warning tickets,
which he estimated number in the thousands
each month, are kept on file for about a year.
They are only used for identification of
automobiles in criminal cases. Other than
that, he said they are not used by the
department.
John Duve, parking and traffic coordinator
for Campus Police, said warnings the
Campus Police issue are handled in much the
same manner.
Campus Police warnings issued on city
property are forwarded to the LPD, said
Duve. Those issued on campus-owned
property are kept on file by Campus Police.
Duve said the warnings issued for parking
and moving violations serve as a "courtesy
reminder" to the offender. They also help in
increasing efficiency within the campus
police system, he said.
Duve said that reoccurance of similar
violations often times indicates there is a
misunderstanding of a law. If this is the case,
the Campus Police will take measures to
correct the problem.
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Campus Police has a better record of the
activities of its officers.
Campus police do not give many warning
tickets, said Duve. They are generally given
only during the first week of the school year
before new students are familiar with parking
regulations, he said.
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december4, 1974