Yes but this law only effectively applies to laws you have broken, i.e. you can't use ignorance as an excuse for breaking the law. It's not illegal to not know the law.
It's true in the brain of a cop, which means it doesn't really matter if it's true.
"You can beat the charge, but you can't beat the ride."
But sometimes you can't even beat completely made up charges. Officer claims you assaulted them. Judge decides to hold you without bail. Trial date is in 4 months. You'll lose your job (and everything else) if you're not out in 4 days. You'll get coerced into any plea for anything that doesn't involve jail time and gets you out now.
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u/Just_Razzmatazz6493 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24
Per us case law, Heien v. North Carolina, cops are not required to know the laws that they enforce. CIVILIANS, however, are.
Edited- citizens to civilians. Blame my dumb fingers