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Question: My friend was issued a trespass ticket for being at a light rail station without a bus pass/ticket. The train was nowhere near the station & he had ample time to buy a ticket before the train arrived. Is this legal?

Answer: It may depend on how long the officer was observing your friend prior to the contact. If the friend was there for a long period of time and a train had passed and your friend did not get on it. Also, the officer may have asked if your friend had the means to pay for the ticket, and if not then the officer could infer no reasonable basis for your friend to be there. Otherwise if your friend had not yet purchased the ticket and officer approached without giving an opportunity, there may be a basis to dismiss the citation.

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  • My friend was issued a trespass ticket for being at a light rail station without a bus pass/ticket. The train was nowhere near the station & he had ample time to buy a ticket before the train arrived. Is this legal?

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