Crime & Safety
Ask a Trooper: Are the Rumors True About Monthly Ticket Quotas?
Public Information Officer Lt. J. Paul Vance of the state police provides answers to your law enforcement questions.

Reader Question: Is it true that there is a monthly quota for tickets issued?
Response from Lt. J. Paul Vance: Connecticut Troopers absolutely do not have a quota for issuing tickets. They are all expected to monitor traffic during their assigned patrol shifts and take the appropriate enforcement action, when they observe a violation. Each Trooper is sworn up uphold Connecticut Law’s and their first priority is public safety.
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