1. Get the offender’s license plate number and a good look at their face. Under law, just getting the license number isn’t enough. "You can’t issue a citation to a vehicle," "You have to be able to identify the person behind the wheel."

2. Call the local police department’s non-emergency number. Tell them that you want to issue a citizen’s citation. They won’t laugh at you or treat you like Gomer Pyle. Promise. But like the police and their tickets, you have to do it within six months after the violation.

3. Go to the police station. You will need to be able to identify the driver from a lineup of DMV file photos. If it’s a more serious offense, such as a hit and run involving an injury, you may be asked to come back and identify the driver from a physical lineup. An officer will then fill out a citation, leaving "court date" and the line for the officer’s signature (you are the officer here) blank.

4. Take the nearly-finished ticket to the county court within 14 days. A clerk will require that you take an oath and sign the citation, swearing that the information is accurate. The clerk finds a court date on the calendar and sends the ticket to the defendant. Someone’s about to get a surprise in the mail.

5. Remember the court date and show up. If you’re not going to show up in front of the judge and the accused to testify in support of the citation, you might as well just let it go.

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