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No most traffic is not even a misdemeanor
The officer can ticket you for the traffic violation, he or she can arrest you if there are mitigating circumstances.
What is your definition of "non-serious?" The answer to the question is yes. A traffic violation is a misdemeanor offense for which the officer, in their judgement, can make a summary arrest - IF it occurred in his presence..... and most moving traffic violations DO occur in the officers presence.
Yes. However, refusing to sign it gives the officer permission (in most states) to arrest you for the violation. It's much better to sign it and fight in court!
The rules on search incident to arrest recently changed, so for years it was the belief and practice to do a legitimate traffic stop, arrest for the traffic violation and do a search incident to arrest. The Supreme Court recently changed its interpretation of the 4th Amendment, such that a search incident to arrest is not automatically reasonable (see Gant v. State). However, still the officer can arrest you due to the traffic violation and "inventory" your vehicle due to impounding it. They can also search if they have probable cause.
No, security officers have no more legal powers than and ordinary citizen. They are not legally permitted to pull someone in a car over.
No, that could be construed as bribery. The only money that can change hands with the police officer at the time of arrest is bond.
yes, you might, it depends on what kind of violations, sometimes a person didn't pay for the citation, so the judge might issued a arrest warrant, or somethings the driver did not cooperate with the officer, which eventually might lead to the arrest.
a sworn officer wears blue and can arrest criminals while a security guard wears white and can't arrest people
Security officers cannot make an arrest unless they have peace officer status. They can however detain a person until police arrive.
Homeland Security can hold/arrest you for just about anything that they can think of.