In most jurisdictions:
Yes, a police officer can issue a traffic ticket based on the claim of another officer. If one officer observes a traffic violation and communicates that information to another officer, the second officer can take action, including issuing a ticket. However, the validity of the ticket may depend on the specific circumstances and local laws regarding the enforcement of such claims. It's essential for the issuing officer to have reasonable grounds for the ticket based on the information provided.
Yes
Sometimes a traffic ticket will be mailed to a person instead of written by an officer. Depending on the county it can take a week or two for a person to get a traffic ticket in the mail.
It is very unlikely that a traffic ticket will be dismissed if the Officer does not record the birth date correctly.
In most jurisdictions, the officer turns over the ticket information to the traffic court. The traffic court will send out a notice, sometimes including a duplicate ticket.
The officer can ticket you for the traffic violation, he or she can arrest you if there are mitigating circumstances.
Of course you do
A DOT officer is still a law enforcement officer, and has the jurisdiction to give traffic citations.
There is no statute of limitations on traffic tickets in Texas. If the officer did not give you a ticket, you were not issued one. Look up the ticket online, if possible.
Yes, it can!
Depending on the exact nature of the offense ticketed, the police officer has a certain period of time within which to amend the ticket to put in the correct date. This type of mistake is not an automatic reason to dismiss the ticket, but it might impeach the officer's credibility if it goes to trial. Most likely it would not damage the officer's credibility to the extent where the court will disbelieve everything he/she says about the violation.
There can be a few times when it is better to contest a traffic ticket instead of paying it. One of these instances could be when a person feels like an officer issued the ticket when they weren't supposed to. A person could feel this way if the ticket was issued because of being caught in a speed trap or when the officer was deliberately hidden.