Can you be arrested?

Can you be arrested for hitchhiking in a state where it is illegal or just a fine.

2007-12-12T16:59:37Z

I am wondering of it is jail time or like a fine (ya know money)

Tea Party Patriot2007-12-12T16:59:22Z

You can be picked up and charged with a misdemeanor. Fines have to be attached to something like a license, in most cases the hitch hiker won't have a license or even an ID. How would they know who to write the fine out too?

Anonymous2007-12-12T16:59:24Z

You can be arrested, but it depends on the state. I think california is a place where you could be arrested.

rrrrrrrrrick2007-12-12T17:29:35Z

I was 20 in 1991 and I h hiked from new orleans to detroit without a problem, though my name was ran once by a cop in Jackson Miss.

DOOM2007-12-12T16:58:50Z

Yes, you can be arrested for breaking the law.

Anonymous2007-12-12T16:59:21Z

Depends on the laws in that state.

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