> expecting that the officer is going to basically be like "Aw shucks, guess my hands are tied. This happens more often than not depending on the nature of th

> expecting that the officer is going to basically be like "Aw shucks, guess my hands are tied. This happens more often than not depending on the nature of the relationship/ticket. Source, my Grandpa was State Patrol, and my Dad carried his business card (I don't think they had official cards back then). I saw him use it twice, and both times it work. However, he has gotten tickets out of state, so it depends on the circumstances. In the past it was just considered professional courtesy, and only applied to very close family members (wife/son). It wasn't an official thing. You would never have "gifted" it for Christmas to anyone, and sure as hell not to a politician/someone who wasn't family.