For example, in Massachusetts, it's illegal to have ticket quotas. Of course, all that does is prevent them from admitting so publicly. Anecdotal, but a friend

For example, in Massachusetts, it's illegal to have ticket quotas. Of course, all that does is prevent them from admitting so publicly. Anecdotal, but a friend of a friend claimed that he goes out some nights and has to write a certain amount of tickets. Not so anecdotal, a collection of news stories related to Mass ticket quotas: http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/news/x93766893 http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/news/x93766893 http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/04/453.asp http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/04/453.asp http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/10/22/police_warned_to_ticket_drivers/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/10/22/police_... http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/21/2130.asp http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/21/2130.asp http://www.motorists.org/ma/radar.html http://www.motorists.org/ma/radar.html Also, when you see enforcements such as "Click It or Ticket," basically the govt provides incentive funds if certain seatbelt tickets quotas are met.