I was told by a Stokes County (NC) police officer that viewing a police video of a traffic violation was not allowed by NC law. The statement came up after I was stopped and cited for failure to stop at a four stop intersection. I requested to see the video evidence as I really believe that I stopped. It would seem that a simple viewing could positively show who was mistaken, just as instant recall videos in a football game often overturn referee field calls.

If the officer told you that the law prohibits him showing you the video, he was mistaken or misinformed. It is true that a law enforcement officer is not required to show you the video.  I expect that most law enforcement agencies will not voluntarily allow people charged to watch the videos.  This is probably to avoid getting into a debate with the driver about what the video shows.  If you believe the video would show that you stopped, you could subpeona the video for use at your trial on the stop sign violation.  That will not allow you to watch the videotape before trial.  The officer would just have to bring it with him to court.  If you decide to go to trial, you should hire an attorney to make sure that the subpeona is done correctly.

 

Your neighbor's property rights end at the boundary of his property.  It might technically be trespassing for your or your dog to touch his fence, but the police are highly unlikely to charge you.  If your dog did damage the fence, you would probably be responsible for the cost of repair.  It sounds to me as though your neighbor is being pretty unreasonable.

I am a volunteer for the CCAA (Cane Corso Association of America) rescue. Back in May we adopted a dog named Aisa to a couple in Goldsboro N.C. We checked all references and they were approved. The dog they adopted was not yet altered and the adoptee agreed to have the alter done and we agreed to deduct it from the adoption fee. No fee was collected at the time the dog was adopted. Our contract clearly states if for some valid reason, the adoption does not work to the advantage of the new owner and the dog, CCAA must be contacted and given the option of reacquiring the Cane Corso, free of charge, before any further placement. This dog was listed on another rescue site as being available due to the adopting couple having marital problems. CCAA was not contacted. We found out by stumbling acrossed it on the internet. The contract also states that the dog must be microchipped. The microchip implant is the financial responsibility of the adopter.  CCAA Rescue MUST remain as the "primary contact" for the dog.  Proof of the microchip implant must be sent to the Rescue within 30 days of the adoption. This was done by the adoptee and she listed herself as the contact for the dog. The adopter refuses to tell us the location of the dog and states she will no turn the dog over to the CCAA. She states we will never find her or the dog. She has moved from the location that she orginally gave us and has changed her number. We see it as stealing the dog being she breached every part of the contract. Am I right or am I wrong? We have contacted the local police and were told it is a civil matter. Please advise.

 

The adoptee has breached her contract with you but that is not the same as stealing the dog.  Police rarely will intervene in situations such as this.

Probably your only recourse would be to sue the adopting woman for breaching the contract and request that the court order her to return the dog.

In future adoptions your organization might consider having the dogs spayed or neutered before the adoption takes place and building that cost into the adoption fee.  You could do the same with the microchipping.  That way it would be less trouble to enforce the terms of the contract.

 

 

It is impossible for to say if the pictures would be enough evidence.  If you were to sue your neighbor for trespassing on your property and removing survey stakes you would have to prove that it was more likely than not (called a preponderance of the evidence) that your neighbor moved the stake.  The evidence shows that the stake was moved, but not necessarily who moved it.

 

You have the right to plant things (or build) on your side of the line and the neighbor has the right to do the same on his side.  Moving the survey marker does not move the property line.  Taking this to court will be costly and time-consuming for you.  Maybe you should get a heavier rock (or talk to the surveyor about installing a permanent fixed corner marker).