The Sovereign Citizen: What You Really Can & Cannot Do

Sunday, April 2, 2023

4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT

Location: Ballroom 6C

Track Leader(s)

KB

Kim Brown

Senior Attorney
National Traffic Law Center
Arlington
JA

Joe Abrusci

Project Manager, DECP Eastern Region
IACP
Alexandria, VA

Moderator(s)

Jim Camp, JD

Senior Attorney
National District Attorneys Association, National Traffic Law Center
Arlington, VA

Speaker(s)

HR

Holly Reese, JD

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
OH Traffic Safety Office
Uniontown, OH
SW

Sierra Williams, JD (she/her/hers)

Ohio Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
Ohio Traffic Safety Office
Cinicinnati, OH

Slides Handouts
JG

Jon Gruenberg

TFO
Cleveland FBI-Toledo RA JTTF
Toledo, OH

A “sovereign citizen” (SC) claims to only be answerable to a particular interpretation of the common law and to not be subject to any government laws. A SC driver can pose particular challenges to an officer during a traffic stop. Learn details of a new training program for law enforcement officers and implemented by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. This program focuses on the identification of SC groups; their ideology, terminology, tactics, and schemes, and the best practices for dealing with SCs roadside. Witness mock traffic stop scenarios and identify what an officer can do during a traffic stop including an overview of possible criminal charges for noncompliance, and how to implement similar training in their jurisdiction.