For traffic summons we can not make an...

• A. Arrest
• B. Summons
• C. Warrant
• D. Detention

Answer: (A)

Traffic summons are non-custodial notices that require the driver to appear in court or pay a fine. They’re issued to avoid taking someone into custody at the scene. Because of that, you don’t arrest someone just for a traffic summons. Arresting would mean taking the person into custody, which is not the standard response to a routine traffic violation unless there’s another crime involved, or there’s an outstanding warrant, or safety concerns arise. A warrant is a separate court order that would authorize custody, not something you issue simply to impose a traffic summons. Detention would imply holding someone in custody, which again isn’t part of issuing the traffic summons unless other legal grounds exist. So the action you wouldn’t take for a traffic summons is arrest.