Sitting in the car, waiting for police to finish writing a ticket can often be a long and embarrassing process that most driver would like to avoid or at least speed up.
The New Carrollton Police Department hoping to limit the dread traffic violators feel as they sit watching the flashing lights in their mirror by being the first in the state of Maryland to issue E-Citations.

The new ticketing technology allows officers to prepare tickets in seconds on a computer screen, then print the ticket while in the car before police hand them out.

Sgt. Richard Hartnett developed the program that takes the ticket book high tech by using information from Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration Database.

The ticket is then printed on one clear and legible page. The driver doesn't even have to sign it.

Traditionally, officers would write out 5 copies of each citation by hand.

Hartnett explains that 10-15 percent of tickets across the United States are thrown out because of legibility issues. Plus they take a long time to fill out.

"My quickest time is three minutes," said Officer David Risik. "Down from like 10 to 12 for a written ticket."

Risik stated "the less time we spend on traffic stops, the more time we have for patrol."