What is a PBA card?

Answer 1

Its a card that is given by an officer, to whom he or she is close to, that is part of the Policeman's Benevolent Association. When pulled over for a traffic stop that person can discretely hand the officer the card with their credentials. If the driver is courteous, professional courtesy is given to the driver out of respect to whom issued the PBA card for minor infractions. However, this is not the case in all traffic stops, the officer does not need to accept or even acknowledge it. It is all up to the officers discretion. Bottom line is it is not a get out of jail card to flash around, if you have one be discrete when giving it to an officer and always be polite and courteous.