Faun
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A burning ember could be considered a safety risk for a police officer and I don't see anything unreasonable about a cop, in arms reach of someone they're potentially handing a citation or warning, telling them to extinguish it.How many times has that happened?Even in an automobile, a cigarette could be used to burn a cop handing the driver a citation or warning. If an officer orders someone to put out their cigarette, they can be arrested (depending on the state) if they fail to comply.
Unless it is in preparation to effect an arrest, I don't believe there is a legal requirement for that anywhere in the U.S.