Quote Quoting Jim Kozlovich
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What do you think will happen if, in California, you refuse to sign the citation? [HINT: see CVC 40302(b)] The Notice to Appear is simply releasing you on your own recognizance with your promise to appear at a later date.
The same in Ohio for a Minor Misdemeanor. An arrest in not permissable except for the following.

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2935.26v1

The problem I see with CA is, if one is considered "under arrest" then released on a promise to appear, could this happen?

A motorist is pulled over for an offense. When he is detained is he "under arrest"?? If that is true, then a vehicle search is permissable, right? Then he is issued a citation in lieu of arrest. Can an officer use the arrest ruse to search every vehicle he stops? Just wondering!