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cornerspeed92 · 09-24-2014, 05:44 PM

So i got my 1st ticket and it's for an illegal U-turn. Since im in the wrong i would of just simply paid it it it were $80.00-100.00 even though in my heart the fact the cop was hiding on personal private property is not ok, but the ticket is $227.00. I went and talked to the property owner(kwik mart)and asked if they had given the police permission to hide on their property to give tickets, and he said no. In fact he has actually told them to leave cause your presence is hurting his business. Has anyone fought a ticket for something similar and if so what was your outcome?

xinfamousxi · 09-24-2014, 06:07 PM

I'm lost why would you fight It if you did it?

hypercarfanatic · 09-24-2014, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by xinfamousxi

I'm lost why would you fight It if you did it?

Because it is illegal for the cop to be on private property ticketing people. Still....personal accountability....

Thats up to you though.

xinfamousxi · 09-24-2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hypercarfanatic

Because it is illegal for the cop to be on private property ticketing people. Still....personal accountability....

Thats up to you though.

Wow you learn something everyday I tell you.

Top Off · 09-24-2014, 06:30 PM

Figure each state is different. I fought a speeding ticket where the cop was on private property. I had many other items that were not correct, came down to the judge saying. I don't care and am siding with the cop no matter what, you can appeal to the next level if you want. So, depends on how much you want to potentially spend to fight it.

102SS · 09-24-2014, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cornerspeed92

So i got my 1st ticket and it's for an illegal U-turn. Since im in the wrong i would of just simply paid it it it were $80.00-100.00 even though in my heart the fact the cop was hiding on personal private property is not ok, but the ticket is $227.00. I went and talked to the property owner(kwik mart)and asked if they had given the police permission to hide on their property to give tickets, and he said no. In fact he has actually told them to leave cause your presence is hurting his business. Has anyone fought a ticket for something similar and if so what was your outcome?

Don't you have some kind of traffic school/education thing you could attend to get it reduced?

They used to run a program up here like that in our region and provincial government said no way we want our cut of the ticket

JakesRJT · 09-24-2014, 06:31 PM

I'm not sure what state you're from so I cant definitively give specific feedback... but I doubt it's illegal for the police to be on private property... also, in the state of Georgia the ONLY law that requires any form of visibility is Speeding... which is 500 ft for local and county municipalities for the vehicle in which the speed detection device is being operated (It can be operated from any vehicle, patrol car, school bus, pickup truck, tractor, etc etc)... State Patrol can hide all they want. Therefore, any other law that your violating they can hide all they want...

Not trying to argue about the point just trying to clarify a bit.

hypercarfanatic · 09-24-2014, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by xinfamousxi

Wow you learn something everyday I tell you.

Much sarcasm. So wow.

Not trying to be redundant, just clarifying. If it was me, I wouldn't fight it. To each their own, however.

jcamaro37f · 09-24-2014, 06:41 PM

Lol never understood why people get mad at getting caught..you did it.. Own it.

A class at Harvard once said the majority of people's conscience is only derived from consequence.. There is no actual good.. But the fear of doing bad..

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hypercarfanatic · 09-24-2014, 06:45 PM

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Lol never understood why people get mad at getting caught..you did it.. Own it.

A class at Harvard once said the majority of people's conscience is only derived from consequence.. There is no actual good.. But the fear of doing bad..

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5150 Maro · 09-24-2014, 06:49 PM

If the "private property" is a shopping center parking lot or similar and is open to the public then the cop like anyone else has a right to be there. It doesn't matter where the cop was if he testifies that he saw you commit the violation then your pretty much toast.

motorhead · 09-24-2014, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150 Maro

If the "private property" is a shopping center parking lot or similar and is open to the public then the cop like anyone else has a right to be there. It doesn't matter where the cop was if he testifies that he saw you commit the violation then your pretty much toast.

I don't know Ca law, but this makes complete sense. So I would have to say that in knowing because it's California that your statement makes too much sense to be law there.

xinfamousxi · 09-24-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hypercarfanatic

Much sarcasm. So wow.

Not trying to be redundant, just clarifying. If it was me, I wouldn't fight it. To each their own, however.

NOt sarcasm at all I really did not know that lol

USCAMARO14 · 09-24-2014, 07:17 PM

Here in N.Y. if there is no sign posted that you can't make a u turn you can beat a ticket like that. It happen to me a few years ago. I went to the judge and said there wasn't a sign posted that I couldn't make a u turn. He asked the cop if there was a sign posted and cop replied no. Charge was drop.

09-24-2014, 05:44 PM	#1
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	Has anyone fought a traffic ticket from a cop hiding on private property. So i got my 1st ticket and it's for an illegal U-turn. Since im in the wrong i would of just simply paid it it it were $80.00-100.00 even though in my heart the fact the cop was hiding on personal private property is not ok, but the ticket is $227.00. I went and talked to the property owner(kwik mart)and asked if they had given the police permission to hide on their property to give tickets, and he said no. In fact he has actually told them to leave cause your presence is hurting his business. Has anyone fought a ticket for something similar and if so what was your outcome? __________________

09-24-2014, 06:31 PM	#7
JakesRJT Drives: 2011 Camaro 3.6L V6 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Georgia Posts: 153	I'm not sure what state you're from so I cant definitively give specific feedback... but I doubt it's illegal for the police to be on private property... also, in the state of Georgia the ONLY law that requires any form of visibility is Speeding... which is 500 ft for local and county municipalities for the vehicle in which the speed detection device is being operated (It can be operated from any vehicle, patrol car, school bus, pickup truck, tractor, etc etc)... State Patrol can hide all they want. Therefore, any other law that your violating they can hide all they want... Not trying to argue about the point just trying to clarify a bit. __________________ Check out my Build Thread! Feedback is Welcome and Appreciated!

09-24-2014, 06:41 PM	#9
jcamaro37f Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Francisco Posts: 270 View My Garage	Lol never understood why people get mad at getting caught..you did it.. Own it. A class at Harvard once said the majority of people's conscience is only derived from consequence.. There is no actual good.. But the fear of doing bad.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I speak 5.56

09-24-2014, 07:17 PM	#14
USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	Here in N.Y. if there is no sign posted that you can't make a u turn you can beat a ticket like that. It happen to me a few years ago. I went to the judge and said there wasn't a sign posted that I couldn't make a u turn. He asked the cop if there was a sign posted and cop replied no. Charge was drop. __________________

09-24-2014, 06:07 PM	#2
xinfamousxi Drives: Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: United States Posts: 481	I'm lost why would you fight It if you did it?

09-24-2014, 06:30 PM	#5
Top Off Drives: 2012 LS3 1SS/RS Vert Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hamburg Posts: 371	Figure each state is different. I fought a speeding ticket where the cop was on private property. I had many other items that were not correct, came down to the judge saying. I don't care and am siding with the cop no matter what, you can appeal to the next level if you want. So, depends on how much you want to potentially spend to fight it.

09-24-2014, 06:49 PM	#11
5150 Maro Drives: 2018 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manteca, CA Posts: 307 View My Garage	If the "private property" is a shopping center parking lot or similar and is open to the public then the cop like anyone else has a right to be there. It doesn't matter where the cop was if he testifies that he saw you commit the violation then your pretty much toast.