Argueing with a cop ready to give you a ticket, is like wrestling a pig in
the mud.
You wont win, and the Pig enjoys it.
No Pun on the Pig thing ;)
On 10/27/05, b-evans@earthlink.net <b-evans@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Billy...
>
> >The car was parked on the street, and the CHP officer parked in front of
> my work and waited almost an hour for me to come out so he could give me a
> ticket.
> >
> Hmmm. Very curious. First, prime CHP jurisdiction is limited to
> enforcement on freeways and in remote unincorporated areas. There was a
> turf war between the CHP and LAPD about 30+/- years ago. In the end,
> the legislature mandated that while CHP has jurisdiction throughout the
> state (just as a police officer in San Diego is also considered a cop in
> Eureka), local jurisdictions did not go hunting on the freeways, and CHP
> did not hunt in incorporated cities. Second, a police officer does not
> have to wait for someone to drive away in a car as you described. Such
> a violation can be issued left on a parked car.
>
> >but they always wanted to search the Hudson for guns
> >
> A vehicle can't be searched unless 1) driver gives permission, 2) a search
> warrant has been issued, 3) unrestricted searches of person and property
are
> a condition of parole or probation for a previous crime, or 2) they arrest
> the driver and make an inventory of contents before the vehicle is towed.
>
>
> Buster
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