Police jurisdiction

[misooscar]

Are police officers allowed to give tickets on CA highways?

Just curious

[GenRuleAThumb]

Yes, and Highway Patrol can also issue citations on city streets.

[FR-Sky]

I think so?,,cus I got 4 speeding tickets from CA highway.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by misooscar

Are police officers allowed to give tickets on CA highways?

Just curious

This should probably be moved to the regional forum. But you should get a radar detector anything greater than a passport 8500ix really makes a difference, I've avoided at least three tickets in the past week of highway driving with it, and the FR-S has an easy way to "hardwire" it in using the glove box power outlet.

[mav1178]

"just curious" he says...

[xuimod]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

This should probably be moved to the regional forum. But you should get a radar detector anything greater than a passport 8500ix really makes a difference, I've avoided at least three tickets in the past week of highway driving with it, and the FR-S has an easy way to "hardwire" it in using the glove box power outlet.

The Uniden LRD750 is the best bang for the buck radar detectors out there imo. Has about the same range as the upscale LRD950.

It has saved me from many speeding tickets. Very few false alarms, almost always alerts me of cops usually 1/2 to 1 mile away when they are using radar.

[dnieves]

How effective are radar detectors as the police use lasers too? Are Valentine any good? They have multiple antennas to indicate the direction of the signal.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by dnieves

How effective are radar detectors as the police use lasers too? Are Valentine any good? They have multiple antennas to indicate the direction of the signal.

Most effective tool to avoid tickets is to not break the law.

[Ehokana]

Yes- California grants jurisdiction to officers based on territorial jurisdiction (within the boundaries of the creationary political entity, be it county, city, or other. There are a few oddball cases being sorted where a violation occurred beyond the border of a jurisdiction but was observed by the officer within his jurisdictional limits; however, to keep it simple, if a violation occurred within an officer's territorial jurisdiction, he may enforce the law- regardless of type of roadway.

And, yes, CHP has statewide jurisdiction granted by state law- its jurisdiction over highways is merely primary

[Cole]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Most effective tool to avoid tickets is to not break the law.

Fucking this. I love when people complain about a clear cut situation where they were breaking the law (Who remembers the thread about the ticket for a rolling stop?).

I'd just like, you know, keep the speed reasonable when you're out driving.

[jasonojordan]

I have the V1 it works great. But nothing will save you from a officer that turns his radar on as he is approaching you or laser. Best bet is to keep it at a reasonable pace. Move with the traffic. The radar detector is a tool not a cure all.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Cole

Fucking this. I love when people complain about a clear cut situation where they were breaking the law (Who remembers the thread about the ticket for a rolling stop?).

I'd just like, you know, keep the speed reasonable when you're out driving.

Yeah that was great, or the 15 other threads on how to fight a speeding ticket in court. It's like look if you're a jackass and were going double the speed limit then man the fuck up and own up to it. You shouldn't be worried about losing your license because you shouldn't have one anyway...

What's even more fucking idiotic are the morons posting like "Yo FAM my boy was speeding da otha day and got pulled over by some pig claiming he doing 75 in a 25 but my boy never speed. Dat cop wuz just out here looking to write a ticket. How can my friend get out of this?"

As if we're stupid enough to believe the jackass who posted the thread wasn't the one who actually got that ticket in the first place, but rather his "friend".

[cwpbrz-ji]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Most effective tool to avoid tickets is to not break the law.

Power to the cruise control on public highways

[mdm]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Most effective tool to avoid tickets is to not break the law.

Yup. However, in my area though not breaking the law will get you rear-ended. 55 or 65 mph limits on major interstates, almost everyone drives 65-74 and 65-79 respectively.


Speaking of jurisdiction, I once got a speeding ticket on a public road from military police. The road cut through a military installation and they had an agreement with local police that they would patrol and enforce there. The ticket was to be contested in federal court.