An officer came onto private property and gave me a ticket for something he thought i was doing on the street. He didn't pull me over on the street. he suddenly appeared, followed into the driveway, & did not begin the stopping procedure until after being on the private property. I was parking in my spot & getting out of my car, and the officer heckled me about thinking i didnt have my seatbealt on. Taking your seatbelt off is a part of getting out of your car. It seems to me that if an officer is going to stop someone they need to have enough sense to not do it in a parking space at someone's home when they're halfway out of their car. And he pestered me about drug use and accusing me of lying to him. He told me that he was "losing his patience" because he thought I was "playing games" with him when i had a hard time finding my papers. he couldnt have even known about what he thought i did until after entering the property. Seems unethical/illegal & he ruined me & my guests plans. :(
2006-08-31 18:31:53 · 15 answers · asked by Mike 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
YES. He can.
2006-08-31 18:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's imperative that you check your state laws. In the state that I live in, seat belt use is a secondary offense. They cannot pull you over for simply not wearing a seat belt. There has to be a primary offense, speeding, failure to yield, running a stop sign, etc. etc....before they can cite you for not wearing a seat belt. You really don't mention what he cited you for, but you say that he heckled you about your seat belt. It would be interesting to know what he told you your original offense was and what the ticket was for. If he witnessed the commission of a crime, he can follow you onto public property, and in some states, if you run, even if it's just in the house, he has probable cause to follow you, warrant or no, because he may truly convince the judge that he thought you were destroying evidence. If you feel you committed no crime, call an attorney. If you committed a crime and are just upset that he followed you onto your private property, you are probably going to be better off paying the ticket.
Good Luck.
2006-09-04 17:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately there is a law of immediate pursuit, wherein if an officer sees you do something wrong, like run a stop sign as a lot of people do when they are turning right, he can follow you into your driveway and give you a ticket.
If he sees you without your seat belt buckled, he can tag you in your own driveway. The law says that he must be pursuing prior to your entering your driveway, otherwise it is illegal for him to tag you.
2006-08-31 19:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He can.
Private or not, he saw you without your seatbelt..They can pull you over for that.
You can try to "fight" the ticket, and hope that this guy will be too busy that day to come to court...but he won't be too busy, and the judge will think that you're a punk and were just trying to beat the ticket and caused alot of time to be wasted and he'll fine you and you'll still be sad..so just pay it and move on.
2006-08-31 18:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by HowlnWoof 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is not baseball....there is no such thing as "safe at home base" . Yes you can be chased onto private property and if in immediate pursuit he could have run right after you into the house if you tried running inside.
2006-09-01 01:13:31 · answer #5 · answered by baalberith11704 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. What he can't do is give you a ticket for some alleged infraction that happened on private property. On the street, yes, he can chase you to another country, if he wants to.
2006-08-31 18:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes just because its a private road does not mean you can not be pulled over for a DUI or anythingels that is illegal for that matter. I would ask the officer if there was something wrong. he might of got a call out there for something.
2016-03-27 03:03:49 · answer #7 · answered by Lori 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as long as he witnessed the offense on public property. happens all the time, supposedly to keep from blocking the roads. Never heard of a case yet where the cop should have issued a ticket though, all of them seem to be fishy.
2006-08-31 18:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by whiteknight3273 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't be silly, they can do just about anything and get away with it. Don't you ever watch th news? Even if you did beat it in court they would NEVER leave you alone . Pay the dang ticket & be smarter next time.
2006-08-31 18:37:23 · answer #9 · answered by RhinoBoy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For your sake....write this down....every word...You will have to tell it to the JUDGE...and you maybe nervous,,,,,write it down...It sounds weird that a cop would "chase" you on your property...and site you for what he "thought" was a SEAT Belt violation...Couldn't he be catching bad guys or something else...??? go figure??? ****...i don't know,,,Maybe he had a bad day!!! Then falsely accusing you of drug use...and false think you were "playing games"...he sounds DANGEROUS...really..!!!!.To me, what you had told me...it seems unethical also...go to court...REMEMBER, you are innocent until proven guilty!!! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!
2006-08-31 18:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by sweet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2006-08-31 18:37:57 · answer #11 · answered by BG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋