in ohio, can police sit in their cars and run radar and check for traffic violations from private property?

Answer 1

As far as I'm aware, on PRIVATE property, NO.

Answer 2

Note sure what state you are in, so perhaps there are different laws in that state. Each of the 50 states differs to some extent on the law, but private property rights and search and seizure issues tend to be the same in all of the 50 states. Nevertheless, you'll have to check in your local jurisdiction. First of all, the issue about being on private property, there is no issue there. A cop is allowed to go onto someone's private property up to a point. For instance, a cop can go onto someone's driveway and look into the person's car window to search for stuff. Moreover, if a person goes onto another person's front yard or driveway, it's not trespassing unless the property owner tells the person to get off. Going into the house or going into the fenced backyard is another matter. Your cop wasn't there. So the cop wasn't really breaking a law. Perhaps there is a law that says that a cop can't lay in wait on private property, but I have never heard of such a thing. Now the question isn't whether you were speeding (you were at least doing 60 in a 55, which is breaking the law), the question is whether you were doing 60 in the 45. Were you slowing down? If not, then the speed he "shot" you at was the same speed you were going when you entered the 45 zone. If that's the case, what's the issue? It sounds like your argument is that his lights went on at the exact second that you entered the 45 zone and your argument seems to suggest that he decided to pull you over before you committed the crime. First of all, you were already committing a crime. Secondly, you were doing 60 in a 45 zone after he put on his lights. In other words, you were commiting a crime after he put on his lights. When he put on his lights is totally irrelevant. That you were doing 60 in a 45 zone is what is relevant. One might make the argument that when the cop put on his lights that it caused you to do something else and that the cop putting on his lights in the first place was illegal. However, this argument doesn't apply to you, because the cop didn't cause you to speed up or do anything. As such, the only thing to fight is the price of the ticket. How many miles per hour you were going over the limit determines how much you pay. If he has you at 60 in a 45 and you were doing less than 60, you can fight that. However, sometimes there is no difference between 10 mph over and 15 mph over. If there is, fight it. Otherwise, there is nothing to fight. You are wasting your time.

Answer 3

When I lived in Ohio that seemed to be there favorite locations, especially churches. As long as they have permission, they can point that radar gun from any location. After all, Ohio has a 0% crime rate and the biggest priority is going after those speedsters and especially those drifters through stop signs and running yellow lights. Ohio surely is the heart of it all. ;-)

Answer 4

They probably need the owners permission if they are on private property, but homeowners are usually grateful. In fact, they are probably the ones that notified the police that many people speed in their neighborhood.

Answer 5

They cant do that on private property.. You can drive 200 miles on private property and not get a ticket or arrested or anythig

Answer 6

Yes they most likely have permission from the property owner as well.

Answer 7

If the area has many speeders and is a threat to the people then the police can do whatever it takes.

Answer 8

Nah - too busy chasing women and munching on donuts.

Answer 9

You don't own the curb.