It happened in Pasadena Community College in California. I stopped in a handicapped drop-off zone to let someone into my car. I didn't park, didn't shut down the engine. Just stopped to let one person in and a campus police cadet gave me a $300 ticket. What happens if I just ignore it?
2007-06-06 09:01:31 · 23 answers · asked by Amaranth 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Fight it. You may have a chance, especially if the person that you picked up comes to court as your witness. If you ignore it, it will double. But, if you no longer plan on being in that state again, don't worry about it
2007-06-06 09:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by Daddy-o 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-12 18:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can they lawfully do this? ---------- Of course, they can! Campus officers are licensed officers of the peace. Heck, they can go off campus and write any driver on any street in the college district a ticket if need be, though they normally do not go that far. At a community college I went to, an officer chased a loser all over the library and knocked out a wall while serving a warrant. Some chase. You owe $800. I doubt you can make arrangements for that, since you blew that chance about 4-5 tickets ago.
2016-04-01 06:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pasadena Parking Ticket
2016-10-03 07:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a real ticket, and can result in increased fines if you do not pay.
By the way, I have some other info for you. According to the American Heritage Dictionary:
Parking is: The act or practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle OR maneuvering a vehicle into a certain location.
You maneuvered the vehicle into the certain location, to-wit: the disabled parking zone. It doesn't matter that the engine was still running or that you were still in the car. You pulled into the space.
The sign doesn't say, handicapped drop-off zone, handicapped parking, OR PLACE FOR JUST ANYONE TO BE PICKED UP OR DROPPED OFF. Unless you have a disabled placard or licensed plate, you are not to use that area.
2007-06-06 10:20:13 · answer #5 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'd bet that you were cited by a certified police officer of an actual department so would decide to fight or pay. Most colleges have "real" police officers. Especially in California. If you attend Pasadena city college then you have a "real" citation issued by a "real" officer of a "real" police dept so good luck fighting, probably you will not prevail.
2007-06-06 10:34:37 · answer #6 · answered by Chuck J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it is campus police and they have conections with the DMV and city police you will face all of the fines and penalties that come with the infraction on city property. If not they can still withhold your transcripts, diploma and registration until the fine is paid, basically making life impossible for a while until they get their money. Either way I'd pay it or appeal it just don't ignore it.
2007-06-06 09:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by calixtreme81 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Two things. First, parking tickets do not have to be issued by sworn police officers. In fact, they almost never are. They only need to be issued by somebody authorized by the local jurisdiction to issue them, and you can be sure that if the cadet had a ticket book, he was authorized.
Second, it is not only illegal to "park" in a handicapped spot, it is illegal to leave a vehicle standing there, or to obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to the spot, for any length of time. If you were in the spot, even to drop somebody off, you violated the law. (Cal. Veh. Code section 22507.8.)
2007-06-06 12:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Probably the campus police has arrangements with the municipal police to make it real and legal. I would fight it, too, but don't ignore it or it will just get worse and more expensive.
2007-06-06 09:05:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everywhere I have been the campus police are sworn officers. The ticket is valid but that doesn't mean you can't fight it. Good luck.
2007-06-06 09:18:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋