Between 8 a.m and 6 p.m., within a primarily residential district in the borough. And resident were allowed to park there, as long as they had a sticker. I received a parking ticket from a borough police officer. Did the borough violate the equal protection provision of the Pennsylvania Constitution and Do I have to pay the ticket?
2007-09-09 12:05:56 · 4 answers · asked by Asa C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
How did they violate the law?
Were you legally parked or not?
Were you a resident of the area or not?
If you were not a resident then you parked illegally.
If you were a resident and your car did not have a sticker then the officer had no way to know you were a legal resident so he ticketed you legally. You can take the case to court and you may be able to get the case dismissed, provided you can prove that you have a sticker or better yet that you had a sticker BEFORE the ticket was issued.
The equal provision of the state constitution doesn't come into play because exceptions to that are made all the time. It is illegal for minors to buy booze and cigarettes, it is illegal to drive drunk, it is illegal for minors to enter contracts. There are cases where it is illegal for a group of citizens to do something when another group can do that. As long as the law is posted or known (ignorance of the law is no excuse) then the law is valid. Otherwise the entire world could park in that area and the residents would have no hope of finding a parking spot.
The equal provision is an IDEAL and it is used when there are no other legal conditions that are exceptions to it. For example it is legal to rent to white renters, it is illegal to NOT rent to other races. That is not legal and is protected by the law. It is a civil rights law, not a law to get you out of inconvenient parking tickets.
2007-09-09 12:19:08 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to pay the ticket if it was posted "Permit parking only".
What you should do is call the Borough office and ask if they
have a courtesy list.
If they do, they will give you instructions on what to do to get
on it so the next time you will not get a ticket.
I do not know the answer about the equal protection provision.
2007-09-09 12:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Blessed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really believe that non-residents should have the same right to take up available parking spaces as people who actually live in the neighborhood? I assume there is no such law where you live. Lots of parking spaces there, eh?
2007-09-09 12:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 04:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋