I just got a ticket ($80) for no front lic. plate. Is this a violation that you can get while parked? I wasn't even driving / in the car car at the time it was parked in a freaking parking lot!!!!!

I always assumed that it wasn't a ticket you can get while parked. Also I assumed it was a fix-it ticket.

Anyway - CHP Officer Pacheco ID-16286 - for having nothing better to do than to give me a ticket for no front plate. You GOD DAM meter maid, go chase MJ or something..

-Madfish

 

isnt a no front plate a moving violation ???

 

I dont think they can give you a ticket in a public parking lot. I just took a defensive driving course for work and the instructor told us that police officers cant issued tickets for something you did while in the parking center, also those stop signs inside parking lots, we dont have to stop for them and we can't be citied by a police officer. also it's a fine now for not having a front lic. plate I was told $125. either way I would fight it GL

 

Yeah, aren't posted signs on private property not legally binding? They can get you towed (privately), but not cited?

 

Sorry to hear that....I feel your pain

I got one of those, no front plate tix in my truck a few years ago....and it was just a fix-it then....I dunno if things have changed since tho.

-Ted

thats f*cked up tho.....whats up with all these cops lately???

 

It's christmas time the want to write as many tickets as possible so they can go to court and get overtime.

 

No front place is not a moving violation. It is required for there to be a front plate on all vehicles operated upon a california road (assuming the vehicle is registered in california) and since the car was not being trailered it is required that even while parked it must have a front plate.

As for the parking lot issue, the police do have jurisdiction in parking lots where there is a general right to pass issued to all of the public (this goes for schools, shopping centers, and any other place where all public is welcome/generally have a right to pass). If it were a truly private parking lot then they do not have jurisdiction unless they are requested by the property owner or an agent of this owner. So don't go running traffic signs/signals, or parking illegally in public parking areas even though they are on private land.

 

i jus got one like 3 months ago...also a $10 processing fee.

u might want to look into it.

-Zoeb

 

3 months is pretty recent. I wouldn't be surprised if the fine got heavier in the last couple years because of the red-light cams though.

 

i got one of those!! i was parked against a bush too! damn piggy had nothin else to do. when i got to my car where he was writing my ticket i laughed in his face cuz his fat f*ckin **** is doin such a rediculous job of keeping everyone safe. i actually made fun of him too his face too and he didnt do shiat.

 

damn i'm hella sorry tan, that sucks ****....cops have nothing better to do then give dumb *** tickets...dont you have it posted on your front windshield...it should just be a fix it ticket...stupid f**kin pig....its the end of the month, i bet he didnt meet his quota....

 

try DPT tix for no front plate while parked. yea thats right DPT

 

if u were parked in a :

publick parking lot = yes they can cite you


private parking lot = no they can not.

 

My brother's friend got a ticket for not having a front license plate on his Camaro. My brother said that the cop said they're not giving fix it tickets anymore, well at least for front license plates. They'll just give you the fine for it. That's what my bro said but i'm not too sure on how accurate the info is.