What's the Law On Unmarked Cars?
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Originally Posted by zumnwrx
if hes stoping you... and really wants to give you a ticket for your offense he can call swad car and site you, but hell have to be incourt to testify
i say you play it safe and pull over, if your scared, just pull over somewhere public then. as far as running or not stopping trust me that warning is going to get worse if you do something besides pulling to a side...
and for the most part cops or detectives in unmarked cars wont do traffic crap they hate it.. its in those extreme cases that they feel they need to give you a warning...
edgar,
i say you play it safe and pull over, if your scared, just pull over somewhere public then. as far as running or not stopping trust me that warning is going to get worse if you do something besides pulling to a side...
and for the most part cops or detectives in unmarked cars wont do traffic crap they hate it.. its in those extreme cases that they feel they need to give you a warning...
edgar,
exactly, also just lock your doors, and only roll down you window an inch or two and just ask for proof and/or have them call a uniform. if they wont then dont roll down you window all the way and just leave. also if they ask you to get out of the car, do not and i mean do not get out, you will probably have ur car jacked, most cops dont want you to get out they will yell at you to stay in the car.plus dont trust some little badge or anything, they could have stolen that too.
Not anymore, though.
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Originally Posted by SFPD1610
Your lucky because he gave you a warning, he could have give you a ticket. Its best not to run/being a failure to yeild. That just gets you a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, or if someone gets injured while fleeing a felony charge. Just giving info.
i have been stop also by a undercover officer for weaving in/out of traffic and he gave me a warning. thank god.
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SFPD has been very nice with me.
unlike that metermaid on Mission Street that gave me a tix for double parking with a city vehicle while i was on official duty.
WTF is that, even my supervisor didn't believe it. well, guess that the metermaid is having his BF moment.
miami.
unlike that metermaid on Mission Street that gave me a tix for double parking with a city vehicle while i was on official duty.
WTF is that, even my supervisor didn't believe it. well, guess that the metermaid is having his BF moment.miami.
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Originally Posted by zumnwrx
if hes stoping you... and really wants to give you a ticket for your offense he can call swad car and site you, but hell have to be incourt to testify
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I wish people wouldn't post unless they really know what the hell they're talking about. Here's the law:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc2800_1.htm
Evading a Peace Officer
2800.1. (a) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer's motor vehicle is exhibiting at least one lighted red lamp visible from the front and the person either sees or reasonably should have seen the lamp.
(2) The peace officer's motor vehicle is sounding a siren as may be reasonably necessary.
(3) The peace officer's motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
(4) The peace officer's motor vehicle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(b) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's bicycle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer's bicycle is distinctively marked.
(2) The peace officer's bicycle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(3) The peace officer gives a verbal command to stop.
(4) The peace officer sounds a horn that produces a sound of at least 115 decibels.
(5) The peace officer gives a hand signal commanding the person to stop.
(6) The person is aware or reasonably should have been aware of the verbal command, horn, and hand signal, but refuses to comply with the command to stop.
Amended Ch. 504, Stats. 1988. Effective August 22, 1988.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 68, Stats. 1995. Effective January 1, 1996.
2800.1. (a) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer's motor vehicle is exhibiting at least one lighted red lamp visible from the front and the person either sees or reasonably should have seen the lamp.
(2) The peace officer's motor vehicle is sounding a siren as may be reasonably necessary.
(3) The peace officer's motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
(4) The peace officer's motor vehicle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(b) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's bicycle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer's bicycle is distinctively marked.
(2) The peace officer's bicycle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(3) The peace officer gives a verbal command to stop.
(4) The peace officer sounds a horn that produces a sound of at least 115 decibels.
(5) The peace officer gives a hand signal commanding the person to stop.
(6) The person is aware or reasonably should have been aware of the verbal command, horn, and hand signal, but refuses to comply with the command to stop.
Amended Ch. 504, Stats. 1988. Effective August 22, 1988.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 68, Stats. 1995. Effective January 1, 1996.
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2800.1. (a) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if all of the following conditions exist:
(3) The peace officer's motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
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Don't forget:
"Going Steve McQueen" is, as I said, illegal. But simply not stopping is not if the officer's vehicle doesn't meet those requirements.
Edit: Yes, thanks for citing the actual law for us. first fair and impartialp post in the whole thread.
Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle
Edit: Yes, thanks for citing the actual law for us. first fair and impartialp post in the whole thread.
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Origami posted by endeavor
I wish people wouldn't post unless they really know what the hell they're talking about.
I wish people wouldn't post unless they really know what the hell they're talking about.
j/k, thanks for posting the link and actual laws pertaining to the topic.
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Originally Posted by previous
It's 2800.1. (a) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor if all of the following conditions exist:
(3) The peace officer's motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
thanks for playing
(3) The peace officer's motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
thanks for playing
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Originally Posted by endeavor
I wish people wouldn't post unless they really know what the hell they're talking about. Here's the law:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc2800_1.htm
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc2800_1.htm
So I would think from 3), the car has to be marked. Got it.