juxtaposition
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
I recently had a run in with the police. I was parked (with my keys out of the ignition) in a random apartment parking lot with three friends, talking and enjoying ourselves. Two of my friends had been drinking that night at some bars but both are of age; I had not been drinking.
After being hassled by the officer, I eventually let him search my car since I had nothing illegal in there (I did have an empty liquor bottle but as far as I know that is certainly not contraband). My friends who had been drinking had a full bottle of liquor with them which they volunteered to the officer when asked about their sobriety.
Afterward, the officer cited me for California V.C section 23224 (a), which he actually wrote incorrectly on the citation as "22224 (a)." But on top of clerical error, I simply wasn't operating the vehicle at the time (and we had been there for maybe half an hour before he arrived so we hadn't just parked) and so the whole citation should be easily dismissed. Right?
The only thing I can think of is that the officer asked me if I had driven to the parking lot (which I obviously had), but there's no way he can cite me for possibly knowingly driving with alcohol in the car - much earlier - without any real proof. Thank you for any advice.
I recently had a run in with the police. I was parked (with my keys out of the ignition) in a random apartment parking lot with three friends, talking and enjoying ourselves. Two of my friends had been drinking that night at some bars but both are of age; I had not been drinking.
After being hassled by the officer, I eventually let him search my car since I had nothing illegal in there (I did have an empty liquor bottle but as far as I know that is certainly not contraband). My friends who had been drinking had a full bottle of liquor with them which they volunteered to the officer when asked about their sobriety.
Afterward, the officer cited me for California V.C section 23224 (a), which he actually wrote incorrectly on the citation as "22224 (a)." But on top of clerical error, I simply wasn't operating the vehicle at the time (and we had been there for maybe half an hour before he arrived so we hadn't just parked) and so the whole citation should be easily dismissed. Right?
The only thing I can think of is that the officer asked me if I had driven to the parking lot (which I obviously had), but there's no way he can cite me for possibly knowingly driving with alcohol in the car - much earlier - without any real proof. Thank you for any advice.