• FreeAdvice has a new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective May 25, 2018.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our Terms of Service and use of cookies.

not wearing seat belt

Accident - Bankruptcy - Criminal Law / DUI - Business - Consumer - Employment - Family - Immigration - Real Estate - Tax - Traffic - Wills   Please click a topic or scroll down for more.

tgaf1949

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?In NM, is it legal for officer to give a ticket to me, for not wearing seat belt, without having attempted to stop me, or given any indication for me to stop, and after I had exited vehicle in public parking lot? He was driving in opposite direction, made a U turn, and followed me for one block, into parking lot.
 


You Are Guilty

Senior Member
tgaf1949 said:
What is the name of your state?In NM, is it legal for officer to give a ticket to me, for not wearing seat belt, without having attempted to stop me, or given any indication for me to stop, and after I had exited vehicle in public parking lot? He was driving in opposite direction, made a U turn, and followed me for one block, into parking lot.
Oh my god, no! What a blatant violation of your 28th Amendment rights!!! As soon as you were in the parking lot ("home base"), the officer was precluded from ticketing you so long as you were still touching home base. (Of course, if you did step off it, even momentarily, the officer could ticket you then.)

Plead not guilty and tell the judge that you know your Constitutional rights and that this officer's gross misconduct is a travesty and makes a sham out of the whole seat-belt enforcement procedure in your state. If you do, I'm sure you'll get what you deserve.
 

AHA

Senior Member
The laws says you have to wear a seatbelt, so if you weren't wearing it, of course you get a ticket! It doesn't matter one bit where you were driving, point is you were driving without wearing the seatbelt. Pay up and learn from your mistake.
 
S

seniorjudge

Guest
tgaf1949 said:
What is the name of your state?In NM, is it legal for officer to give a ticket to me, for not wearing seat belt, without having attempted to stop me, or given any indication for me to stop, and after I had exited vehicle in public parking lot? He was driving in opposite direction, made a U turn, and followed me for one block, into parking lot.
Yep...and you should send this officer a thank you note.
 

Find the Right Lawyer for Your Legal Issue!

Fast, Free, and Confidential
data-ad-format="auto">
Top