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Can cops really ticket you for using cell phone in a parked car? Need legal advi

Sitting in a parking lot in my parked car using my iphone, c...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
Cops can do whatever they want in our collective wisdom w...
twisted vigorous range turdskin
  05/30/22
...
Seedy Crimson Yarmulke Dog Poop
  08/04/17
He said since i had the engine running (its a hot day) it co...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
Post the statute. Generally you have to be on a public stre...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
this
excitant azure boistinker
  08/04/17
technically, you can be ticketed if you talk on a cell phone...
sick aggressive volcanic crater goyim
  08/04/17
This is fucked up. They seized my phone for evidence too
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
flame
Aromatic magical point
  08/04/17
This is bullshit, right?
Aromatic magical point
  08/04/17
Depends on state. Many states ban talking on cell phone nea...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
Depends on if you wanna roll the dice with a jury to find ou...
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
you don't get a jury in traffic court, that's only for jaila...
charismatic church building multi-billionaire
  08/04/17
Oh. . .well in the Commonwealth. . .
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
Motherfucker be thinking one thing just like the other thing...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
(dude who is familiar with the laws of every jurisdiction)
erotic dull piazza
  08/04/17
if you have your car keys within arm's length, you are in &q...
sick aggressive volcanic crater goyim
  08/04/17
...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
See, e.g., My Wife v. The Time I Lost The Keys at Disney Wor...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
...
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
If the engine is on, it's considered as driving.
Supple Plum Church Mental Disorder
  08/04/17
You still need jurisdiction. And they don't have it for pub...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  05/30/22
Statute unconstitutionally over broad and not narrowly tailo...
amethyst motley set national security agency
  08/04/17
It's traffic court dude, not SCOTUS...OP needs to argue that...
charismatic church building multi-billionaire
  08/04/17
Cell phone driving statutes have gone to intermediate courts...
amethyst motley set national security agency
  08/04/17
Well you've been a real help to OP.
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
I'm giving him multiple arguments. I answered below re statu...
amethyst motley set national security agency
  08/04/17
And your answer was bullshit based on what you just think.
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
Sounds like you had your seat belt on at least
bateful office death wish
  08/04/17
...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
POAST THE STATUTE
charismatic church building multi-billionaire
  08/04/17
A person commits the offense of operating a motor vehicle wh...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  08/04/17
Need definition of operate and any definitions relating to l...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
Common sense reading of operating means while driving. Obvio...
amethyst motley set national security agency
  08/04/17
You don't know any of that shit without reading the statue. ...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
Do traffic judges look at analogous precedent, or go with th...
amethyst motley set national security agency
  08/04/17
I've done it and there really is precedent out there. They ...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
^cosign everything this guy said
charismatic church building multi-billionaire
  08/04/17
You're gonna need to scheduled depositions and get some inte...
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
I once prevailed based on traffic court discovery.
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
You're gonna have to let them know why you are a "Rare-...
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
They were fucking shocked to learn the county code adopted t...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
I'm pretty sure local bar rules require the losing prosecuto...
olive trust fund
  08/04/17
Lol, I was pissed. They dismissed for IE. I had exhibits of...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
...
Talented sienna immigrant
  05/30/22
great thread
drunken preventive strike meetinghouse
  08/04/17
Yeah flw has a gift for picking the right idea at the right ...
bateful office death wish
  08/04/17
...
Concupiscible Emerald Garrison
  08/04/17
...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  10/23/18
...
Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe
  03/07/19
in houston if you just show up to court on the date on the t...
gaped pit
  05/30/22
thats how it should work everywhere imo
swashbuckling know-it-all potus weed whacker
  05/30/22


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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:11 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe

Sitting in a parking lot in my parked car using my iphone, cop rolls up with lights on and gives me a ticket for $268

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917543)



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Date: May 30th, 2022 5:53 AM
Author: twisted vigorous range turdskin

Cops can do whatever they want

in our collective wisdom we gave these stupid fucks carte blanche to brutalize the entire population at will

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#44596898)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:12 PM
Author: Seedy Crimson Yarmulke Dog Poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917545)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:13 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe

He said since i had the engine running (its a hot day) it counts as operating a vehicle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917554)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:12 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Post the statute. Generally you have to be on a public street. If you were on private property you've got a good case, again depending on statute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917549)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:42 PM
Author: excitant azure boistinker

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917884)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:17 PM
Author: sick aggressive volcanic crater goyim

technically, you can be ticketed if you talk on a cell phone while your car keys are within arm's reach, even if you aren't in your car at all

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917600)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:18 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe

This is fucked up. They seized my phone for evidence too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917607)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:18 PM
Author: Aromatic magical point

flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917611)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:18 PM
Author: Aromatic magical point

This is bullshit, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917609)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:21 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Depends on state. Many states ban talking on cell phone near metal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917640)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:28 PM
Author: olive trust fund

Depends on if you wanna roll the dice with a jury to find out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917695)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:45 PM
Author: charismatic church building multi-billionaire

you don't get a jury in traffic court, that's only for jailable offenses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917909)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:48 PM
Author: olive trust fund

Oh. . .well in the Commonwealth. . .

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917934)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:52 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Motherfucker be thinking one thing just like the other thing. Traffic tickets are criminal cases in many states. A jury of your peers will be empaneled and paid $8 each to decide if you were doing 55 in a 54.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917961)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 11:20 PM
Author: erotic dull piazza

(dude who is familiar with the laws of every jurisdiction)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33921719)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:33 PM
Author: sick aggressive volcanic crater goyim

if you have your car keys within arm's length, you are in "dominion and control" over your vehicle, because nothing prevents you from "exercising immediate direction over its operation," and that's the legal standard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917754)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:35 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917786)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:45 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

See, e.g., My Wife v. The Time I Lost The Keys at Disney World and The Kids Were Tired and Hungry (Holding husband was responsible for every fucking thing that happened because keys were "in" his pocket).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917915)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:50 PM
Author: olive trust fund



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917952)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 2:01 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33918045)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:19 PM
Author: Supple Plum Church Mental Disorder

If the engine is on, it's considered as driving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917616)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:22 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

You still need jurisdiction. And they don't have it for public safety stuff unless you are in public or they gave them additional jdx.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917652)



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Date: May 30th, 2022 4:04 AM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#44596847)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:20 PM
Author: amethyst motley set national security agency

Statute unconstitutionally over broad and not narrowly tailored

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917623)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:21 PM
Author: charismatic church building multi-billionaire

It's traffic court dude, not SCOTUS...OP needs to argue that the statute doesn't apply to his situation, not that the statute is unconstitutional

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917644)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:23 PM
Author: amethyst motley set national security agency

Cell phone driving statutes have gone to intermediate courts of appeals. I recall some recent CA case where the statute was void for vagueness because "texting" was ambiguous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917661)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:25 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Well you've been a real help to OP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917672)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:27 PM
Author: amethyst motley set national security agency

I'm giving him multiple arguments. I answered below re statute not applying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917688)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:28 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

And your answer was bullshit based on what you just think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917703)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:20 PM
Author: bateful office death wish

Sounds like you had your seat belt on at least

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917624)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:20 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917631)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:22 PM
Author: charismatic church building multi-billionaire

POAST THE STATUTE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917651)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:24 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe

A person commits the offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device if the person, while operating a motor vehicle, uses a mobile communication device.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917668)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:26 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Need definition of operate and any definitions relating to location.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917674)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:26 PM
Author: amethyst motley set national security agency

Common sense reading of operating means while driving. Obviously an auto mechanic running tests on a car in a garage isn't operating within the meaning of the statute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917678)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:28 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

You don't know any of that shit without reading the statue. This is traffic law. It's heavily and clearly codified. You don't have common understandings of shit, there's been one case on point, usually related to a DUI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917697)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:35 PM
Author: amethyst motley set national security agency

Do traffic judges look at analogous precedent, or go with their gut and bullshit arguments?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917781)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:38 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

I've done it and there really is precedent out there. They won't go against any appellate decision because prepping a record for appeal is time consuming and what the fuck do they care about $268. Appellate decisions are almost all criminal cases predicated on a lawful traffic stop.

Generally they have shitty lawyers in front of them who literally can't read an appellate decision, so they go with their gut, but if a real attorney can show them a case they figure out a way to get it dismissed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917813)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:44 PM
Author: charismatic church building multi-billionaire

^cosign everything this guy said

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917903)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:29 PM
Author: olive trust fund

You're gonna need to scheduled depositions and get some interrogatories from the traffic court prosecutor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917709)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:35 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

I once prevailed based on traffic court discovery.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917780)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:36 PM
Author: olive trust fund

You're gonna have to let them know why you are a "Rare-breed Litigator"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917796)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:42 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

They were fucking shocked to learn the county code adopted the state civil discovery rules, with some limitatiins, and said their three page response was the longest brief they'd ever written. Then the cop didn't show up and it was dismissed. I had hung it up on motion practice for 18 months and it was his 4th subpoena. Every hearing began with me explaining that there's actually a pending motion and showing the judge how to retrieve it from her system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917874)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: olive trust fund

I'm pretty sure local bar rules require the losing prosecutor to face summary execution if the case is dismissed as opposed to adjudicated at trial.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917957)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:54 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison

Lol, I was pissed. They dismissed for IE. I had exhibits of maps, screen shots obtained through discovery, and a subpoenaed witness. They fought the shit out of me on discovery and dismissed two years later for lack of evidence. Rofl, wtf. Head guy explained it's a bad stat, just like the Wire.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33917978)



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Date: May 30th, 2022 8:02 AM
Author: Talented sienna immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#44596996)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 1:57 PM
Author: drunken preventive strike meetinghouse

great thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33918008)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 2:00 PM
Author: bateful office death wish

Yeah flw has a gift for picking the right idea at the right moment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33918039)



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Date: August 4th, 2017 4:08 PM
Author: Concupiscible Emerald Garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#33919068)



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Date: October 23rd, 2018 1:13 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#37079066)



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Date: March 7th, 2019 1:53 PM
Author: Citrine exciting theatre sweet tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#37893287)



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Date: May 30th, 2022 5:48 AM
Author: gaped pit

in houston if you just show up to court on the date on the ticket and indicate that you want to try the case, they will dismiss...or at least that's how it was 10+ yrs ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#44596894)



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Date: May 30th, 2022 8:11 AM
Author: swashbuckling know-it-all potus weed whacker

thats how it should work everywhere imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3692595&forum_id=2#44597003)