Can a state police officer issue tickets in a suburban residential [View all]
street?
A friend was driving on a residential street at 35 mph. Apparently the speed limit is 30. All of a sudden, an unmarked car stopped, the trooper claimed he was driving at 42 and issued a ticket. It was clear this was not a city car nor a city police officer.
I wonder whether there is something about jurisdiction. Or whether anyone can stand at a street corner and aim a radar gun.
Some 30 years ago, as we were going to visit California, a co-worker told me that when one gets a speeding ticket there, one can challenge the calibration of the radar detector. But today everything may be digital.. Just wondering.
Yes, my friend paid the $146. Nice way to generate revenue... like certain cities in Missouri that have been in the news...
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