EdJ0307 wrote:
If the guy parked in a handicap spot without have the placard then he deserves every ticket you can get him nailed for.
P.S. I know this is a joke since I have seen it before.
BTW, would a state trooper be writing a traffic ticket in a Walmart parking lot. The state troopers (Highway Patrol?) would patrol the freeways and state highways, whereas, the local police would control local streets.
I get it, that it is a joke. Also that in a Wall Mart parking lot you won't find the High Way Patrol. Also, that the parking place is reserved for handicap parking.
Now, heads up. What gets us angry is the use of police to collect review from random tax payers. If you don't think that we be tax payers, well there is the TAX for your license for that vehicle you own, your a tax payer. What to do? First place the anger where it belongs, revenuer collecting a tax and calling it a 'ticket'. By the way, it's NOT a ticket, its a warrant of arrest, so learn what is what.
So, get educated about what is what. First off, did you know that there are precise LAWS in place to determine that I violation of law has occurred? There exist codes for handicapped parking and they must be followed or that parking place is not lawfully compliant and there for you have not illegally parked if the code is not properly displayed. In other words, take it to the court and clearly state that you were not breaking the law because the signage was not complied with.
You can get that code compliance from your municipal code compliance office. Surprise, the silly handicap wheel chair logos mean NOTHING, they are not enforceable as a law broken issue. They are pointless. The truth is most handicapped parking signage fails on multiple issues and it is all in the code compliance regulations. From the size and length of the bolts that hold the sign on to the pole that displays the sigh. In Texas we have a funny saying, never saddle a dead horse! Well, putting a washer on a bolt that secures a metal sign to a steel pole, that is a pointless act, like saddling a dead horse, but when it comes to signage you must saddle a dead horse, it's code, it's the law. You can use that with a judge, they like humor like that. They also don't like it when your correct and are being a good citizen. The enforcement of the law is up to the court not a cop.
When you get asked by the judge how you know so much about code and the law you just say that you had to learn about it because you were responsible to make certain that code was followed when you were renovating a building and were charged to see that the contractors did their jobs properly, you learn a lot and wish that the place of business take pride and care to see that the laws are enforced. Judges like that sort of attitude and will reward you by pitching the warrant of arrest out because it is an illegal warrant of arrest.
So, one last point, when is a stop sign an advisory and not a legal order? When there is no sticker on the revers side telling you that signs location and the details of when it became enforceable. And yes, it also must follow all the legal requirements set down by code compliance, if not it is an advisory and not enforceable.