Originally posted by infuryum: So I get pulled over in my own driveway last night. Failure to signal a turn. It was one o'clock in the morning and the cop was the only other car on my deserted neighborhood road. She comes up behind me (yes, she) and flips on her lights. She fails to identify herself and requests to see my license.
So, because you and the officer were the only 2 on the road at that time of day, it makes your actions somehow less illegal? When you see those red and blues behind you, you need someone to identify themselves? Yes, there are freaks out there who would impersonate an officer, but I'm sure they would "identify" themselves too.
Quote: At this point, I'd been at work for ten hours and, like I said, it's one am and she's obviously looking for someone to hassle. I asked what I did wrong and she mumbles something about failing to signal a turn and how it's a valid traffic stop. Whatever.
Yeah, she said to herself, who's night can I screw up now? She was likely fishing for something further. I do the same on every traffic stop. Every stop is a criminal investigation. You want cops to do something about crime? Well, criminals have to get around somehow too. What better way to discover the crime than to investigate every encounter?
Quote: She must have run me through Interpol because she took long enough. She came back and checked all around the car to see if she could find something wrong. She asks if I have insurance. I don't. I just purchased the car and I'm about to sell it. So I get cited for lack of financial responsibility. This is the same as simply failing to produce proof of insurance or keep it in the car.
Not likely, sometimes computers are slow. I've waited 15 minutes before for a 27 or 28 inquiry. Just show the judge your proof of insurance and the ticket will be dropped.
Quote: So this happens at one am on 01/20. Five minutes ago, at noon on 01/20, I added this car to my existing policy. The liability insurance card will show effective today, 01/20, until my renewal date in March. Here's my question:
Am I technically covered for the dates of 01/20 until my renewal date? When I take my insrance card showing a start date of 01/20 and a ticket for lack of insurance on 01/20, will it get dismissed?
In Texas, a ticket for failing to produce proof of liability insurance is dismissable if you can produce proof to the court that you were, in fact, covered on that date.
Cops don't really suck. This chick might have had a bad day, but she was a b*tch. I was an jackass right back to her, though. I probably could have handled it better.
Usually insurance cos will cover you for about a week when you purchase a new car. YOu are automatically covered as long as you have a valid policy on another auto. Call your insurer, and understand that police officers are people too, just doing their job.
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2004 Honda VTX 1800N1
There are no stupid questions.
There are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
