This question is directed more towards the police/parking officers here on CPF; but if you have any input that relates to the matter please post ahead.
I got a parking ticket this morning. It was for parking on a street that has street sweeping from 8:30AM-11:30AM, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Today being Sep. 22, it is spot on.
There's a problem though.
The ticket I was cited for distinctly says 8:30AM, but I very clearly remember parking on the street at 9:00AM, a full 30 minutes after the cited time. I remained parked there until 12:00PM. One can argue this was a simple "mistake" because I was parked there between 8:30AM-11:30AM, but the fact that it's a full 30 minutes off is an egregious mistake.
One can argue the officer's watch was 30 minutes early. If this was the case the officer clearly lied, because I was there at 9:00AM, not 8:30AM. Had the ticket been written at 11:30AM by his watch, it would have in fact been written at 12:00PM. I think the most disturbing fact is I was parked from 9:00AM to 12:00PM, so the ticket could have very well been written at any time between 9:00AM to 12:00PM.
The question: is this citation legitimate? Could an officer legally cite someone by being off by a full 30 minutes?
I got a parking ticket this morning. It was for parking on a street that has street sweeping from 8:30AM-11:30AM, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Today being Sep. 22, it is spot on.
There's a problem though.
The ticket I was cited for distinctly says 8:30AM, but I very clearly remember parking on the street at 9:00AM, a full 30 minutes after the cited time. I remained parked there until 12:00PM. One can argue this was a simple "mistake" because I was parked there between 8:30AM-11:30AM, but the fact that it's a full 30 minutes off is an egregious mistake.
One can argue the officer's watch was 30 minutes early. If this was the case the officer clearly lied, because I was there at 9:00AM, not 8:30AM. Had the ticket been written at 11:30AM by his watch, it would have in fact been written at 12:00PM. I think the most disturbing fact is I was parked from 9:00AM to 12:00PM, so the ticket could have very well been written at any time between 9:00AM to 12:00PM.
The question: is this citation legitimate? Could an officer legally cite someone by being off by a full 30 minutes?
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