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Need help from an OT lawyer - parking ticket
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:05 am
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:05 am
I'll try to keep this as concise as possible.
I recently had a family member who received an illegal parking ticket. Said family member was parked at a local grocery store, which had its own private parking lot. The officer who issued the citation also handed out 4 other tickets in the same parking lot at the same time. The officer is known as "Eugene the Ticket Machine." I know that's not relevant, but I believe it helps paint a picture of who is dishing out these tickets. I'm wondering if it's possible for a city police officer to give an illegal parking ticket in this situation? Is he able to write a citation for a vehicle parked on private property? I know that the grocery store has the discretion as to whether or not those vehicles are towed at the owner's expense, but I find it hard to believe that a city officer can issue tickets on private property. Is this something that could successfully be argued in court?
TIA for any help, baws.
I recently had a family member who received an illegal parking ticket. Said family member was parked at a local grocery store, which had its own private parking lot. The officer who issued the citation also handed out 4 other tickets in the same parking lot at the same time. The officer is known as "Eugene the Ticket Machine." I know that's not relevant, but I believe it helps paint a picture of who is dishing out these tickets. I'm wondering if it's possible for a city police officer to give an illegal parking ticket in this situation? Is he able to write a citation for a vehicle parked on private property? I know that the grocery store has the discretion as to whether or not those vehicles are towed at the owner's expense, but I find it hard to believe that a city officer can issue tickets on private property. Is this something that could successfully be argued in court?
TIA for any help, baws.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 10:15 am
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Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:07 am to GhostReb
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I'll try to keep this as concise as possible.
Me too: Pay the ticket.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:07 am to GhostReb
Ticket is for illegal parking or trespassing?
Sometimes it may be better to admit you screwed up rather than aggravating a situation you brought on yourself.
Sometimes it may be better to admit you screwed up rather than aggravating a situation you brought on yourself.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:07 am to GhostReb
Do laws not apply on private property?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:08 am to GhostReb
Was this in Nola? What's the alleged violation?
I'd call arse. He's gotten me out of a few. Old baw even beat a camera ticket.
I'd call arse. He's gotten me out of a few. Old baw even beat a camera ticket.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:08 am to GhostReb
Gosh, I'd HATE knowing for the rest of my life that I just rolled over and paid an illegally-issued Parking Ticket from Eugene the Ticket Machine.
That $50 would have kept me alive another decade.
That $50 would have kept me alive another decade.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:09 am to GhostReb
What was the specific infraction?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:10 am to GhostReb
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he officer is known as "Eugene the Ticket Machine." I know that's not relevant, but I believe it helps paint a picture of who is dishing out these tickets.
Does it matter if your family member was illegally parked or trespassing?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:10 am to GhostReb
The ticket is for illegal parking. It happened outside Jackson, MS. The ticket is not $50, it's actually for $203.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:13 am to GhostReb
I believe they can ticket handicap and fire lane on private property but nothing else.
I could be wrong though.
I could be wrong though.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:13 am to GhostReb
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family member
Tell your husband to pay it, learn to park, and move on.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:14 am to GhostReb
Paying that parking ticket is a lot cheaper than paying the towing company they could have called.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:17 am to GhostReb
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The officer is known as "Eugene the Ticket Machine."
Seems like something people would say in a cheesy 90's sitcom.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:20 am to GhostReb
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OT lawyer
is the best kind of lawyer.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:22 am to GhostReb
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Is this something that could successfully be argued in court?
Not likely.
The parking lot is still within their jurisdiction, and the grocery store probably allows police to enforce traffic laws in their parking lot. Plus, even on private property, laws can still be enforced. It comes down to the specific relevant law of the city, county, or state.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 10:24 am
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:25 am to GhostReb
203.00 parking ticket in jackson, MS? Just don't pay it. Jackson has much bigger issues at hand than unpaid parking tickets
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:27 am to GhostReb
Dude-- If you are going to park at the Breauxmart, you have to buy some groceries.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:28 am to GhostReb
I would love to help you, but I’m not licensed in the state of MS.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:28 am to GhostReb
Am I the only one around here to cares about the rules?!!!!
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:29 am to GhostReb
I'm curious what was illegal about the parking job? I don't understand what was "illegal" which probably makes a difference.
As someone said, if you park in a handicapped spot in the grocery store parking lot, you can be ticketed, so I'm not sure why you couldn't be ticketed for some other illegal parking situation like parking in a fire zone, for example, or a yellow marked area.
As someone said, if you park in a handicapped spot in the grocery store parking lot, you can be ticketed, so I'm not sure why you couldn't be ticketed for some other illegal parking situation like parking in a fire zone, for example, or a yellow marked area.
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