Legal Question in Traffic Law in California

I pulled over to the side of the road to urinate. I turned my car off, took the keys out of the ignition and walked over to a fence. A highway patrol pulled up as I was walking to the fence and said he was pulling me over for speeding. Can I get a ticket when my car isn't on and I'm not inside of it. Am I technically a pedestrian at that point?


Asked on 2/15/10, 12:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

You were unlucky that the cop had nothing else better to do. You are lucky in that all you will have to do is pay a fine and go to traffic school. If the cop had cited you for indecent exposure you could have had to register for life as a sex offender.

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Answered on 2/20/10, 12:37 pm


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