Can a state police officer issue tickets in a suburban residential

[question everything]

street?

A friend was driving on a residential street at 35 mph. Apparently the speed limit is 30. All of a sudden, an unmarked car stopped, the trooper claimed he was driving at 42 and issued a ticket. It was clear this was not a city car nor a city police officer.

I wonder whether there is something about jurisdiction. Or whether anyone can stand at a street corner and aim a radar gun.

Some 30 years ago, as we were going to visit California, a co-worker told me that when one gets a speeding ticket there, one can challenge the calibration of the radar detector. But today everything may be digital.. Just wondering.

Yes, my friend paid the $146. Nice way to generate revenue... like certain cities in Missouri that have been in the news...

[eShirl]

1. I'm going with "yes." n/t

[Travis_0004]

2. Im assuming the government owns the street, so yes.

[question everything]

11. Actually, we, the taxpayers "own" the street but I get your point

and, based on the other comments they can..

Thanks.

[tazkcmo]

3. Hmmmm...

yes. Money saving tip to your friend: Slow down and leave earlier.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Even digital things need to be calibrated. n/t

[littlebit]

5. Yes

A state trooper can issue a ticket on any street in the state.

[Brickbat]

6. Do you mean a state patrolman?

Why would he not be able to?

[Malraiders]

7. I live in Texas and in years past would never see

the State Highway Patrol troopers patrol inside the city limits.

Now it is common and usually it is at the end of the month when they are seen.

Can we say "filling their quotas' to pay for their service?

And on a side note, have you noticed in most countries the police cars are clearly marked so that the citizens can recognize the police presence in case they are needed by the people?

Do you ever wonder that maybe the unmarked cars the police use are unmarked so that the police are able to sneak around undetected because they see everyone as a criminal?

[jeff47]

8. Yep.

A state police officer's jurisdiction is the entire state. They can enforce state laws (such as speed limits) anywhere in the state.

You can try to challenge the calibration of the radar (not radar detector), but that's unlikely to succeed. It's such a common attempted defense that the police take extra care to calibrate and document the calibration of the radar. There's a chance they didn't, but it's very unlikely. And digital versus analog doesn't matter.

[question everything]

10. Thanks. Also, in the old days you chould choose to go to court

where the office issuing the citation would have to be present.

Now, the only alternative is to "meet with a conciliator" (or something like that). Yeah, what are your chances?

Sigh.

[jeff47]

12. Not sure about MN law, but that's probably "step 1" in contesting the ticket.

There's probably additional steps that could be taken that would require the officer to show up. And back in the day police got paid so much more for being on patrol that they'd often skip speeding ticket cases. But that isn't the case anymore.

[liberal N proud]

9. In most states, they can