Pulled over for UB lights in parking lot?!?!

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

So heres the story......im sitting in taco bell with my gf and have my green ub lights on in the parking lot. i notice later an undercover cop drive by look at the lights and park. Then as i leave for home ( i turned the lights off right when i got in) he floors it and follows me for 3 blocks THEN pulls me over and is a real jerk and says "so you think you can just have ur multi colored lights on whenever you want huh?!?!?!?" im like i thought i could when its parked? he goes to his car and acts busy and says ill let you off with a warning and drives off and wont let me ask him questions? SO to the point is it illegal to have them on parked?! and has this happened to anyone else?

dannygenio · Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 503

yea.. he was testing you....some jerks do that on purpose

snowromance · Posted: 8/6/08 9:27PM Post subject:

why did you have the underbody lights on in the parking lot?

1AZ · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 221

if this parking lot is close to a major road like a hwy or what not and visible from the road he can ticket you but only if he is a real butt.

otherwise no

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

no this was far away from any highway and covered by trees. i just have them on in the lot since its the only llegal time to have them on. lol

Skuff_Box · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 303 Location: P.G. County, MD

What state are you in? In Maryland a parking lot is private property unless the police department are agents of the property (signs have to be posted). So you can have off road things on your vehicle on private property. As long as you don't go on a public roadway, or street then your okay. A stop like that would be a violation of your rights here in MD.

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

Im in MN and i checked the website with all the laws and it said they arent allowed to be on while driving and in the ffines section the law doesnt exist? lol

IH8ONYU · Posted: 8/6/08 9:55PM Post subject:

in ca you can not use them on the "roadway" parking lots are considered "off road" because they are private property.
i frequently turn mine on when i am waiting for drive through but turn them off before i hit the street. i would complain to the watch commander about the officer that harrassed you. nothing will be done but the more people that know and excercise their rights when concearning law enforcement the better for all of us. you did the right thing be not getting aregmentitive and hot headed..

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

Ya i was thinking of calling in and telling them the same thing i did on here. im thinking the cop was just bored and had nothing else to do. lol

hYe_TiiL_ii_DyE · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 21 Location: LA

Glowbox wrote: Ya i was thinking of calling in and telling them the same thing i did on here. im thinking the cop was just bored and had nothing else to do. lol

Trust me there's a lot they can do to keep themselves busy instead of harassing daily drivers...for instance, how about they get out there and stop some crimes, WOW what an idea! :tap:

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

Exactly!

TheCCBox · Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Corpus Christi, TX

I live in Corpus Christi Texas and i run with them on all the time on the streets and highways and even right in front of cops and state troops and they dont give me any poop LOL!!! I dont really car if they pull me over the only thing they really can do is give you a warning and tell you to turn them off really. Also make sure that they can not see the bulbs they will give you more hit about it if they can see the lights LOL!!! I even have 25inch scanner bar in the front grill like night rider and they dont even car LOL!!! The lights i have are all green to if you are wondring LOL!!!

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

Damn! i wanna move to texas now!

xB_Crew · Posted: 8/7/08 7:40AM Post subject:

My buddy got his car impounded for strobes in the headlights, while parked at a bowling alley.."impersontating
an officer, blah blah blah.. take down lights" never got his car back..

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

Dang! All these laws about impersonating officers is juct ridiculous. I can see if you had a red and blue bar on top but small strobes in the headlights? I mean, whos seen a square police car? ha ha

TheCCBox · Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Corpus Christi, TX

LOL!!! I dont know any square police cars. Was your friend parked and car off? Also did this happen in FL because i got pulled over in my old monte carlo before my dad sold it with all my 12 storbes on and the cops in FL didnt even do anything to me they polled me over and said nice and turn them off for now LOL!!! That is bull poop they cant do that because on the package that the lights and strobes and other crap comes in say for show use only he was just showing his car. They have to give him his car back there must of been something else because that is bullpoop they did that.

Sciond · Posted: 8/7/08 8:15AM Post subject:

cops=crooked....especially in Dade county

TheCCBox · Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Corpus Christi, TX

ya LOL!!!

Glowbox · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 40

You'd think they would be stoping crime instead of this. lol

spng-bxb · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 161

I run mine all the time (ohio) and never get stopped. I run past cops all the time, even pull up next to them, and they just look at me. (guess cause they know a box can't go over 60mph) lol

btw im running purple and orange underbodies.