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I got a speeding ticket for doing 61 in a 45- the thing is the officer didn't pull me over but rather I had already pulled into the parking lot at work and parked, and was getting out of my car when he rolled up behind me and showed me that he had gotten me on radar. He has ticketed several of us at work the same way and told one of my co-workers to tell "the girls" at work to stop speeding. It seems to me that this is improper procedure and he can't follow us onto private property and hand out tickets without putting his flashers on and indicating that we're being pulled over. Should we try to fight the tickets? This is in California.
The parking lot at work is not "home base" in a game of tag ... he contacted you there for a violation of the law that occurred on public property - speeding.

The flashers on the car are for getting your attention, warning other vehicles, and for ordering you to stop or acquiesce to their detention. There is nothing otherwise magical about them, and they are not required to effect a detention under CA law. He is free to walk up to you after you have parked and then tell you that you are detained for speeding and issue a citation.

If you have grounds to contest the citation, then do so. But arguing "improper procedure" and some kind of lack of jurisdiction will fall flat.

- Carl