Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    6

    Default Can Police Write Tickets on Private Property in New Jersey

    Someone brought up an interesting subject today. Can municipalities write careless driving tickets in a parking lot owned/operated by a condominium association? I work with a guy that was a Municipal Court Judge years ago. He thought the law, years ago, was such that an officer could not give a ticket if he was on private property. The police do patrol our neighborhood. Just a shot in the dark. . . .

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    28,906

    Default Re: Can Police Write Tickets on Private Property in New Jersey

    Are you speaking about somebody who pulls into a private parking lot after committing a traffic offense outside of the lot, tickets for driving conduct which occurs inside the private parking lot, or for a police car parked in a private lot while monitoring traffic outside of the lot? Without yet having looked for statutes, I expect that the answer is the same (yes) in all three cases.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    3,835

    Default Re: Can Police Write Tickets on Private Property in New Jersey

    London, any area open to vehicular traffic an officer can generally issue a citation. If they could not, there could be no enforcement of handicap space laws, etc. at Malls and so on. Are there posted speed limits in Malls lots where you live, say 15 MPH? The Malls do not post them, the city does.

    I do not see why a condo parking lot/area is any different, if it were, a person could speed like a bullet and not be touched by the police.

    There may be exceptions of course, such as an offier may not be permitted to cite a driver if an accident occurs on private property, such as failure to back out clear, depends on the law, but can still file a report yes.

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Similar Threads

  1. Police Conduct: Police on Private Property
    By hightower in forum Police Investigations
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 03-14-2010, 02:39 PM
  2. Parking Violations: Can City Police Issue Tickets on Federal Property
    By mcnitt in forum Moving Violations, Parking and Traffic Tickets
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 02-16-2010, 12:58 PM
  3. Driving On Private Property in New Jersey
    By MASTERLUCAS3 in forum Moving Violations, Parking and Traffic Tickets
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 12-05-2007, 10:19 AM
  4. Careless Driving: Careless Driving on Private Property in New Jersey
    By JerseyBob in forum Moving Violations, Parking and Traffic Tickets
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-02-2007, 09:26 AM
  5. Tickets for Driving Conduct On Private Property
    By anticrom in forum Moving Violations, Parking and Traffic Tickets
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 01-17-2007, 01:23 AM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources