[slow&rusty]

Last year November 11pm on a Sunday, my fiancé and I were coming back from the grocery as we had a pot luck to prepare for.

I got pulled over by a cop lurking in the nursery school parking lot, I was only 500-ft from my house and driving at maybe 8-10mp/h in my 1991 560SEC, which is licensed, registered and insured as an antique vehicle, which means only one (1) plate is issued by the DMV.

I was given two (2) tickets for:
1) Not having a front plate
2) Not using my right turn signal

I tried to explain several times to the officer that a car registered as an antique is only issued one (1) plate to be displayed at the rear of the vehicle and even showed him the DMV's website, to which he accused me that I built the website and put false information on it! It absolutely infuriated me.


I told him that I did not put my turn signal on, as I was clearing a path for him as I thought he was actually on the way to a legit emergency when he pulled out rapidly after me (it actually startled me) not realizing he was actually pulling me over.

Anyway I couldn't reason with him and he was hell bent on giving me the tickets, I told him I would see him in court to which he had a smug smile and said "yes I'll see you in court".

Fast forward to my court date this week, I explained the incident to the Ass't DA and what transpired, he was kind enough to dismiss both tickets.

How do we have officers enforcing laws that they do not know?