It's this kind of thing, (58 in a 55 is a pretext), that keeps "us" skepitical and passively resistant to "them". Then the $25 fine set by the legislature becomes $130 because the judges collect a "law library fee" and there are local "costs" because the state does not want to "raise taxes". Screwed by the cop, the court, the legislature, and the executive, all in a few minutes.

This happened to someone who was trying to obey the law, and set the speed control to do it, and in any event was no hazzard to public safety. It's happened to all of us, and not just a few times. It's why I exercise caution (or maybe "attitude") toward police, and why I encourage others to excercise the same.

And of course the "next" police officer is simply ecouraged in his skepticism and cynicism when he encounters me. I don't treat him as well as I would if I met him on the street out of uniform, and it's probably real obvious and annoying. And I don't care at all.

Whatever it's called, society pays a terrible price for training out police to do this shit.

This type of stuff is what fuels acrimony between the "average joe" and LE in general.

Don't know, but he said that the seatbelt ticket was cheaper and wouldn't go on my MVR.

Having a clean MVR is important to me due to my job & my personal vehicle insurance costs.

That's one where I would have taken the speeding ticket and gone to court.

Subpart C—Notification requirements and employer responsibilities
§383.31 Notification of convictions for driver violations.

(a) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver’s license issued by a State or jurisdiction, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) in a State or jurisdiction other than the one which issued his/her license, shall notify an official designated by the State or jurisdiction which issued such license, of such conviction. The notification must be made within 30 days after the date that person has been convicted.

(b) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver’s license issued by a State or jurisdiction, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation), shall notify his/her current employer of such conviction. The notification must be made within 30 days after the date that the person has been convicted. If the driver is not currently employed, he/she must notify the State or jurisdiction which issued the license according to §383.31(a).

(c) Notification. The notification to the State official and employer must be made in writing and contain the following information:

(c)(1) Driver’s full name;

(c)(2) Driver’s license number;

(c)(3) Date of conviction;

(c)(4) The specific criminal or other offense(s), serious traffic violation(s), and other violation(s) of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges which resulted from such conviction(s);

(c)(5) Indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle;

(c)(6) Location of offense; and

(c)(7) Driver’s signature.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulati ... 3480023868

Subpart C—Notification requirements and employer responsibilities

Question 1: Must an operator of a CMV (as defined in §383.5), who holds a CDL, notify his/her current employer of a conviction for violating a State or local (non-parking) traffic law in any type of vehicle, as required by §383.31(b), even though the conviction is under appeal?

Guidance: Yes. The taking of an appeal does not vacate or annul the conviction, nor does it stay the notification requirements of §383.31. The driver must notify his/her employer within 30 days of the date of conviction.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulati ... 348002323a

Hwy 68 mm 131, between New Ulm & Mankato (just west of where BE Cty Rd 20 from Lake Crystal meets 68). Problem is, that is the most direct and fastest way to and from work.

DALLAS – A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations. Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of marijuana were discovered under the casket's cover and pillow.

Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse (JAN'-see) told said the van turned up during surveillance on a suspected drug house. Police stopped the van in Mesquite, after noticing Crock not wearing a seat belt. Officers also said he allegedly ran a red light and did an improper lane change.

A drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the casket in the van.

The online records of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center had no listing for an attorney for Crock.