Can I get a citation for following to closely even after I had parked my car and when inside my home?

Question

I live in Illinois and I got a citation for following too closely. I had already parked, turned off my car and went into my apartment building, the cop was behind me the whole time. He was giving my friend a ticket for squealing his tires. I was not stopped or anything until I had come down to take out my dogs where he confronted me.

Answer 1

the cops now do what they want . if he was following you he should have confronted you immediatly though . what if you wouldnt have walked outside . i would fight it if i was you . can he proove you were following to close . did you harm anyone ? no .. but that is your choice . i fight alot of things. cops judges all of them are crooked  

Answer 2

Did you follow too closely? If he saw you do it he can certainly give you a ticket. He could also get an arrest warrant too. It's a misdemeanor and I've seen it done before. Go to court but if he's got a in-car video as most cops do now, you may have a hard time.

Answer 3

You can get a ticket if the cop just doesn't like your looks. However, if you feel that the citation was unjustified, take your case to court. I predict that you will lose, but that is the only option that you have.

Answer 4

There is no requirement to issue the citation while you are still in the car. If the officer observed the violation, and can ID you as the driver, you can be cited.

The only reason an officer "pulls you over" is to get you to stop. If you are already stopped, it is not a requirement.

Answer 5

Yes, definitely. The question is how you are going to behave in court if you dispute the citation. Some great advice on the blog spot:

Answer 6

yeh, why not?  You can get a ticket weeks later if a traffic camera photographs you.  You can get arrested days after you steal money from the bank.  It does not make any difference when and where you get the ticket.

Response to added info:

If the cop does not know who was driving, them you have a point, unless you are the owner of the car.  Whenever the driver is not certain, the ticket goes to the owner, and then the owner has to go after the driver, if the owner was not driving.

Answer 7

Absolutely. Your personal home is not a safe haven after you've violated the law.  If that were the case, lots of people would hideout in their house after breaking the law to escape getting caught. It's just plain common sense don't you think?

Answer 8

you obviously did something that made that cop follow you home, if he wrote you a ticket - I can't help but think you did something to provoke it.

Answer 9

Well, there is a reason we are allowed to fight tickets etc in court if we wish. Call the number on the ticket and tell them you want to fight it, something like that might get dropped.