Can you get a ticket for riding in the bed of a truck in a parking lot?

Question

just wondering, if you have a truck full of people, and 6 more people go into the back and you're in a parking lot driving can someone call on you, and can you get a ticket?

Answer 1

Yes.  Unless that parking lot is your private parking lot and not a parking lot shared with others, such as an apartment parking lot.  Traffic enforcement laws have provisions that cover parking lots, public, private, and closed.

Answer 2

depends on the state

Answer 3

Yes.  Unless there are seats with seatbelts in the bed of the truck.