Cummins12V98 wrote:
As a LEO what would you say to someone in my situation? I think it would be a no win since I was a tourist coming to spend my money in your state.
I'd tell you the same thing I told all the others who were towing illegally. Unhook it right here, do you have a preference on a tow to remove it from the highway, sign here at the bottom of the ticket.
It's then your responsibility to figure out how you're going to deal with moving your illegal combination. Hire someone to tow it or come back and get it. A ticket is not a permit to continue with an illegal combination.
Don't really care how much money you spend in my state. People use that excuse all the time. They think it makes some kind of difference. It doesn't. The little bit you spend in a state isn't even a drop in a big bucket. In fact, bringing it up pretty well assures a ticket. No where in the law is there an exemption for illegal activity based on how much money you think you're going to spend in a state. Is one illegal activity OK but another not? The usual answer people give is it's OK for me to violate the law but give the other guy the ticket. One thing is for certain you'll be spending a minimum of $125 in the state as that's the minimum fine. I have no idea what the minimum fine is for CA but I'm betting it's more than IL.
Just passing on the way things are in life. Simple solution to avoid all the problems is obey the law. As with the illegal tow people say they'll do it anyway. They aren't very deep thinkers. They don't realize the consequences and hassle of dropping the extra tow then having to figure a way to move it. And also pay for the tow and any storage. Is that a way anyone wants to spend their vacation?
