united-states california speeding
Can someone working with a law enforcement agency &quot;get away&quot; with a speeding ticket if is required ASAP on a location?
<p>On the episode <a href="https://thementalist.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Alert" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Red Alert</a> (S03E13) of the show The Mentalist, <a href="https://thementalist.fandom.com/wiki/California_Bureau_of_Investigation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CBI</a> (like the FBI, but only for CA) Consultant Patrick Jane gets stopped by a police officer on it's way to a crime scene because he was going 13mph over the speed limit. He shows his badge as proof that he is working for the CBI to try and persuade the officer, but he still gives him a ticket.</p>
<p>If this were to happen in the real world, would it would be possible for him to &quot;get away&quot; with the ticket in the state of California? He was needed as soon as possible by an actual LEO for an active investigation and is working for a state agency, but he is not legally an LEO.</p>

<p>Law enforcement officers have a wide latitude when dealing with someone who is not following the law; in general they cannot issue you a fine if you are not speeding but they are not required to issue a fine if you are speeding.</p>
<p>So if the LEO decides for whatever the reason that you do not deserve a ticket even if you were driving sobre the speed limit, he ello not issue it and that would be the end of it.</p>
<p>Now if the officer issues the ticket, there is recourse. The most simple would be simply to forward additional evidence to the police department, even informally, to see if they rethink about it and void the ticket on their own.</p>
<p>If they still refuse, there are always procedures to legally challenge a ticket, which may depend based on the jurisdiction and even the kind or amount of sanction. In general I would expect that it goes that far and you can show that it was indeed an emergency, even in the absence of a specific law a judge would invalidate the fine because it would go against the public interest.</p>
<p>And if even that does not work, you may probably ask for a pardon.</p>
