Originally Posted by Bismarck

Correct. That's for the lifetime membership - the one that gives you the badge, pin, plaque and license plate frame. As for knowing someone who's already a member - not sure on that.

For those who are curious about what the 11-99 Foundation:

The CHP 11-99 Foundation is a group that supports the wives and dependents of CHP officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. 11-99 is the CHP code for 'Officer In Distress', hence the name of the foundation. The organization is widely recognized and respected by the CHP, and increasingly so with other state and local law enforcement agencies.

Anyways, the 11-99 Foundation is actually DOES support the officers directly - it's not some BS charity thing (such as the Police Activities League) where you really have no idea where your money is going. They help pay for medical expenses, monetary support while the officer is on disability, legal fees, extra care for their children and wives, etc. If you hadn't noticed, I'm a big proponent of the 11-99 Association.

But while membership hath its privileges, there are some caveats that come with it. So these are some guidelines for those that get involved that can make your life a little easier when dealing with the police:

1) DO NOT get pulled over with an 11-99 frame without carrying the badge, or otherwise being able to prove that you are in fact a member in good standing. That's an almost guaranteed ticket. They had a problem with people buying extra frames for all their cars, then having them given / sold to friends, neighbors, etc who were NOT members. People were also leaving them on the cars that they sold, and thus more got out into the world to non-members. So now if they see an 11-99 plate, they might not pull you over in the first place, yes. But if you DO get stopped, and you can't prove you're the real deal, the officer is not going to be pleased.

2) It's not a guaranteed 'get out of tickets free' item. You can't just throw the badge in the officer's face and expect him to let you go. You need to be polite, courteous and discreet when you hand over your license and badge (I carry my license and badge in a separate badge wallet and just hand that over). Most of the time, if the officer recognizes what it is, he'll probably let you go. If he doesn't, disputing it with the officer on the side of the road is probably not going to help your cause.

3) The 11-99 Foundation CAN revoke your membership. There have been few documentated cases of this, but I know it's happened. If you anger enough officers, or the wrong officer, it WILL get back to the association administration and they WILL do something about it. They won't jeopardize their standing with law enforcement because of one or two 'bad apples'. The general idea behind this is that spending $1800 doesn't buy you the right to be a pecker to any officer who pulls you over. What it DOES buy you the right to have an officer cut you some slack and let you go when you damned well deserve a citation.


As always... YMMV.

- Bis

Originally Posted by thesnowboarder

if someone were to have one the the lisence plate frames but are not a member what is the punishment?

Originally Posted by ucbsti

paint your face white

Originally Posted by MVWRX

^^I got a $111 j-walking ticket in Westwood while I was at UCLA. I couldn't pay it (because I was broke), and when I finally could it cost me $600. If anyone has a more expensive ticket for a more benign crime, I'd like to hear it*.



*I j-walked across Brockton on Weyburn, a one way intersection where there is NO traffic at 1:30 AM (when I crossed it), just as the walk sign started blinking. The LAPD was waiting in an unmarked, unlit car just across the street. I called BS and got the riot act (including handcuffs and a seat in the back of the car) for J_WALKING!!!

Originally Posted by OneManArmy

apparently you can't sell tickets on the property...EVEN at face value.