I'm thinking about making a charitable contribution... Apparently you need to be sponsored by a current member of the foundation. Are any of you members of the 11-99 foundation, and would you be willing to sponsor me (I'm a decent enough guy)? I believe all I need is your name and address. thanks,
I dont think sponsor is necessary. When I signed up my uncle, we just sent in the form & the check. http://www.chp1199.org/
thanks, I just emailed them for an application. On their website it does state that you will need the name and phone number of a current member.
I am still waiting for my app to come via postal mail. I wonder now with Spike Helmick retiring, whether the CHP 11-99 Foundation will continue, under new CHP leadership, whomever that will be...
I would be very surprised if the foundation is altered. They have been receiving considerable donations, especially as of late. --Dan
My error, it is $1800. I hadn't read thru the app form yet, and I remembered $1400 from the last time I checked the website.
"and you were just looking for your friend Rich in Monterey!! " I have heard many stories of people getting out of tickets due to 11-99, but in the same breath, city cops do not care about it, either do county Sheriffs.
Let me give you a first hand story. On Friday the 13th going to CI in the morning I was stopped at the interchange of 280-101s, I was driving insanely but slowed down considerably when I saw him at the turn off. Skipping through the intros...the officer was very nice and got all my info and asked me if I was a CHP 11/99 member and I said yes and if he could give me any consideration I promise not to speed the rest of the way. He said CHP1199 does not give me the right to speed on his freeways. I agreed and moments later he gave me the stuff and sent me off w/o a citation. On the way back on 17n close to Los Gatos when I saw an opening at the straight I opened it up to pass some slow traffic and there I was being pointed by a motorcycle CHP under the bridge in the shade where he could not be seen. He caught me doing 87/50... He did not say anything more than what my speed was and asked for my drivers license. Usually they ask for insurance and registration so I was sure he was not writing me up. Wrong...He did give me ticket for cvc22350 exceeding the posted speed limit. I did a bit of a research and looks like cvc22350 can be argued to my benefit since there is no mention of the posted speed limit. I am going to give it a try. These were my first interaction with CHP since I bacem a member in February.