I got a ticket last summer in Detroit. I took a bus up overnight to purchase it from a friend. On the way out of town I stopped to see a friend. It was now about 7pm and starting to cool off. Sooooo.. when I came out of my friends house I hopped on and rode about a 1/2 mile to the gas station to get some gas and get my gear on.... Wrong Answer.... Just as I pull into the gas station, the lights come on... Two vehicles... One Scooter with no tags showing. I was told at the registration office to just keep it in the bike until I get the regular tags in Ohio.
First question.. Is that a scooter or a motorcycle... "It's a Scooter"... never expecting me to say it out loud,, he kept questioning me... License, insurance, registration, tags... all of it was in the trunk. They did not like that. So after about 20 minutes of waiting,,, they get out and inform me of the Helmet Law and ask why I do not have the paper temp plate on the back. So after several minutes of sticking to the Scooter statement, he gets mad and says it's a motorcycle. After which I concurred that it is classified as a motorcycle for general purpose, such as getting a Motorcycle endorsement.... and of course he accused me of not having the proper endorsement, all of which made him more angry since I was not guilty of any moving violation, just did not have my helmet on. In the end I ended up with a $125 ticket for no helmet since all the paperwork was perfect. I could not fight it as it would cost me that in gas and time off to go back again. Luckily that does not involve points on the record.