A police officer may, however, order a person to pull over to the curb, pass through a red light, etc. Only part of my car was illegally parked. A violation is not based on a certain percentage of a vehicle being illegally parked. If part of the vehicle extends into a restricted area, the violation is the same as if the entire vehicle did. I left someone in the car.
Many respondents seem to think that evidence of a short stay mitigates the offense.
It does not. The purpose of parking regulations is to restrict from certain areas motor vehicles which are not in motion. The presence of a passenger, a sign or blinking lights does not satisfy this purpose and, therefore, does not constitute a valid reason to dismiss a violation. Blinking hazard lights certainly do not transform an ordinary vehicle into a bona-fide emergency vehicle. It was only a few minutes.