You get a free pass
professional courtesy when you get stopped by the cops for a traffic violation
because you are an off-duty or retired cop and have a cop ID to flash when the officer requests your drivers license.
Cop's wives and girlfriends are also ticket proof and so are off-duty firefighters.
Nobody is ticket proof with the Arizona DPS, and with some
California Highway Patrol officers. Don't count on your police ID to help you much if your breath smells like a brewery.