So far in the time that I have chased out west (primarily west of I-35 and East of I-25), I haven't experienced any issues with state patrols or small-town cops. Granted I think this is because my style of chasing revolves around not falling behind, taking calculated risks on storms that may or may not produce by advanced positioning and just letting things pan out as they will, and knowing that I am there to enjoy the entirety of what I am there to do.
I think the lion share of traffic offenders are not chasers with actual meteorological backgrounds, (it's presumptuous, with no facts), but more likely the like and subscribe crowd chasers looking for that shot that gets paid for by bigger networks or supports their algorithm and monetary benefit, which means fighting for the MOST intense shots, increasing the pressure of chasers to speed up, pushing people out of the way and upping the risks, but in SOME of those moments, I have personally witnessed cops rolling with some chasers head long into some dangerous situations knowing full well that multiple traffic laws get pushed aside. I think if they see its "helping" notify, they allow it. but if it's not imminently helping the community then yeah, I could see cops going after people, especially during the "transit" portion of the chase. But I agree with the above comment for the most part about cops asking questions and generally being appreciative from what I have experienced.
