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No, you should not get a ticket, what you describe is a legal U-Turn. Per the California driver's handbook:

You may make a U-turn:

• Across a double yellow line when it is safe and legal.
• In a residential district:
  • if no vehicle approaching you is closer than 200 feet.
  • whenever a traffic sign or signal protects you from approaching vehicles.
• At an intersection on a green light or green arrow unless a "No U-turn" sign is posted.
• On a divided highway only if an opening is provided in the center divider.

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Edited by SavyLawyer on 11/4/2009 at 10:46 PM

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