Massachusetts Hits New Low It was just recently that we discovered that Massachusetts authorities were maintaining driver license records that not only listed convictions for traffic law violations but they are also including all citations issued,…
The Driver License Compact A few issues back I described the Non-resident Compact and in the process said I would follow up with a description of the Driver License Compact. The Driver License Compact is an agreement between participating states t…
June 2, 2009 • ALABAMA,
ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
DELAWARE,
Driver's License,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GEORGIA,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA,
INSURANCE,
KANSAS,
LICENSE PLATES,
LOUISIANA,
MISSOURI,
MONTANA,
NEBRASKA,
NEVADA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEW MEXICO,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH DAKOTA,
OHIO,
RHODE ISLAND,
TEXAS,
TRAFFIC STOP,
UTAH,
VERMONT,
WISCONSIN Periodically we receive questions regarding what kinds of information a person is required to give a police officer upon demand. The review and discussion by NMA member Ted Levitt (included below) is a general overview of the topic, in particular …
April 14, 2009 • ARIZONA,
ARKANSAS,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
HAWAII,
INSURANCE,
MINNESOTA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OHIO,
PROTEST,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET REVENUE,
WASHINGTON,
WISCONSIN Share The Pain The following article from the New York Times provides a fair warning of how state and local governments intend to “share the pain” during the current recession. Motorists will be the favorite target for new fees, fines, surcharges,…
March 17, 2009 • Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
NON-RESIDENT VIOLATOR COMPACT,
NRVC,
SEAT BELT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET SIGNING,
TRAFFIC STOP,
WISCONSIN The Non-Resident Violator Compact Last week I discussed the requirement where ticket recipients are asked to sign the traffic citation at the time it is issued. This generated a few questions for which the answers may be of general interest. Befor…
