33 Alerts From the DUE PROCESS Tag

NMA E-Newsletter #735: Walberg, Raskin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws

March 12, 2023 • CAF, civil asset forfeiture, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA

The National Motorists Association has, for some years now, been fighting to protect motorists from abusive Civil Asset Forfeiture laws. For those unaware of how this abuse of the public’s trust operates, Civil Asset Forfeiture allows police departments to seize assets such as cash, vehicles, houses and other valuables simply on the allegation that those assets […]

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Low-Level Traffic Fines: A Slippery Slope to Civil Court: NMA E-Newsletter #730

January 8, 2023 • CIVIL, CRIMINAL, Discovery, DMV, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OREGON, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets

On January 1st, Nevada became the latest state to remove the threat of a criminal charge for motorists who can’t pay fines for minor traffic violations. The new law has downgraded these minor infractions from criminal misdemeanors to civil violations with civil penalties. This change only applies to low-level traffic tickets, not to tickets like reckless […]

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Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit: NMA E-Newsletter #701

June 19, 2022 • CAF, CHECKPOINT, CIVIL, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Traffic stops

Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime. The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that the government must prove it is ‘entitled’ to keep […]

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Speed Camera Games Played for Profits in Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #650

June 27, 2021 • Automated Ticket Enforcement, Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets

When will Ohio municipalities ever learn? The Ohio Supreme Court has been working overtime on automated enforcement cases brought by motorists against cities and townships across the state. Justice would be better served if the state prohibited ticket cameras altogether. The difficulty is that the larger cities in Ohio have home-rule authority, i.e., they set […]

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The Legal Obliteration of Due Process: NMA E-Newsletter #642

May 2, 2021 • Automated Camera Tickets, CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SCHOOL BUS, TICKET FINES

Coercion is an ugly word, but lawmakers have been known to use it as a blunt weapon to force compliance by the very people they represent. The latest and all-too-blatant example of legislative intimidation is contained within California Senate Bill 111. While this bill is about the use of school bus automated enforcement, a topic […]

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