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 […]
August 16, 2020 • CIVIL,
DELAWARE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Red-Light Camera Tickets,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
Traffic Tickets The Delaware Supreme Court ruled recently that red-light camera ticket fines under $100 cannot be appealed beyond local courts. Delaware Code Section 4101 states: “A person found responsible for a civil traffic offense shall have a right of repeal only in those cases in which the civil penalty imposed exceeds $100.” Stanley Lowicki challenged his […]
August 9, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
CIVIL,
CRIMINAL,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
Drone,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
License Plate Readers,
NEWSLETTER,
RACIAL PROFILING,
Red-Light Camera,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Traffic Enforcement,
TRAFFIC STOP,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets,
VISION ZERO Editor’s Note: Last week, in Part 1, we discussed ideas for traffic stop reform. This week we delve into some of the thornier issues for reform from the NMA perspective. Recently, Berkeley, California’s city council passed an ordinance to remove police officers out of the traffic enforcement equation. After the requisite planning and community input, […]
May 31, 2020 • CHECKPOINT,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic stops,
Traffic Tickets There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected a near-perfect version, with motorists too often serving as easy prey. The NMA’s legislative focus in Washington, even when lawmakers are advancing little during these pandemic times, continues to be two areas of policing-for-profit that desperately need reform. One practice ─ as if it […]
By Gary Biller, NMA President This is a controversial topic, even outside of these extraordinary times when most of the nation is confined to restricted movement as officials grapple with getting the coronavirus pandemic under control. With shelter-in-place edicts still in effect in most places, there is no doubt a lot of pent-up frustration. So […]
