70 Alerts From the TRAFFIC STOP Tag

NMA E-Newsletter #163 – DNA Sampling for Motorists: The Latest Threat to Privacy

February 19, 2012 • CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, DNA, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, TRAFFIC STOP

Drivers face all kinds of threats to their privacy, and one area sure to garner increasing scrutiny is the collection of DNA samples during traffic stops. A recent example comes from California with the case of People v. Thomas. Motorist Troy Cors…

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NMA E-Newsletter #145: The Light Check

October 16, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, TRAFFIC STOP

One thing almost all of us never do is systematically check all the lights on the exterior of our car. I know, not a fun or sexy thing to do, but it can save you from unimagined grief. Along with the safety consequences of burned out lights are th…

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NMA E-Newsletter #142: Traffic Stop Doesn’t Void Fourth Amendment Protection

September 25, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NEWSLETTER, OKLAHOMA, TRAFFIC STOP

On the heels of our E-newsletter last week (#141, A Man’s Car is His Castle) comes a story with a different twist on the connection between cars, homes, and protection under the law. In 2007, the police in Sulphur, Oklahoma attempted to pull over …

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NMA E-Newsletter #132: The Roadblock Registry

July 19, 2011 • CALIFORNIA, CHECKPOINT, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC STOP

When it is mentioned that Georgia conducts over 10,000 roadblocks per year, people may naturally assume this is a statistic from the former Soviet country that sits on the southern border of Russia. After all, there can’t be that many roadblocks s…

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NMA E-Newsletter #130: It’s A Fee, Not A Fine

July 5, 2011 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, TRAFFIC STOP

We don’t get the opportunity to write much about Montana. Big Sky Country has breathtaking vistas that make driving through the state a truly memorable experience. Montana’s prohibition of the use of red-light and highway speed cameras is an added…

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