An hour away from Cincinnati, the known speed trap village of New Miami sits just north of Hamilton, the Butler County seat. Over six years ago, drivers in a class action sued this sleepy village of nearly 2,400 residents over its questionable speed camera practices. Even though the village’s program was found unconstitutional in 2014, […]
18 Blog Posts From the CIVIL Tag
A Policing-for-Profit Cautionary Tale–New Miami, Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #561
October 14, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
Police Misconduct Costs Taxpayers More Than Just Money
This post first appeared in August 2019 as the NMA E-Newsletter #502. Society has trouble talking about police misconduct in any meaningful way. If we question police actions, it looks as if we don’t support them. In reality, most of us do support the brave men and women who put themselves on the line every day […]
Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536
April 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA
In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]
NMA Principle Number 5: Full Due Process for Motorists
• March 15, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, DISCOVERY, DUE PROCESS, James Baxter, NMA, Sixth Amendment, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FIGHTING, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Pushing Coercion of Motorists to the Edge of Legality: NMA E-Newsletter #505
September 17, 2018 • 0 Comments • CIVIL, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Two states, Arizona and Virginia, require some measure of due process when issuing photo tickets: To be considered a valid citation, the summons must either be handed directly to the accused by a process server or the target must otherwise acknowledge receipt. Without that proof of being served it can’t be verified to the court […]
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