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 […]
5 Blog Posts From the CRIMINAL Tag
Low-Level Traffic Fines: A Slippery Slope to Civil Court: NMA E-Newsletter #730
January 9, 2023 • 0 Comments • CIVIL, CRIMINAL, DISCOVERY, DMV, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, DUI, LEGISLATION, NEVADA, NMA, OREGON, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets
Is a DUI a Criminal Offense in the State of Georgia?
By guest writer Attorney Donald W. Singleton Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense that carries severe penalties in every state. In some cases, it can even become a felony charge. However, there are different levels of offenses and each one leads to different consequences. A person convicted of DUI could face jail […]
How to Handle Yourself at a Checkpoint or Roadblock
March 12, 2021 • 0 Comments • CHECKPOINT, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, DNA, Driver's License, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, ROADBLOCK, TRAFFIC STOP, Vehicle Search
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the NMA’s Driving Freedoms Magazine in the Fall of 2020. If you would like to receive the NMA’s quarterly magazine, join the NMA today! Check out the first in this series: Have Checkpoints Gone Too Far? Similar to a traffic stop, a […]
Criminal Traffic Court is the Best Option
February 22, 2021 • 0 Comments • CIVIL, CRIMINAL, DISCOVERY, DMV, DUE PROCESS, NMA, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter #450 in August 2017. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe HERE. Whose side are we on anyway? The NMA objects when cities lower the traffic court bar, downgrading routine moving violations […]
Silence is No Longer Golden
August 31, 2018 • 0 Comments • CRIMINAL, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, INSURANCE, MIRANDA WARNING, NMA, TRAFFIC STOP
Editor’s Note: In 2013, long time Texas NMA member Ted Levitt wrote this important warning for motorists next time you encounter police during a traffic stop (or anywhere else for that matter). NMA E-Newsletter #246: Silence is no Longer Golden By Ted Levitt, NMA Member Several years ago the NMA published an article I wrote […]
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