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 […]
6 Blog Posts From the DISCOVERY 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
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 […]
A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1: Driving in America
• April 10, 2020 • 2 Comment • DISCOVERY, DUI/DWI, FOIA, LASER, NMA, PUBLIC RECORDS, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1 first appeared as a NMA Newsletter #336. If you would like to receive our weekly Email Newsletter, please join the NMA today! Helping NMA members fight traffic tickets is foundational to the NMA mission. Over the years we’ve collected lots of tips and suggestions for getting […]
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 […]
How We Beat Three Traffic Tickets from 6,000 Miles Away
November 30, 2018 • 0 Comments • DISCOVERY, Driver's License, INSURANCE, NMA, PRIMA FACIE, Speed Limits, TICKET FIGHTING, Traffic Tickets
From guest writer Bruce Seidel, one of the NMA’s California State Activists This article first appeared in the Winter 2018 edition of the NMA’s Driving Freedom Magazine. If you are a member of the NMA and have recently fought a ticket, send us your story to nma@motorists.org. Heading to our pre-dawn workout spot in the […]
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