This piece originally posted on the NMA website as an NMA E-Newsletter #539 on May 12, 2019. Cities tow cars for many reasons. They are often towed when doubled parked or left in front of a fire hydrant. If there are too many parking tickets, cities will often boot first, and if the driver does […]
15 Blog Posts From the DUI Tag
Predatory Towing Not Just an Inconvenience
• July 19, 2019 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, LEGISLATION, NMA, Predatory Towing, PUBLIC RECORDS, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TOWING, Traffic Tickets
Under the Influence of the Justice System – A Father’s Story
May 31, 2019 • 0 Comments • BAC, Civil Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI, Fifth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, INSURANCE, Policing for Profit
By an NMA Member This post originally appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #519 on December 23, 2019 This is a story about my twenty-year-old son. To some readers this may be an article that smacks of stupidity and privilege. It may be that both are true but the real point is how hopelessly out […]
Old Virginia Law Continues to Claim New Drivers
In Virginia, a law left over from the “War on Drugs” of the 1990s continues to negatively impact individuals convicted of non-traffic related drug offenses, while doing nothing to increase the safety of other drivers. The law, which was implemented in 1991, was a federal law that threatened reductions in federal highway funding for states […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018 • 0 Comments • ALPR, ANPR, Driver's License, DUI, FOURTH AMENDMENT, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, TheNewspaper, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Traffic Signals, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –KY Supremes endorses ALPRs without warrants– –GA Supremes says its okay to cut through gas station to avoid traffic signals– –NY lawsuit seeks Speed Cam Ticket Refund– Friday, February 23, 2018 Kentucky Supreme Court Endorses License Plate Camera Tracking The Kentucky Supreme Court declared last week that police need not […]
Next Generation Police Tools: NMA E-Newsletter #462
November 20, 2017 • 0 Comments • BODY CAMERAS, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUI, ROADBLOCK, SAFETY, TRAFFIC STOP, X-RAY SCANNER
Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology. Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists. Police Body Cameras In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released […]
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