The National Motorists Association has, for some years now, been fighting to protect motorists from abusive Civil Asset Forfeiture laws. For those unaware of how this abuse of the public’s trust operates, Civil Asset Forfeiture allows police departments to seize assets such as cash, vehicles, houses and other valuables simply on the allegation that those assets […]
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NMA E-Newsletter #735: Walberg, Raskin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
March 13, 2023 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, LEGISLATION, NMA
Wyoming Bans Sale of Electric Vehicles by 2035 – What State is Next?: NMA E-Newsletter #732
January 30, 2023 • 0 Comments • Electric Vehicle, Gasoline, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, REVENUE GENERATION, WYOMING
By Lauren Fix, Guest Blogger Well, this is very interesting – Wyoming has introduced state legislation to ban the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035 to ‘ensure the stability’ of its oil and gas industry. This, after car manufacturers and the federal government have pushed so hard to incentivize drivers to purchase or lease […]
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
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 […]
War on Parking Just Got Real
December 30, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, Congestion Pricing, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, Parking, tolls, Traffic Congestion
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #717 in October 2022. Back in the 1960s: Joni Mitchell once sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But city planners who once were blamed for creating space for cars are now reversing direction. The new […]
Red-Light Cameras Turned Off in Greenville, NC—At Least for Now!: NMA E-Newsletter #727
December 19, 2022 • 0 Comments • LEGISLATION, NORTH CAROLINA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
If there ever was a system that says ‘taxation by citation,’ the North Carolina red-light camera system is it. A little background. In March 2022 the North Carolina State Court of Appeals ruled that Greenville’s red-light camera program was unconstitutional but not because of the cameras themselves. Under the state’s RLC citation scheme, expenses from […]
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