Traffic Tickets

The resources you'll find here will help you find legal advice in your area, whether you've been given a minor ticket, a moving violation or you've been ticketed for a more serious offense like driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You'll learn about whether your state uses a “points” system, which applies points to your license based on your traffic tickets and can cause you to lose your license after you accumulate a certain number of points in a certain time period. You'll also be able to find tips about which traffic tickets should prompt you to immediately seek legal counsel.

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Avoiding Traffic Tickets

While it is true that the best way to avoid getting a traffic ticket is just to follow each state’s regulations, it is easy to make a mistake. T...

Beating Visual Speed Estimate

This simple refresher from your eighth grade math class tells you almost everything you need to know to cross-examine a police officer regarding vis...

Can a Lawyer Help?

A traffic ticket is defined as a summons and citation that is issued by a police officer to motorists and other users of the roads who fail to obey tr...

Commercial License Tickets

The tickets that are issued to a driver with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) can come with stiffer penalties than the tickets issued to motorist...

Habitual Offender Laws

Each state has their own laws regarding habitual offenders of automotive rules and laws but the majority of the laws are relatively similar.

Hire a Traffic Lawyer?

The most common question asked when a person receives a traffic ticket is “Do I have to hire an attorney?”. Do you have to hire an attorney- No. S...

Restoring a Suspended License

A driver’s license can be suspended because of a DUI conviction, driving without insurance, and for an accumulation of points.

Suspensions and Revocations

Suspensions and revocations of a driver’s license can happen to almost anyone on the road today but the two are completely different from each o...

Traffic Arrest

An arrest happens when a criminal suspect is taken into police custody. This typically begins immediately after the officer notifies the suspect t...

Traffic Points

Every state in America has a set of points that assigns a numerical value to the severity of a traffic violation. When the violation goes on a driver�...

Traffic Stop Rights

It is commonly accepted that the vast majority of drivers will, at one point in their driving careers, be pulled over for any number of possible rea...

Traffic Ticket Basics

Even a safe and conscientious driver will, at some point or another, receive a traffic ticket. The specific laws regarding traffic violations are ...

Traffic Ticket Penalties

Though most traffic tickets only result in a fine, other, more serious offenses can require community service or jail time.

What to Say in Traffic Court

Being issued a traffic ticket doesn’t necessarily mean that you are guilty.

Avoiding Traffic Tickets
While it is true that the best way to avoid getting a traffic ticket is just to follow each state’s regulations, it is easy to make a mistake. Traffic violations are so numerous and so frequent, it is likely that every driver will find him or herself with a traffic ticket at some point during his or her life.
Beating Visual Speed Estimate
This simple refresher from your eighth grade math class tells you almost everything you need to know to cross-examine a police officer regarding visual estimation...
Can a Lawyer Help?
A traffic ticket is defined as a summons and citation that is issued by a police officer to motorists and other users of the roads who fail to obey traffic laws. Traffic tickets come in two forms; a moving violation and a non-moving violation. A moving violation would involve running a red light or speeding and a non-moving violation would include a parking ticket.
Commercial License Tickets
The tickets that are issued to a driver with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) can come with stiffer penalties than the tickets issued to motorists with normal driver’s licenses
Habitual Offender Laws
Each state has their own laws regarding habitual offenders of automotive rules and laws but the majority of the laws are relatively similar.
Hire a Traffic Lawyer?
The most common question asked when a person receives a traffic ticket is “Do I have to hire an attorney?”. Do you have to hire an attorney- No. Should you hire an attorney...
Restoring a Suspended License
A driver’s license can be suspended because of a DUI conviction, driving without insurance, and for an accumulation of points.
Suspensions and Revocations
Suspensions and revocations of a driver’s license can happen to almost anyone on the road today but the two are completely different from each other.

Traffic Arrest
An arrest happens when a criminal suspect is taken into police custody. This typically begins immediately after the officer notifies the suspect that he or she is “under arrest.” The suspect may not need to be handcuffed, and he or she may submit voluntarily to the officer’s demands. He or she may also resist the officer, and run the risk of incurring heavier fines or more severe punishments. It is important for suspects to know their rights when they are taken into custody.
Traffic Points
Every state in America has a set of points that assigns a numerical value to the severity of a traffic violation. When the violation goes on a driver’s permanent record, he or she will receive a specific amount of points. If and when these points accumulate on the driver’s record...
Traffic Stop Rights
It is commonly accepted that the vast majority of drivers will, at one point in their driving careers, be pulled over for any number of possible reasons by law enforcement. Typically speaking, these traffic stops result in routine fines for minor offenses concerning driving offenses that are non-criminal in nature, or simple citationable moving violations. However, sometimes drivers find themselves in much more serious trouble with law enforcement following a routine traffic stop due to other punishable offenses within the vehicle itself, or due to outstanding criminal warrants o
Traffic Ticket Basics
Even a safe and conscientious driver will, at some point or another, receive a traffic ticket. The specific laws regarding traffic violations are numerous, complex, and vary in each local and state jurisdiction, however, a general overview of traffic violation laws is possible, which can assist drivers in better understanding their rights. Many drivers will find that it is quite easy to incur small fines for driving related offenses, which in some instances, drivers were unaware these actions were deemed illegal offenses. For drivers that feel their driving records and privileges
Traffic Ticket Penalties
Though most traffic tickets only result in a fine, other, more serious offenses can require community service or jail time.
What to Say in Traffic Court
Being issued a traffic ticket doesn’t necessarily mean that you are guilty.

Traffic Tickets Lawyers FAQ

Can I get my ticket dismissed if the officer made a mistake? Typically not. If the officer writing the ticket accidentally misspells your name or does not properly identify the correct shade of your car’s color, you will probably not be able to get it repealed. However, there are some “fatal flaws”...

Is the officer required to show me the radar reading? No officer is required to show a driver the speed reading on a radar gun, used to stop those driving above the legal limit. He or she may choose to share the reading with the offending driver, however, this will do no good in the driver’s case. Lawyers recommend...

Does my attitude matter, when I get pulled over?Any lawyer will tell you, it is of the utmost importance to remain polite. Even if you do not feel that you should have been pulled over, you should allow the officer to write you a ticket, then contest it in a courtroom...

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