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Traffic Ticket “Amnesty” in California Starts in January 2012. But Is It Too Good to Be True?

15 Dec

California is offering a Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program, but there are many restrictions, and even if you qualify, you get a 50% discount only if you can pay in full. Warrant cases must be resolved first. Continue reading


 

How to Write A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment Under CA Penal Code 1214.1

11 Dec

How to Fill Out a Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment under Penal Code section 1214.1 with the best legal argument to win and/or set up a Traffic Court Appeal Continue reading


 

How to Get UR Drivers License Back After U Pay Off a Failure to Appear Case

12 Oct

A CA Drivers License does not get reinstated automatically after you pay a collection agency for a failure to appear case (VC 40509.5 & 40508a) Continue reading


 

How Does California DMV Treat a Failure to Appear? Here is the Law.

21 Sep

How Does DMV Treat a Failure to Appear on a traffic ticket? The law allows an FTA conviction to show on your record and can become the basis of a “Negligent Driver” suspension. Continue reading


 

How to Fight a Traffic Court Civil Assessment When You Can’t Get a Court Date

20 Jul

If you missed a court date and the court added a civil assessment under Penal Code sec 1214.1 – then denied you a court date, there is a way to fight it. Here is an updated Step By Step Guide to trying everything this experienced criminal defense attorney can think of. Continue reading