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Archive for the ‘Vehicle Code’ Category

Why It Makes Sense to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Have Drivers Licenses

02 Feb

It’s time for the State Governments to wake and let undocumented immigrants get drivers licenses and auto insurance. We will all be safer when this happens. But for it to happen, we have to let go of the idea that a Drivers License is legal proof of anything but the legal right to drive. A drivers license should not be used as proof of legal residency. Continue reading


 

Why It Makes Sense to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Have Drivers Licenses

02 Feb

It’s time for the State Governments to wake and let undocumented immigrants get drivers licenses and auto insurance. We will all be safer when this happens. But for it to happen, we have to let go of the idea that a Drivers License is legal proof of anything but the legal right to drive. A drivers license should not be used as proof of legal residency. Continue reading


 

Get Ready! Look Up the Text of Code Violations Prior to Your Court Date

28 Nov

You can, and should look up the text of the law for a violation prior to going to court. Continue reading


 

Why It May Be a Good Idea to Demand a DMV Hearing After DUI Test Refusal

04 Nov

Why sometimes it is a good idea to challenge a DMV Suspension for Refusal to Submit to a alcohol test. Continue reading


 

Catch a Vehicle Code 12500a Violation? A Valid License Helps, But Not Required.

10 Oct

If you are dealing with a citation for driving without a valid license under vehicle code section 12500(a), getting it reduced to an infraction is a good result. 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 Deal with Proof of Insurance Violations

12 Sep

The best way to save a lot of money on an insurance violation is to show up in court, in person, with proof of insurance, even if you have to get it after the date of the traffic ticket. The second best way is to have a trial on the ticket. Continue reading

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What is a Speed Trap Defense? Take a look at California Veh. Code 40802(a)

30 Aug

A California Speed Trap is defined by Vehicle Code section 40802, which places the burden to prove a violation was not the result of a speed trap on the government. Continue reading


 

Defenses to Driving on a Suspended License

02 Aug

Our Attorney reviews the Defenses to the misdemeanor crime of Driving on a Suspended Drivers License. Don’t Assume That Nothing Can Be Done. You have the right to a trial, and reduction is possible. 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