San Bernardino continues to focus on traffic tickets to raise revenue
In tough economic times, the county of San Bernardino is ground zero for the bad economy in Southern California. Nowhere will you see more foreclosed and abandoned homes and businesses. In parts of downtown San Bernardino, and all over the high desert, it often feels like a ghost town. During the boom these communities flourished […]
If you've received a notice in the mail that you're facing a "negligent operator" suspension of your driver's license, read on.
If you got a little notice in the mail that warned you your license will soon be suspended, and you have no idea why, chances are you’re the lucky winner of a DMV negligent operator suspension. You’ll receive this notice if you received 4 points on your DMV record within one year, 6 points within […]
When the judge gives you a good offer on your "driving on a suspended license charge" in LA County, take it before the D.A. gives you something worse.
I recently had a client in LA County who learned a tough lesson. She was facing a misdemeanor under Vehicle Code (VC) section 14601.1, which says that you can’t drive on a suspended license. If found guilty, you face up to 6 months in jail (although usually you just end up with fines and informal […]
LA traffic tickets – Travis Barker gets a buzz from the fuzz after twitter rant
Los Angeles PD took some time out of their busy Thanksgiving weekend schedule to issue a traffic ticket to Travis Barker for his tinited windows, good old VC 26708. Like most people it seems, Barker wasn’t thrilled to get the ticket or happy with the attitude of the officer who gave him the ticket. When […]
Big Brother to issue LA traffic tickets?
He’s in Oxnard already and most likely coming soon to LA. If red light camera tickets weren’t annoying enough, welcome to the world of digital tickets. In this economy local governments are looking for any way they can to raise revenue without raising taxes, and technology is giving them a way to issue more tickets […]
What happens if I got a ticket for expired registration?
If you got a ticket for driving your car with expired registration, consider yourself fortunate – this is one of the most innocuous tickets you can possibly receive (unless you’re broke and can’t afford to renew your registration ever – then you’re screwed). But assuming you just haven’t gotten around to renewing your registration yet […]
Is it worth it to fight my ticket?
I get several calls and emails every day from people wondering whether it’s “cost effective” or “worth it” to fight their traffic tickets and/or to hire a lawyer to do it for them. In the case of hiring me as their lawyer, people often ask for some kind of promise beforehand – some stamp or […]
Use Your cell phone at a red light in California, get a ticket
The war on cell phones continues. A California court has ruled that you can’t use your cell phone in the car, even if you are sitting at a red light without getting a ticket for being in violation of VC 23123(a). From a legal realists perspective, the court obviously made it’s mind up first, and […]
Why is my LA traffic ticket so expensive?
Los Angeles is broke and issuing more traffic tickets than ever before. In addition to moving violations many officers will pile on additional infractions for equipment violations pursuant to California Vehicle Code 2400 (b) which says “The Commissioner shall enforce all laws regulating the operation of vehicles” and if they are CHP officers, California Vehicle […]
LA Traffic Tickets Half Price? Traffic ticket amnesty?
California Traffic Ticket Amensty is coming starting on January 1st, 2012. It sounds great but since it’s a government program you can be sure there are a few catches involved. The general program is statewide and designed to help the state grab some cash quickly which is pretty much the whole idea behind traffic court […]