A traffic citation or ticket is a summons issued to a driver by a law enforcement officer due to a direct violation of a traffic law. Traffic citations detail the traffic violation committed as well as request the driver to appear in traffic court. The driver then...
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Sobering Facts About Holiday Weekends
The holiday season and all of their celebrations are just around the corner and increased alcohol consumption during this time can take the fun out of the festivities. Excessive drinking or binge drinking is not only a public health issue; but also, a law enforcement...
Should I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test
Should I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test Should I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test is a blog designed for educational purposes and only addresses the Preliminary Breathalyzer Test or PBT. The information provided is not meant to be substituted for legal advice from a licensed...
What to Do If You Get a Photo Citation
Automated traffic safety enforcement began in the 1960’s with red light sensors and eventually mounted cameras to detect drivers who were speeding or who had run a red light. Red light cameras emerged as an effort to improve traffic safety, but over the course of the...
Signs Someone is Too Drunk to Drive
It is not a secret that drinking and driving are deadly, yet every year approximately 10,000 deaths occur related to drunk driving car crashes. In every state, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08%, but sometimes the signs that...
Reasons to Fight a Traffic Ticket
Reasons to Fight a Traffic Ticket is an article intended for educational purposes only and shouldn't be considered legal advice or substitute for legal advice. Have you recently received a traffic ticket or violation? You have 30 days to either plead guilty and pay...
Over the Limit: Blood Alcohol Content by State
Over the Limit: Blood Alcohol Content by State is an article for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice or substitutes legal representation. According to the National Highway Traffic Association, there is one death every 50 minutes related...
Which Cars are Most Likely to Get Pulled Over
Let’s face it, getting pulled over is enough to ruin your day. Maybe you deserve the citation and maybe you don’t, maybe you’re driving an ostentatious, brightly colored car and that is why you were pulled over? There are several urban legends about which cars are...
Unexpected Consequences of a DUI
The majority of people are familiar with the high risk associated with driving under the influence and even the consequences that accompany an arrest, yet, in 2016, more than 1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics,...
How to Avoid Losing Your Driver’s License
How to avoid losing your driver’s license may seem like common sense to most, but then, so is going the speed limit and stopping at stoplights and those are the two most common moving violations in Kansas and Missouri. The state of Missouri uses a point system to...