Traffic Violations Law Blog

A Swiss court has imposed upon a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000. Traffic Court Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the traffic offenders estimated wealth of over $20 million.A statement on the criminal court's Web site says the speeding driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour (57 kilometers an hour) faster than the 50-mile-an-hour (80-kil... Read More

California law allows traffic violators to attend traffic school once every 18 months to have a traffic ticket dismissed.  Once the ticket is dismissed it will not show up on any DMV record and will not cause insurance to be raised.  What many people do not realize about traffic school is that it is only allowed for certain violations.  For example, it is not allowed for DUI, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license.  The classes are also not allowed for speeding t... Read More

A VC12500 is driving without a license in California.  The offense is a misdemeanor and carries a potential jail sentence and a fine if convicted.  The consequences on the DMV is zero points which differs from a VC14601 violation which carries 2 points on a persons record... Read More

The answer is no.  Unfortunately, California Law mandates a one year long suspension following an APS action on a second offense.  The law does not permit any driving during this time period, even if a judge allows it.  The law is set forth as follows... Read More

The answer is no.  This is a commonly asked question from persons who do not actually possess a drivers license in as much as they were never issued a license from the DMV yet they have done some act which has caused their privilege to drive to be suspended, the key word here is privlilege.  In California driving is considered a privilege.  The typical scenario is as follows:  John Doe does not have a license.  He goes out and gets a DUI.  His privilege to drive wil... Read More

California law makes the offense of speeding over 100 miles per hour a 2 point traffic infraction.  The main difference between the violation of driving over 100 and other speeding offenses is that a conviction can result in a 30 day license suspension.  A Kern County Speeding Ticket Lawyer can defend the offense of speeding over one hundred miles per hour in order to help avoid the mandato... Read More