The Los Angeles Police Department traffic division took some time out of their Thanksgiving schedule to issue a traffic ticket to Travis Barker for tinited windows, VC 26708. From his response we can assume Barker wasn’t thrilled to get the ticket or happy with the attitude of the officer who gave him the ticket. When…
What is traffic court all about in California? Why do cops seem to write so many tickets? Why do fines keep going up? If you don’t believe that traffic court is all about the money, check out this article http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/repayment-111445-yuba-traffic.html
So you got a traffic ticket in the downtown LA area and now you need to resolve it in the Metro courthouse. Maybe you accidentally missed your court date, or just lost track of your ticket, and now you have a misdemeanor “failure to appear” charge in addition to the ticket – now it’s much…
I got a California traffic ticket, can I fight it? I was stopped by a cop in California and issued a California traffic ticket or a traffic citation do I have to go to court? I got a California traffic ticket but I won’t go to jail because it’s just a ticket right? These are questions…
If you got a traffic ticket in Chatsworth, you need to know that the original traffic violation you were cited with is not the end of the story. This principle actually applies to all traffic tickets in southern California. Just because you were cited with a specific traffic violation, let’s say, speeding, the officer still…
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As a result of recent budget cuts, starting today, September 12 2011, the Santa Clarita Courthouse will no longer handle felony cases. All felony cases previously assigned to Santa Clarita Courthouse will be shifted to the San Fernando Courthouse. So if you have any upcoming hearings on felony cases at the Santa Clarita Courthouse, be…
I was in traffic court this morning in Long Beach, good old 415 West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802. No big surprise there, Im a traffic lawyer so I go to the various Los Angeles traffic courts almost every day. But what made today noteworthy was the tremendous line for the traffic clerk’s office….
This charge can be filed as an infraction or as a misdemeanor. The consequences can vary significantly depending on how the charge is filed. If your “license was suspended” because of traffic tickets, a prosecutor may reduce the charge to driving without a license VC 12500(a) if you get your actual (physical) license back and…
I fight a lot of traffic tickets in LA County. If you are given a traffic citation and don’t do what it tells you to do, i.e., you fail to pay it or fail to appear in court on the date the citation tells you to, then your ticket will be referred to GC Services…
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While almost every California resident who drives is aware that California banned the use of talking on your cell phone while driving unless using hands-free device, most people are not aware of how broad police officers are interpreting the law banning such use. Under Vehicle Code 23123a:” A person shall not drive a motor vehicle…
