Did you get a red light camera ticket in the mail in Los Angeles? On Monday July 25th, 2011, Los Angeles city officials admitted that it’s safe to ignore them. Monday’s three hour city council meeting was full of contention but everyone seemed to agree that nothing happens if you simply ignore the fact that…
This started out around 7:50 as a suspect DUI. It quickly turned into a high speed chase complete with helicopters, multiple police departments taking over the chase, and a circus of tweets over the internet. Not much is known about the people in the chase except for the fact that there were two people inside…
Carmageddon is here. In less than 12 hours LA traffic is about to come to a stop. The 405 freeway will be closed starting tonight at 9PM between the 10 freeway and highway 101. The shutdown is scheduled to end on Monday morning at 5AM, but time will tell if that is fact or fiction….
Cop recorder is a program on the Iphone and the Android which lets you record your encounter with law enforcement. DUI Checkpoints in California has become hostile and very aggressive. However, citizens are now taking a stand with the Openwatch App. This app has allowed me to uncover bullying tactics at a Garden Grove DUI checkpoint, this…
Everyone knows that speeding or running a red light or stop sign can result in being pulled over and given a traffic ticket for your momentary lapse in judgment. But did you know there are literally hundreds of California Vehicle Code sections you can violate every single time you get in your car? (And some,…
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The statute that once allowed for 12-hour (extended) traffic school within 18-months of completing 8-hour traffic school will expire as of July 1, 2011. This means that drivers will no longer be eligible for traffic school once they have completed the 8-hour course within 18-months. Drivers granted 12-hour traffic school before July 1, 2011 must…
Last week I got a call from a client, we can call her Lisa. That’s not her name but we have this whole confidentiality and attorney client privilege thing going on so for purposes of this blog, she is just going to have to be Lisa. Anyway, Lisa just got out of the Orange County…
Of course you can! There are thousands of violations that you can be cited for in California but they all share one thing in common, you have a right to trial. Use it and watch good things happen. Here is some info on impeding traffic violations If you’ve been cited for one of the many…
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Not sure if you are aware, but there is a handy dandy bail schedule available free online for LA county. Why is it so handy? It is especially handy for traffic citations because it lists ALL vehicle codes and tells you whether it can be charged as a misdemeanor or an infraction (“wobblet”), how much…
Everyone knows that speeding or running a red light or stop sign can result in being pulled over and given a traffic ticket for your momentary lapse in judgment. But did you know there are literally hundreds of California Vehicle Code sections you can violate every single time you get in your car? (And some,…
