You need to retain counsel to represent you. You face a lengthy suspension of your license if you blew .08 or above or refused the test unless you file for a MVA hearing within a very short timeframe or elect the interlock for one year. An attorney can advise you of your chances of success at the... View More

Both you and your daughter can be sued. The lack of a police report does not preclude a lawsuit. However, you may have a defense to the lawsuit if your daughter was not your agent at the time of the accident. If you and/or your daughter are sued, turn the matter over to your insurance company and... View More

If your parents get new insurance and include you as a listed driver, then you would be covered under the new policy. You are not covered under their current policy so you should not drive any of their vehicles until a change is made.

If your parents take out a new policy and do not list... View More

This is a moving violation. I believe it is 1 point unless it was an accident in which case it is 3 points. You should request a trial and not a waiver hearing and go to court. If the officer does not appear, you will be acquitted. If the officer is present, you can decide whether to have a trial... View More

If the car is totaled, the insurance company will pay you the fair market value of the vehicle plus 6% sales tax and tags. If you wish to keep the vehicle, they will deduct salvage value and you will have to get a salvage title. It may be more expensive and difficult to insure the vehicle. You do... View More

If you are on supervised probation, you need permission from your probation officer or the judge to leave Maryland. This is a standard condition of supervised probation. You will also need to see if there any restrictions in being allowed into Turkey with a conviction which depends on the laws... View More

If you received probation before judgment, they can both be expunged. If the convictions are intact and they arose from the same incident, then they cannot be expunged because resisting arrest cannot be expunged. Under the unit rule, both charges must be eligible. However, the laws change... View More

It depends whether you received probation before judgment and the exact charge. If you received probation before judgment, it can be expunged now. If the conviction stood, then you would need to review the list of convictions that can be expunged or speak with an attorney.

Historic vehicles cannot be used for general transportation or to transport passengers or property on highways. They cannot be used to go to work or school. They can only be used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, yours, occasional transportation, and other similar uses. Thus, you cannot use... View More

If you have homeowner's insurance, you should report the claim to your carrier and they should cover the claim. They would hire an attorney to defend you and pay any judgment that is rendered.

If not, your cousin may jointly and severally liable and you could sue him for... View More

You may be eligible to get your record expunged and you should speak with an attorney. In 1997, theft over $300.00 was a felony. The amount for the felony charge has since been increased. It sounds like you were charged in 1997 and your probation ended in 2001. Article 27, Section 342 in the old... View More

You can get is expunged (without filing a motion to change the entry to a nolle prossequi) by filing a Petition for Expungement. The form is online. You are entitled to expungement three years from the entry of the stet.

You have no authority to reopen a stet to enter a nolle prossequi.... View More

You need to file a seperate Petition for Expungement for each case and file each one in the appropriate court. You can file them all on the same day so long as each one is eligible.

Yes, a PBJ for this charge will still disqualify you. Once you get your record expunged, you should be eligible but I have heard reports of a few people still having issues.

You and your family can make a claim against the other driver's insurance company for property damage and bodily injury. If any of you were injured, you should retain an attorney. All of your claims are against the other driver and not the police. The police cannot be sued for failing to issue... View More

You can only get the charge expunged immediately after court if you were acquitted of the charge or the State entered a nolle prossequi dropping the charge. If you are convicted and receive probation before judgment, you must wait three years to get it expunged or sooner if you can show good cause.... View More

No, you will not automatically get a trial date. You have 30 days from the date of the incident to request a trial or waiver hearing or to pay the citation. If you fail to act, your license will be suspended. You should request a trial and not a waiver hearing if you wish to contest the ticket.... View More

Maryland law requires plates be attached to both the front and back. Therefore, he did violate the statute.

However, he can request a trial and go to court. If the police officer does not appear, he will be acquitted. Even if the police officer is there, the judge may reduce the fine if he... View More

You should get a certified copy of your driving record and probation before judgment record. It will show all convictions and PBJ's. Only moving violations should reset the provisional license. If you have no moving violations, go back to the MVA and speak with a supervisor.

The Maryland statute states that it is a defense to a camera ticket that you were not the driver, but that you then need to identify the driver. See Md. Ann. Code, Trans. Art., Sec. 21-202.1.

The ticket only carries a $75.00 fine and does not carry points.