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Q: Do you have to have a rearview mirror in the center of your vehicle?
Steven Pate Harrelson
Steven Pate Harrelson
answered on Mar 24, 2017

Yes. Ark. Code Ann. § 27-37-305(a) states that every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a rearview mirror.

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Q: I am a cdl driver I was making a right turn and a cycle ran underneath my trailer. I got a lane ticket should I fight it
Degen Clow
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Degen Clow
answered on Mar 18, 2017

Yes, you should fight the ticket. You want to keep the ticket off your record so you do not get points on your CDL.

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Q: I have a case over a FTA on reckless driving and 2 driving on suspended tickets.I just was picked up on a warrant

I was pulled over and had a warrant for reckless driving and driving on suspended i was just released today on bond.It was my first offense on FTA or ever going to jail but i do have a court date for missing community service on a driving on suspended license about a year ago.but that's in a... View More

Degen Clow
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Degen Clow
answered on Mar 18, 2017

A lawyer is money well spent, they may be able to help keep the infractions off of your record.

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Q: Can someone (over the age of 21) receive a citation in the State of Arkansas (specifically Sherwood, AR) for talking on

a cellphone while stopped at a traffic device? (There were no other citations written up except for not using a hands free device. Thank you for your response.

Degen Clow
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Degen Clow
answered on Mar 18, 2017

Yes, you can be cited for that infraction in Sherwood. However, getting a good attorney can help you beat the ticket or at least keep it off your record.

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Q: My husband wants to buy me a golfcart to drive around town, is it legal to drive it in town?
Degen Clow
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Degen Clow
answered on Mar 18, 2017

No, unless you live in a private golfing community with special rules about golf carts on the private roads.

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Q: Can I get a ticket 2 months later after an accident. I found out my insurance had lapsed at the time of accident

The other party is threatening to have his cop buddies write me a ticket since they found out my insurance was lapsed and take me to court to pay his fees. I thought I had insurance. It was all on private property in a parking lot and no one got a ticket. He was cutting through the parking spaces... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jan 8, 2017

If he was on a lane you'd use to exit the lot he had the right of way and 500 for a full release may not be a bad deal.

Driving without insurance can mean your license could be suspended to get insurance, get a release for the 500 would be my advice. You can check with a member of the...
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Q: What If the other person has an attorney and I decide to pay my ticket citation for failure to yield and not go to court
Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Nov 11, 2016

Not sure what you mean. If you mean will you be sued, looks like you might. If you don't have insurance worth at least getting a consult on the ticket from an attorney who handles tickets in the county where your ticket hearing would be.

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Q: If I get a traffic violation for fail to maintain control and the ticketing officer never shows up do it get threw out?

If I go to trail 5 times for the same case and the ticketing officer never shows up aren't they suppose to drop the case

Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Aug 18, 2015

Ask your attorney. If you do not have one, it is time to hire one.

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