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I admitted to living in MN for a year and a half while having a ND drivers license. I was given a citation and misdemeanor. Can that be dismissed if I get a MN drivers license immediately?
answered on Dec 19, 2024
Some prosecutors will offer the defendant a chance to avoid a smaller license related conviction on their records, if they chow up in court with the issue with their license recticitfied, plus payment of "court costs." No guarantees, but you can ask. Since the issue will need to be... View More 
Got pulled over in july and was given a warning, and in november i got a summons to appear...
answered on Dec 2, 2024
Four months to file a complaint is not outside the statute of limitations.
In 2021 I received two speeding tickets and a car accident at fault in October 2022 I received one speeding ticket and in 2024 I received two Speeding tickets. Will Minnesota suspend my license.
answered on Oct 5, 2024
See Minnesota's "Habitual Violator" Rule, available online: Minnesota Rules 7409.2200. Too many traffic violations within various listed time periods will trigger driver's license suspensions of various lengths.
It looks like I can pay the fine and no court date is needed.
answered on Sep 20, 2024
Normally forever. Exception: expungement possibility. But if the defendant instead sets up a court date and gets a prosecutor to agree to an outcome that will eventually avoid a conviction (Continuance for Dismissal, or Stay of Adjudication), then upon successful completion of the period of the... View More
Driver box is checked but it looks like I can just pay a $180 fine? I'm so confused, I was walking and not driving. It also is labeled as a misdemeanor but from what I can tell this should be a petty misdemeanor?
answered on Sep 20, 2024
Some Minnesota misdemeanors are treated as "payable offenses" by Minnesota courts, meaning the defendant can be convicted by paying a fine without a court appearance. But taka a look at Minnesota Statutes Section 171.173, saying that such a conviction would trigger a suspension of... View More
Officer said he does not have a radar or laser reading of my speed, but that he observed me going quickly after somebody called in a motorcycle
answered on Sep 5, 2024
If police have no speed measurement evidence, such as RADAR or LIDAR, the prosecution will have less evidence to present at a trial. So that is more favorable for the defendant. But, all the many considerations for defending a speeding ticket would still apply, including how to persuade a... View More
Radar at 20 - 24 in 55 (unsure exactly, but either coming to stop, or accelerating from stop), stopping too long at stop sign (5 - 10 seconds (7)), and claims license plate lights non functional was the reason for stop. They may be dim, but ARE fully functional.
answered on Sep 3, 2024
Police can lawfully stop a driver if they observe a violation, or facts amounting to "reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity." Since Minnesota laws requires a working plate light, lack of one can be a lawful basis for a stop. If working, but police claim the contrary, a... View More
answered on Aug 18, 2024
Mostly likely yes, if you was on private property, and was not in your vehicle at the time of the stop, the cop can still stop you. Was it your private land? If not, it doesn't probably matter.
answered on Jun 18, 2024
The police officer could issue a citation tab charging a petty speed, after issuing a "warning." But I've never seen that happen, so it must be rare.
I'm seeing a lot of road construction where the traffic lights still operate as normal but where there is simply no possibility of cross traffic, no possibility of U-Turns, even. I've seen some drivers, including a bus, treat the solid red light as a stop sign, I've seen some just go... View More
answered on May 27, 2024
Context provides meaning. A prudent driver would stop for a red light, even when the cross streets at the intersection are blocked off. But a drivers defending a citation for failure to obey a red light might defend the case arguing that the signal should be treated as a stop sign, given the... View More
I got the ticket in the mail because the cop's printer wasn't working. The ticket doesn't have the information on the back side as it's supposed to because it was a copy of the front of the ticket.
Car tabs were expired for a few months and I got pulled over for it.... View More
answered on May 18, 2024
You can just call and pay the fine. There is information online on how to take care of the ticket. You can just plug in the citation number at this website and you'll be good to go: https://webpay.courts.state.mn.us/CourtWebPay/Search.aspx?ID=100
I'm on a business visit from 1 month ago in USA. USA embassy told me I don't need international drivers license in USA, and I just got a citation. What can I do?
answered on Apr 13, 2024
A little more information would be helpful. What was the citation for? A citation will provide you some direction itself. Are you still in the country? Arrangements for remote appearance or attorney only appearance may be possible.
The Accident Reconstruction Report, the Crash Report, the Field Report and 2 eyewitness statements are available, and all show that the 16 year old driver crossed over the center line causing the accident. The eyewitness reports specifically state that it appeared to be intentional, with the 16... View More
answered on Mar 31, 2024
There is nothing you can do for force the county attorney to charge out any particular offense. You can certainly voice your opinions on what you believe should occur in the case, but ultimately, the County Attorney has the ultimate authority of what, if anything, to charge out in this case.
Clearfield Doctrine: [4] Corporations are not and can never be SOVEREIGN. They are not real, they are a fiction and only exist on paper. 5] Therefore, all laws created by these government corporations are private corporate regulations called public law, statutes, codes and ordinances to conceal... View More
answered on Mar 6, 2024
This is a bunch of nonsense. Folks have been raising sovereign citizen arguments for at least the last 15 or 20 years, probably longer. They aren't successful. If they were, these arguments would be raised in every single criminal case and no one would be convicted.
Hello! I’m afraid I am facing license suspension, but after further research I’m a little confused. My first ticket was 1/11/2022, second was 11/14/2022, third was 2/6/2023 and my fourth ticket being 3/1/2024. I’ve THOUGHT after 4 tickets your license would automatically be suspended for 30... View More
answered on Mar 3, 2024
The answer is in Minnesota Rules 7409.2200 HABITUAL VIOLATORS, available online. (For those with a Minnesota Driver's License, at least.) Four petty misd. traffic offenses within a 12-month period; or five traffic within a 24-month period will get a DL suspension. The rule is more complex... View More
What does this mean? Is it kinda invalid now maybe? I obviously can't look it up without a citation number
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answered on Mar 1, 2024
Receiving a ticket without a citation number or the recorded speed is unusual and might seem like an oversight that could affect the ticket's validity. However, it's important to note that the absence of this information on the ticket itself does not automatically make it invalid. The... View More
answered on Feb 27, 2024
It appears to on the "2024 STATE PAYABLES LIST TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL" list for Minnesota Courts. That means it should be "payable" online, via the Minnesota court's website without court appearance. But is that a good idea? Doing so will result in the court... View More
She's mental health issues and she is a diabetit was 8 PM the night before Thanksgiving as she got pulled over for a headlight out. As the officer approached her window he had noticed her pupils were Dilated. He jumped the gun and asked her if she was smoking fetal. He asked her to get out of... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2024
She should get help from a private criminal defense attorney, or a free public defender, if she qualifies. Then she can work with her lawyer in developing effective defenses, and factual information. On the driver's license issue, she may want to call a "Driver Evaluator" at the... View More
Kid got a 2 charges, 1 for exhibition driving & other for more than one kid in the car while under provisional license. What are the definite and possible consequences for this?
A couple weeks prior she got a parking ticket, which went under mine and my husband's name since we own... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2024
The exhibition driving is going to be a huge issue for your insurance. I would suggest doing what you can to negotiate that ticket down. It looks like you are in Hennepin County, so there is a far greater likelihood that they may be willing to agree to keep it off of her driving record assuming... View More
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