It sounds like a police officer may have issued three traffic tickets for three different alleged violations. Police are not required to give a warning first. Most tint shops can help measure the tint to see if its within the limits of Minnesota law. If it is, get some proof for use at court.... View More

Passing a school bus is a misdemeanor if no kids were boarding/getting off; it is a gross misdemeanor if they were. You will need to appear in court for this matter. It is unlikely that there would be video proof. Typically, the bus driver calls law enforcement after a stop arm violation and... View More

Yes. Though those facts might be evidence in favor of the defense. The inference could be that it was a close call.

If the car is listed as "junk" or "salvaged" if cannot be driven unless and until the vehicle is repaired and a new title is issued. This sounds like it would be a valid traffic stop. Your husband should not be driving without a valid driver's license as it is a crime and... View More

It would not need to be listed on the citation, but at trial the burden of producing evidence to support the charge would be on the prosecuting attorney. The defense could ask the judge to exclude evidence that lacks a valid foundation -- such as a police officer's testimony about comparing... View More

Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle (more than 1.4 grams, but 42.5 grams or less of plant-form) is a misdemeanor crime related to driving. It's not unusual for it to be treated as a "payable offense" by the prosecution, so that the driver can mail in a fine without going to court. But the... View More

The vehicle conditions of release are what things you have to deal with to get the vehicle back. Typically, they would require that there is proof of insurance on the vehicle and that the impound fee be paid before it is released.

Mandatory holds would reference whether there is a reason... View More

Once a ticket has been filed, there is generally no meaningful time limit on how quickly it needs to be resolved unless you have demanded a speedy trial. It's hard for me to tell from the question whether you were given a citation and things just sat out there for eight years or if you were... View More

Most people with a clean traffic record want to keep it that way. The only way to accomplish that is to go to court, and try to get an outcome that will not affect the drivers license record. Paying the fine will result in both a conviction and a drivers license record of the conviction.... View More

Conditions of probation (or a stayed sentence) must be articulated by the judge at sentencing. The description here, of a speeding conviction with one-year "probation" is problematic since most speeding tickets are petty misdemeanors for which probation is not possible, since they are... View More

There is generally a law library fee and surcharge on top of the fine. The surcharge is $75. The law library fee generally depends on the county but is about $10.

Remember to consider first the desired outcome. Legal disputes can be resolved through a settlement agreement with the other side, or through a trial where each side presents their evidence.

In a speeding case, keep in mind also that if the speed limit is 60, and the police officer is... View More

No news is good news. Hope for never. If you do receive one, be sure to set a court appearance and show up to try to keep it off your record. It's difficult to get one off your record once there. It's best to prevent a conviction in the first place.

The only way to get a speeding ticket dismissed is to set a court date, show up, and try to get a result that will get dismissed, or at least not go on the drivers license record. Most prosecutors will only look back three years when considering a Continuance for Dismissal, but some will look back... View More

Can you challenge it? Yes you can. Will the challenge be successful? It depends. It seems unlikely to have a chance without a defense attorney's help with it.

A police officer outside his jurisdiction doesn't have the right to make an investigative stop unless acting "in... View More

How we defend a person at trial depends upon all of the facts and circumstances - the more the better - generally only available when defense attorney of record. In general though, most people want an outcome that will keep the violation or offense off of their public court record (and so drivers... View More

The Minnesota Statute Section 169.444 requires a driver to stop when the school bus is "displaying an extended stop-signal arm and flashing red lights." If you read the statute, you'll see that there is a subdivision asserting a petty misdemeanor offense for an owner not driving... View More

Worst case? Both on record. For now, try to prevent conviction on the new one, and don't try to resolve it quickly.

Most people want to keep speeding tickets off of their drivers license record. If a person simply pays the ticket, that is deemed an admission and it will go on their drivers license record. The only way to prevent that, is to schedule a court appearance and either get the prosecutor to agree to... View More

The question seems to have become garbled somehow. If the question is what to do to arrange a payment plan for a late payment on a petty misdemeanor citation, then I would suggest calling or going to Court Administration to discuss with them. I believe they often can make payment plans but I... View More