The officer doesn't need a legal reason to follow you. He or she only needs a legally sufficient basis to pull you over. Crossing the fog line could be such a legal basis. But don't take the officer's word for it. You should get an attorney and have the attorney view video of the... View More

In Minnesota, if a person is "convicted" of a driving-related offense, then the Court Administrator will "certify the conviction" to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which in turn would then place the conviction on the Defendant's Driver's License record. So... View More

Law enforcement isn't necessarily entitled to identify you in these circumstances. That is very fact specific. They would need reasonable articulable suspicion that you committed a crime to take your DL from you as that is a seizure from a legal perspective.

No, a clerical error like that can be easily rectified. But there might be other legal or factual issues that could get you out from under the ticket.

No, the ticket isn’t going to get dismissed simply because it’s your first ticket. There may

be other reason to dismiss the citation, but this isn’t one of them.

Theoretically possible. But without proof of identity of the driver, a judge would likely find a lack of probable cause for the charge. That a big reason why police stop drivers - to ID them. Of course, if they later admit being the driver when talking to police .... Avoid saying words to police.

You are looking at your insurance rates going through the roof with this mean tickets on your DL, especially if you keep driving the way that you are. The habitual offender revocation is very date specific. It would be important to have the dates of each of these citations/guilty pleas. The... View More

Your wife has already asked this same question. The answer remains the same.

I would imagine that the ticket was erroneously issued to you. And that error can be fixed by issuing the ticket to the correct person so long as the statute of limitations on the charge has not expired.

Yes. That delay alone would not be grounds for a dismissal motion. But there may be other ways to achieve defense goals.

First, someone you know should be addressing this issue themself. They can certainly contact an attorney if they wish to challenge the ticket. But in any event, this person certainly is at risk for a conviction for a conviction for their driving conduct. The prosecutor could certainly amend the... View More

Let’s address a couple of things here. First, COVID did not authorize you to drive without a valid license. You might be in a different situation if you had a valid SD license and you were charged with not switching you license over. The fact that the DMV was closed might be something you... View More

If a driver who has been cited for traffic violations pays the fine without contesting it in court, that driver loses; will have both a court record and a driver's license record of conviction(s). So the question I would ask is: "Why would a cited driver *not* contest those charges in... View More

Call someone directly. Most criminal defense attorneys provide free consultations, but there is no information even provided in the question to be able to provide any answers that would be helpful.

The government issues citations, not private citizens. There is no such thing as a private "ticket."

No, it does not de-legitimize the speeding ticket. The two issues are completely unrelated. There may be a legal issue with the speeding ticket, but this is not that issue.

Consider a Driving While Impaired Case. It would begin with a police officer's traffic stop of a driver. The police officer would need reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime, or an observed violation of a traffic law. Either-or both. In the case of crossing the fog line, i have had... View More

The charge is a misdemeanor because there was property damage involved. You will need to appear in court for this and you should strongly consider getting an attorney - either a private attorney or a public defender if you cannot afford one. You are unlikely to lose your license, particularly if... View More

This question gets asked all the time. An error like that is not automatically going to result in dismissal of the ticket. Those errors can be amended by the prosecutor. There might be other issues that could benefit from a conversation with a defense attorney.

You can always contest the ticket. The officer isn’t required to show you the radar or inquire about registration. Your best shot to contest the ticket will be with the assistance of an attorney.