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Set up another payment arrangement
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answered on Nov 8, 2024
Sometimes you can set up a payment arrangement with the people you owe and get a Conditional Release you submit to to the DOS for reinstatement. You need a good TN attorney. The Court might put down an order. It is complicated and expensive. I doubt a DOS Administrative Hearing will help.
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answered on Nov 7, 2024
LEOs should not do that, but it does happen.
I had literally just moved back over to the right lane and was resetting my cruise control at 60 when the cop got me on radar. I explained to him that I was passing and he didn't care. He then threatened me with arrest if I did not sign "his" copy of the ticket. I signed the... View More 
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answered on Nov 4, 2024
No speeding is not okay ... Summons is instead of arrest. Hire a TN attorney to represent you on the Citation.
Can you legally turn around or not stop?
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answered on Oct 22, 2024
Checkpoints are situated where turnarounds or turnoffs are not located. Therefore the checkpoint signs are traffic control devices, the disobeyance of the same constitutes a rule of the road violation itself. Expect to be cited or arrested for violating them.
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answered on Oct 18, 2024
No, that is only an acknowledgement of the Citation (instead of being arrested). Go to Court and act respectfully. Possibly hire an attorney to represent you in Dover.
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answered on Oct 7, 2024
You might talk the Court Clerk into a conditional release upon payment, which will require approval of the DOS. They do not have to. Easier to pay in full and get the TNDL.
I had been stopped about a prior warrant I already served time over, while being stopped and searched the officer took my phone and personal belongings and sat them in his car while waiting on NCIC to come back clean and when it did he left and never returned my property. It's been two days... View More
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answered on Oct 2, 2024
You can call the LEO and ask for your property back. Or call the chief or sheriff and complain. Ultimately you would have to sue the LEO and the County for conversion, which is not worth it. You might get a phone.
I’ve received a few parking tickets from the University of Tennessee. I was wondering what would happen if I don’t pay them and if there are any repercussions to not doing so.
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answered on Sep 25, 2024
Parking Tickets are rarely moving violations, so do not go on your MVR. You can be sued for the money, and if the same Court that hears your Parking Tickets also has a Rule of the Road Violation before it, you will have to pay the Parking Citations prior to dealing with the other Offenses cited.
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answered on Sep 25, 2024
Call DOS... Better yet, go ask them in person. The Rule of the Road Violations will need paid in full receipts.
hitting someone, so he kept going. Someone called it in, he learned what had happened and he went to court, plead guilty to driving left of center and leaving the scene, he also lost his job as he was driving a company vehicle. Now, almost 9 months later, he received a letter from the state... View More
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answered on Sep 11, 2024
He needs to talk to DOS immediately about his MVR. There may be problems that can be paid off. An administrative hearing might help also. Hiring a lawyer quickly may help.
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answered on Sep 9, 2024
You need to talk to DOS and find out what is needed to get your TNDL. Do all of it or get the DL before Court. Be respectful in Court as time may be given to get your TNDL.
I am almost certain that I have already paid the fine. Could this be a mistake? And also, how should I handle this?
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answered on Aug 19, 2024
Yes... Contact Department of Safety and the Court where the violation was filed. Satisfy them for issuance of your TNDL.
Is that reckless driving?
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answered on Aug 12, 2024
It can be amended but probably won't. The citation is apparently for speeding only, so you need to read it. Go to Court and act respectful. Some type of diversion might be ordered.
My judgement says that can't drive even with a valid driver license...my license status online says that I'm eligible with interlock device. It doesn't say revoked
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answered on Aug 2, 2024
I am not sure what your problem is. If convicted of DUI, you should be eligible to get a blowmeter device and then your TNDL. Usually you do this yourself, but you may have to get the Judge to amend the disposition on the Warrant or Judgment. If you do not have an attorney, call me.
I got a speeding ticket in the state of TN for going supposedly 87 mph but when I pulled the bodycam and dashcam footage the radar showed 85 mph. I made a video on YT about it. I just cannot wrap my head around how this could be considered anything but extortion as I was found not guilty but still... View More
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answered on Jul 30, 2024
Apparently you were either found guilty or had it dismissed with costs. I doubt there was any other disposition.. Read the Judge's Order on the Citation. It appears that you did not know what was going on and the Judge gave you a break through a Diversion even though you tried it.
She was stopped for speeding in Jackson TN two days ago. The officer told her that she was driving with a suspended AL license of which she was unaware. Investigating, she found that AL had suspended her license because while getting a speeding ticket last year she showed the officer a picture on... View More
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answered on Jul 11, 2024
She will probably be booked, involving search, fingerprints, and mug shot. This is more convenient and cheaper than being arrested. The important thing is to take care of that DL. She needs to get all the information she can out of the issuing authority so that she has a DL and possibly get... View More
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answered on Jul 10, 2024
Do not plead straight up guilty! It will ruin your life. Hire an attorney to get it Diverted, Dismissed and Expunged.
My L's was revoked bc I got a DUI over a year before.
No it is not a second dui or anything of that nature just driving on a revoke and no insurance
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answered on Jul 1, 2024
Hire a competent attorney now. Judge may require incarceration for the remainder of Sentence. Those charges are expensive also, so the lawyer might lower the costs.
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answered on Jun 28, 2024
You should go to Court on your Citation. TN might get LA to determine the right DL and revoke it. It is not a chance that you will want to take as it may be impossible to reinstate the DL after such a suspension.
55-8-123 says first offense is suppose to be a warning and second is only suppose to be 20$ but the county clerk charged me 238.75
answered on Jun 26, 2024
Make sure that you understand exactly what the $238.75 was for (because courts often can collect court fees in addition to a fine). If you are being overcharged, pay it "under protest" and file a timely appeal.
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