WHAT IS A TRAFFIC INFRACTION?

A traffic infraction is the most common type of traffic ticket and may or may not require a court hearing. Usually, court hearings are optional and you can do everything through the mail. This is normally the type of traffic ticket you’ll receive for speeding, rolling a stop sign, driving while license suspended, or other minor traffic offenses. These offenses are linked to your driving record, may cause “points” to accrue on your record, and your insurance company (or anyone else who wants to pull up your driving history) will be able to see this ticket if you are found guilty. If you have a relatively clean driving history, a traffic infraction can almost always be taken care.

In cases where your state law requires an objective observation by the officer (not a judgment call about whether your action was safe), it often boils down to an argument about whose version of the facts is correct. For instance, if you were cited for driving while license is suspended who wins the case will depend on who the judge believes. Unfortunately, the guy wearing the badge usually wins, unless you can cast real doubt on his ability to accurately perceive what happened. However, there are a number of techniques that may work to raise at least a reasonable doubt as to your guilt.

As always, the best way to fight a traffic infraction is to consult an experienced traffic lawyer. Hire one and let him take care of your traffic infraction worries today.

Rick Silverman, P.A.

311 S Brevard Ave. Tampa, Florida 33606

(813) 871-1125

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Driving With No Valid Driver's License?

No matter what the reason is for driving with no valid driver's license there is no excuse for being on

the road without it. This is among the more serious offences according to the Highway Safety Act. Anyone who drives without a license is endangering the lives of the others on the road because, according to the law, they aren’t qualified to be behind the wheel. A driver cannot be on the road in any of the circumstances such as when the driver has never been licensed, the driver’s license has been suspended, the driver’s license is expired, and the driver is on a graduated licensing system and does not have the required fully licensed driver in the vehicle.

People whose are pulled over and don’t have their driver’s licenses or who do have them with them, but they are suspended or revoked, almost always get arrested. Driving on a suspended or revoked driver’s license is a much more serious offense than driving with no driver’s license at all or simply forgetting it. People driving while license suspended or revoked for whatever reason are not supposed to be driving until they resolve the issues that led to the suspensions or revocations. Additionally, people who are caught driving on suspended or revoked licenses could lose their driving privileges even longer than they did initially and have to serve longer lengths of jail time and pay higher fines and fees.

Courts generally agree that although driving is a privilege and not a right, it is also a necessary part of many peoples’ lives, enabling them to get to work and school. Because driving is so crucial, the state should not arbitrarily deny a person’s right to the restoration of his license. Many suspension laws’ conditions for reinstatement have been challenged as exceeding the police power of the state, violating due process, and being unconstitutionally vague. In most instances, the statutes have been upheld against these challenges.

When you look for a potential defense attorney, tell him or her everything that you think is relevant, and then some. Something that you dismissed as a minor detail in driving while license suspended might make all the difference in your case. Most importantly, be honest. You have nothing to fear. Except in rare cases, if you are talking to an attorney face to face, even before he or she has decided to take your case, you already enjoy attorney-client privilege.

Rick Silverman, P.A.

311 S Brevard Ave. Tampa, Florida 33606

(813) 871-1125

http://www.tampabaytrafficlawyer.com

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