Common Criminal Court Terms Defined
Criminal courts have their own language. Judges, bailiffs, lawyers, and court clerks who work every day in court tend to forget this. Since the court system is so busy, the officers and employees of the court will often try to rush you through the process. Being in court every day, I witness defendants hustle and […]
Here's 4 Hints About Your Window Tints
Have you ever wondered whether your window tint is too dark for sunny California? California Vehicle Code section 26708 – 26708.5 sheds a little light on the subject. Like many California statutes, the law on window tints is more verbose and boring than your junior college math instructor. But I’ll try to some of it […]
10 Year License Revocation for 3rd time DUI in California
California Drivers with two or more DUI convictions need to be aware of a significant change in California DUI law effective January 1, 2012. Under AB 1601, the penalties from a conviction can include a 10 year license revocation. That’s not 10 years of a suspended license, that’s 10 years of a revoked license. According […]
Be aware that your LA County DUI sentencing can be enhanced if you're driving too fast!
If you are facing DUI charges in LA County, I hope you weren’t also driving too fast when you got that DUI. What’s too fast? Vehicle Code (VC) 23582 says that if you are guilty of a DUI and were driving 30 mph over the speed limit on a freeway, or 20 mph over the […]
Gardena Ends Red Light Camera Ticket program
Gardena has shut down its red light camera tickets. In an interesting twist, the cameras are being shut down because they are not profitable for the city! As law enforcement continues to become a “business” due to fiscal constraints, the budget continues to dictate our policies on law enforcement. The amount of double talk from […]
San Bernardino continues to focus on traffic tickets to raise revenue
In tough economic times, the county of San Bernardino is ground zero for the bad economy in Southern California. Nowhere will you see more foreclosed and abandoned homes and businesses. In parts of downtown San Bernardino, and all over the high desert, it often feels like a ghost town. During the boom these communities flourished […]
If you've received a notice in the mail that you're facing a "negligent operator" suspension of your driver's license, read on.
If you got a little notice in the mail that warned you your license will soon be suspended, and you have no idea why, chances are you’re the lucky winner of a DMV negligent operator suspension. You’ll receive this notice if you received 4 points on your DMV record within one year, 6 points within […]
When the judge gives you a good offer on your "driving on a suspended license charge" in LA County, take it before the D.A. gives you something worse.
I recently had a client in LA County who learned a tough lesson. She was facing a misdemeanor under Vehicle Code (VC) section 14601.1, which says that you can’t drive on a suspended license. If found guilty, you face up to 6 months in jail (although usually you just end up with fines and informal […]
LA traffic tickets – Travis Barker gets a buzz from the fuzz after twitter rant
Los Angeles PD took some time out of their busy Thanksgiving weekend schedule to issue a traffic ticket to Travis Barker for his tinited windows, good old VC 26708. Like most people it seems, Barker wasn’t thrilled to get the ticket or happy with the attitude of the officer who gave him the ticket. When […]
Big Brother to issue LA traffic tickets?
He’s in Oxnard already and most likely coming soon to LA. If red light camera tickets weren’t annoying enough, welcome to the world of digital tickets. In this economy local governments are looking for any way they can to raise revenue without raising taxes, and technology is giving them a way to issue more tickets […]