North Carolina has a budget deficit of… billions? So why, in an age of scarce resources and limited budgets, does the State continue to insist on punishing people for Driving While License Revoked with jail time, eating up court time, imposing costs on judges, prosecutors, police, and, let’s not forget, citizens. The DWLR, one might…
Most every driver in North Carolina will be pulled over at some point in his or her lifetime. This can be a very nerve racking experience. Blue lights come on; how fast must I pull over, where is a good location, what if there isn’t room to pull off, etc.? Though most traffic stops will…
North Carolina has implemented an online payment options for waivable traffic citations (www.payncticket.org). This program makes it seem so simple and easy to resolve your traffic ticket that you really don’t need to be bothered with worrying about the consequences of handling your ticket this way. The truth of the matter is, by paying online;…
Since resolving a Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) requires working within the confines of both the North Carolina Criminal Court System as well as the DMV, obtaining a favorable outcome makes a DWLR one of the most complicated traffic citations out there. Additionally, a DWLR is a Class 1 Misdemeanor, meaning it is the highest…
Not showing up to court on your assigned court date comes with multiple consequences that best should be avoided. First, a person will be “Called and Failed” (C&F) indicating you did not come to court and a “Failure to Appear” (FTA) will be entered into the court computer system by the clerkLorrin Freeman is the…
Under North Carolina law, there are two separate points systems dictating which charges carry what points, for both your license as well as your insurance. To make matters worse, the number of points assigned for violations are different for the driver’s license point system compared to the insurance point system. Therefore what might qualify as…
Due to the passage of N.C.G.S. 20-141.1 the fine for School Zone speeding violations will go from $25 to $250 starting August 25, 2011. This will not apply retroactively; so only citations issued on or after August 25, 2011 will include the increase. This law was passed with the interest of children safety, which is…
Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) is actually a misdemeanor charge – meaning that it is a criminal charge, and not an infraction – in North Carolina. It’s defined at N.C.G.S 20-28(a) as a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is the second most serious misdemeanor class. (Class A1 is the most serious misdemeanor class level.) For “first…
As of December 1, 2009, North Carolina makes illegal “driving while texting.” This is part of a nationwide trend making illegal various acts classified under “distracted while driving” conduct. Cell phone use by adults while driving remains legal in North Carolina. But texting by adults or by underage drivers is an infraction, punishable by a…
In North Carolina, this would almost certain count as reckless driving, and fleeing the scene of an accident. A Toronto area woman has been arrested in the following parking fiasco in suburban Toronto parking lot. The woman drove her BMW X5 SUV into the parking lot, apparently hit the gas, not the break, while pulling…