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Fighting a Traffic Ticket: Your Options Explained
Pay, contest, attend traffic school or hire a lawyer. How to choose when you get a traffic ticket.
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What Happens After a DUI Arrest: License and Court Steps
A DUI arrest sets off two separate processes: a criminal case and a driver's license action. Here is how each one works.
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Driver's License Suspension and Reinstatement: How It Works
Common reasons for suspension, how to challenge one and what reinstatement usually requires, such as fees and SR-22 insurance.
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Points on Your Driving Record: How They Work
How state point systems work, what happens when you collect too many and ways points can fall off your record.
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Field Sobriety Tests and Breathalyzers: Must You Take Them?
The difference between roadside field sobriety tests, handheld breath tests and chemical tests at the station, and the consequences of refusing.
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Ignition Interlock Devices: How They Work and Who Must Use Them
What an ignition interlock device is, when courts and DMVs require one, costs and what happens if you fail a test.
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Reckless Driving vs. Speeding: Why the Difference Matters
How reckless driving differs from ordinary speeding, penalties, effects on insurance and licenses and why you should take it seriously.
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Driving Without Insurance: Penalties and What to Do
State requirements for auto insurance, penalties for driving uninsured, reinstatement steps and how to get back into compliance.
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Red Light and Speed Cameras: Can You Fight the Ticket?
How automated traffic enforcement works, how it differs from police tickets and the steps for contesting a camera ticket.
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Parking Tickets and Towing: Your Rights and How to Dispute
How to contest a parking ticket, when a car can legally be towed and how to recover a towed vehicle.
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Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Violations: Why They Hit Harder
How traffic tickets and DUI affect commercial drivers, stricter limits and the importance of getting legal help.
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Teen Drivers: Graduated Licenses, Parent Liability and Legal Rules
How graduated driver licensing works, common restrictions for teen drivers and when parents can be legally responsible.
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