As simple as it may seem, there are a complex maze of administrative laws and adverse consequences that govern this area of regulation in our society, and the restrictions and punitive measures provided in this area of the law are becoming tougher.

Consequences

Some of the adverse economic effects of being issued a traffic ticket include:

Issues

• Not having proof of financial responsibility insurance
• Not having sufficient insurance to protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of personal injuries resulting out of collisions where your client is negligent, or where your client is not negligent but does not have any first party insurance coverage to cover their own personal injuries
• Having a license that has been suspended, then reinstated
• Obtaining occupational license in those instances where the suspension comes from failures to give a "breathalyzer," or where there is a conviction arising from a Driving While Intoxicated charge
• Not giving timely notice of a change of the home address after moving
• Driving While License are Suspended
• License being suspended for subsequent convictions of No Driver's License
• Failing to properly have license reinstated after suspension

Services a Lawyer Can Perform

• Administrative hearings to prevent revocation of licenses
• Representation before Municipal Courts and Justices of the Peace in the defense of traffic violations of all kinds, particularly for negligent collisions
• Obtaining fast, efficient and economical SR-22's through respectable agents
• Locating the most convenient and helpful Defensive Driving Course
• Evaluating insurance coverages and the reliability of agents and insurance companies
• Defending Driving While Intoxicated Charges
• Obtaining Occupational Licenses where licenses have been revoked

One should "think twice" before sending a traffic fine in through the mail without first determining the "long terms costs" of such action.

Nobody should drive any vehicle if they have had any alcohol to drink. The new standard for blood-alcohol content to establish a "prima facie case of intoxication" is .08. This level is reached by normal people who have had "two beers" or "two drinks" which contain one ounce of alcohol.

The refusal to give a "breathalyzer test" when stopped will automatically result in the loss of your Driver's License for sixty (60) days, unless a good defense can be established at an Administrative Hearing.

If the calibration of the machine is off, or if, in the Officer's opinion, the other actions of the Defendant are evidence of intoxication, convictions can result even without the use of a "breathalyzer test."

It has been computed that a first-time offense for Driving While Intoxicated will ultimately result in a cost of approximately $15,000.00 to the individual, over the course of the next five (5) years following that arrest. This is an astronomical price to pay for taking any such risk.