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Pleas Announced in Pennsylvania License Plate Ring

Authorities have announced pleas in a ring that they said made millions renting out fraudulently obtained Pennsylvania license plates. Fifty-one-year-old Rafael Levi of Brooklyn, New York, entered open guilty pleas Friday to three dozen counts in Dauphin County. Authorities said …

North Carolina Starts Online Program to Dismiss Traffic Tickets

North Carolina courts have launched an online program to dismiss traffic tickets. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that director of the state Administrative Office of the Courts Marion Warren announced the rollout of the Electronic Compliance and Dismissal …

Tennessee Lawmaker’s Suggestion for Handling Traffic Tickets: Ignore, Burn Them

A Republican Tennessee lawmaker says getting a traffic camera ticket isn’t a problem – he just burns them. State Rep. Andy Holt set such ticket ablaze on May 26 and posted the video to Facebook. A news release issued in …

A Drive to Help the Poor Get Back Behind the Wheel

Zia Gbau, who came to Vermont as a refugee from the Republic of Congo, suffered a serious stroke last year and was unable to work for several months. Without money, his truck fell into disrepair, and he got two tickets …

Georgia Officers Issue 270 Tickets Under ‘Slow Poke’ Law

The Georgia State Patrol says officers have written about 270 tickets under a law that makes it illegal to block faster drivers in the left-hand lane. The state’s so-called “slow poke” law took effect in July 2014. WSB-TV reports officers …

Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies Widely by State

While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who receive a DUI charge will pay …

New York Troopers Issued 11,198 Tickets Over Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

New York State Police issued more than 11,000 tickets over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. During the five-day campaign that started last Wednesday, regular patrols were beefed up statewide to focus on speed enforcement, impaired driving, underage drinking, and distracted driving. …

Maryland County Eyes Doubling Fines for Passing School Buses

Police have issued tickets to 730 drivers for passing stopped school buses in Maryland’s Montgomery County in the past nine months. Police say that number is way too high. In Maryland’s Washington County, just over 100 tickets were issued during …

Speed-Trap Tipoff Tickets in Delaware Lead to ACLU Lawsuit

A town police department in Smyrna, Delaware, is facing a lawsuit over its ticket-writing policies after the Delaware American Civil Liberties Union said police wrongly ticketed a driver who flashed his headlights to warn fellow motorists of a speed trap. …

With Focus on Property Crimes and Violence, Dallas Police Write Fewer Traffic Tickets

Police in Dallas have issued 37,000 fewer traffic tickets as the force puts more resources toward fighting property crimes and violent offenses. Officers wrote more than 211,800 tickets in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, compared with some 248,800 in …