If you have more than one active warrant for your arrest, and you are pulled over (or taken into custody by the police), you will almost certainly be arrested on the spot. And once you have served the necessary time (and/or paid the associated fine), you will most likely be…
Because pleading guilty to a moving violation will result in the state of Missouri assessing a certain number of “points” to your permanent driving record. As points accumulate, your automobile insurance carrier will increase your monthly rates. But there are ways of avoiding such an outcome. When you get pulled…
The worst case scenario is that the judge will issue a bench warrant for your arrest. This can also happen if you hired an attorney to work out a deal with the prosecutor, and you did not pay the associated fine by the due date. When you receive a St.…
A St. Louis traffic ticket for no insurance (either because you could not provide adequate proof of valid insurance at the time of the pullover, or if you simply did not have any insurance at all) is in fact a moving violation. In other words, the traffic citation is for…
If you have been pulled over for a St. Louis traffic ticket and were issued a citation, most likely the ticket has a court date on it. This is the date you have to appear in front of the Judge and either plead guilty to the charge or declare your…
Yes, you can. In fact, such a scenario can play out in a couple different ways. A suspended driver’s license can occur when you receive too many points on your permanent driving record. “Points” are like tiny little red flags that make you look as if you are bad driver.…
The benefits of getting the ticket fixed by a lawyer far outweigh any other option. I could list many reason, but I will stick to just a few main ones. First of all, it is possible to take care of a St. Louis speeding ticket without the aid of an…
To be perfectly honest, the easiest manner in which to handle a St. Louis speeding ticket to have an experienced St. Louis speeding ticket attorney take care of it for you. When you are pulled over for driving in excess of the posted limits (i.e. speeding), the police officer will…
The amount of time you will have in order to take care of a St. Louis traffic ticket will actually be listed on the face of the citation itself (along with the court date, time, and place). Usually, you will have about thirty (30) days. But there is a bit…
Yes, they can. But only if certain provisions are met. The law states that once a police officer has taken you into custody, he or she must make you aware of a set of fundamental rights. This list is commonly referred to as Miranda warnings. If the police do not…