Category: Traffic Tickets

Driving in and around Kansas City can be stressful. Between crowded highways, unpredictable weather and surprise speed traps, even cautious drivers can find themselves pulled over or involved in a fender bender. In those moments you have two immediate concerns: how do you keep the ticket from ruining your record, and how do you find  … Read more

You got a speeding ticket in Missouri months — or even years –ago and never did anything about it. Maybe it got buried in your glovebox. Maybe you moved. Maybe you hoped ignoring it would make it go away. But here’s the question: “Do Missouri traffic tickets ever expire?” The short answer: No, they don’t.  … Read more

Got an old traffic ticket in Missouri that you never handled? Did you miss a court date or forget to pay a fine years ago? If so, there’s a good chance a bench warrant has been issued for your arrest. Whether it’s been weeks or years, ignoring a traffic warrant in Missouri won’t make it  … Read more

Once stopped for a traffic violation-license given to officer -what should be officer next step? Public road on to parking lot? I was stopped gave license to officer while looking for insurance. Instead of going to their car-he goes to driver windshield & flashlight up between female legs. Assault? Cop back to driver window &  … Read more

Any advice for an upcoming “mitigation hearing” for expired tags (on an older secondary vehicle)? I currently drive a 2007 Nissan Frontier but decided to take out an ’84 Toyota Pickup that my grandfather had gifted to me a while back. This vehicle usually sits parked by the house but a friend of mine and  … Read more

Will this ticket suspend my license. Should I fight it? I was on the lane to turn left. I didnt see any cars and turned left and a cop car came out of nowhere. He stopped me and gave me an infraction for not obeying traffic signals. I took a retraining course program about a  … Read more

Can I get in trouble for ALMOST running a school bus stop? Ok, so my high school is on a hill. At the bottom of the hill after turning off of it There is the main road, and a roundabout a bit further up. Anyways it s very busy, and we were all bumper to  … Read more

Stop and Frisk For An Insurance Ticket ? I was pulled over and asked the usual licence and registration proof of insurance. i provide all these documents knowing i didn’t do anything wrong so i ask numerous times with nothing but smart replies or none at all. Next thing i know she orders me out  … Read more

Is it legal to ignore a ticket from on another state? I committed a minor traffic infraction in New Hampshire but then I moved to Massachusetts. Am I obliged to pay for it anyways? Traffic Lawyer Richard Simon’s Answer Yes you should pay it, you do not want a warrant lurking out there for you  … Read more

What are the penalties for unsafe passing? How many points will I get on my driving record? I was driving and I was cited for unsafe passing. I live in CA. Traffic Lawyer Richard Simon’s Answer Illegal passing is one point in California. In Missouri it is 2 points.