Traffic Violation

As technology advances, we have become more and more dependent on our phones and accessing important (and unimportant) information at all times. This has led to some poor behaviors developing by many drivers, wherein they are using their phones while…

We previously discussed the reckless driving charge as a misdemeanor offense in this blog here. Whether it is a reckless driving charge for reckless disregard of the risks to others or for street racing, the most common charge level is for a misdemea…

Minnesota will cancel a person’s driving privileges when there is “good cause to believe that the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by the person would be inimical to public safety or welfare.” This is more commonly refer…

For a normal speeding ticket in Minnesota, a driver merely pays a small fine (typically less than $150) and has a petty misdemeanor traffic ticket as a result. There is no automatic loss of license and insurance premiums may be impacted a little, dep…

In the hierarchy of traffic tickets, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle is one of the more serious offenses. Most of the time, it’s a simple petty misdemeanor offense (which is not considered a crime under Minnesota law). But, sometimes,…

A Minnesota Careless Driving citation is a serious traffic offense that can result in a criminal record if there is a conviction. Further, while it does not automatically result in a loss of driving privileges, it can lead to the termination of insur…

Distracted driving – i.e. texting while driving – has become a major problem that has led to serious, and sometimes deadly, accidents. Enforcing the distracted driving laws has always been difficult under the current language of the law b…

Minnesota’s distracted driving law – a.k.a. texting and driving – will change come August 2019. Starting then, the law will be much more restrictive, essentially demanding that any use of a cell phone by a driver be hands-free. For…