On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 24, 2013 | Blog
North Carolina Appeals Court allows armed HOA security guards to conduct traffic stops that would be illegal for police to make. Rental cops hired by homeowners associations (HOA) can conduct traffic stops that would be unconstitutional if performed by an actual...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog
US citizen cab drivers sue federal immigration agents over being held for hours as part of a sting operation. A trio of innocent cab drivers are suing the federal government after they were detained for several hours in a Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 19, 2013 | Blog
US District Court for Oklahoma backs the cell phone search of a driver pulled over for a flapping license plate. Drivers pulled over for minor traffic violations can have their cell phone searched, according to a recent federal ruling. A judge decided last week that...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog
By Hetty ChangThe holidays are a time to celebrate, but all too often, it ends in tragedy when someone decides to drink and drive, according to recent statistics released by advocates pushing for a “social host ordinance” in one region of Southern...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog
North Carolina Court of Appeals rules a driver cannot go three years charged with DUI without a trial. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled last week that a motorist charged with serious driving crimes cannot go for more than three years without a trial. It was...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog
By Brian Day, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Arrests for intoxicated driving were down 16 percent over last year during the first two days of a multi-agency holiday season DUI crackdown, officials said. Police officers, sheriff’s deputies and California Highway...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog
Federal judge rules looking for a safe place to pull over at midnight does not justify police pulling a passenger out of a vehicle. Motorists are frequently told they are allowed to find a safe, well-lit location to pull over when an officer behind activates his...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
The full Georgia Court of Appeals rejects the search of a vehicle over a license plate decal on the wrong side of the plate. The Georgia Court of Appeals divided 3 to 2 last month on the question of whether police were wrong to search a motorist merely because he...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog
Ohio Court of Appeals throws out conviction of a man who was searched during a traffic stop because he was too polite. The second highest in Ohio decided on Wednesday that police have no business searching a motorist during a routine traffic stop for being too polite....
On behalf of Beat DMV | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog
Scientific evidence challenging the accuracy of breathalyzers is not admissible, California Supreme Court rules. Scientific evidence cannot be brought into evidence to challenge a borderline conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in California....
