by Mark Coburn | Apr 6, 2015 | Las Vegas Traffic Court, Las Vegas Traffic School
Critics claim that the collect-at-all-costs mentality places a high emphasis on traffic ticket revenue and is most likely to hurt minority defendants who fail to pay speeding tickets, while leaving more serious offenders roaming the streets. Former Las Vegas Marshal Richard Kilgore said the court rewards officers who bring in the most money and offers additional training and promotions to marshals who “negotiate court-ordered bail amounts with scofflaws in the field.” Those who do not, he said, find themselves out of luck. “Officers like myself would get denied training, get stuck in court more,” Kilgore added. “That’s where I thought (marshals) were supposed to be. I’ve always thought that we’re not there to generate revenue, we’re there to enforce court orders and uphold the decorum of the court.” Another critic, Court Administrator Dana Hlavac, added, “I’m not going to force people to pay money they can’t pay just so we can keep running our business,” he added. Records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal via Nevada’s public records law display that the Las Vegas Municipal Court collected nearly $130 million — 89 percent of its total revenue — from traffic violations over the past five years. The majority of that was taken in by speeding tickets or other moving violations. Do you have a Las Vegas Traffic Ticket you would like reduced to no points, no school, no traffic school? Call today for a Free Consultation at (702)...
by Mark Coburn | Nov 12, 2014 | Henderson DUI, Las Vegas DMV, Las Vegas DUI Information, Las Vegas Municipal Court, Las Vegas Parking Tickets, Las Vegas Traffic Court, Las Vegas Traffic News, Las Vegas Traffic School
Moving Violations on your Record lead to Suspended Driver’s License Don’t toss your Las Vegas Speeding Ticket into a drawer and forget about it. If a moving violation remains on your record unattended for 12 months, your driver’s license may be suspended which could lead to heftier fines and a warrant for your arrest. To ensure your record is clean and your freedom remains intact, be sure to take care of your Las Vegas Traffic Tickets immediately after you receive them. Call our Law Office today at 702-382-2000 for fast and affordable help. Don’t want to wait in long lines at court? Don’t want to go to traffic school? Don’t want any points on your record? We can help! Call 702-382-2000. In most cases, your Las Vegas Speeding Ticket will be reduced to no points, no school, and no stress! We offer a free consultation to discuss your case, and of course, everything you share with the members of our trusted Law Office remains 100%...
by Mark Coburn | Nov 8, 2010 | Las Vegas Traffic School
Many visitors are not familiar with Las Vegas Driving Laws. Facing a DUI you were charged with while visiting Nevada can be a daunting task. The state of Nevada considers it a misdemeanor offence to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol to a degree that renders a person incapable of safely driving the vehicle or if the driver is found to have a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher. Tourists charged with this offence face a drawn-out, stressful, costly, and embarrassing process that involves multiple Courts and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Las Vegas Driving Laws relating to DUI cases are complex and out of state defendants may find it impossible to decide between pursuit of case dismissal, plea bargain negotiation, and trying the case in court without the assistance of a qualified attorney. Facing numerous fines, jail time and loss of driving privileges on the line most people want an attorney to represent them. Visitors to Las Vegas sometimes feel that when they leave they are leaving behind all that happened on their vacations, the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” does not apply to traffic charges or DUI offences. If you fail to appear in court the court may issue a warrant for your arrest. You may also be issued a warrant if you failed to follow a previous court order. For example, if you did not pay a previously issued fine ordered by the court, or you failed to attend traffic school. Warrants follow a driver no matter the state they were issued in, and getting pulled over...
by Mark Coburn | Oct 5, 2010 | Las Vegas Traffic School
The Las Vegas Online Traffic School course is designed for people who have been ordered by a judge and authorized by the traffic court division to take a driving course. People who have been ordered to take the online course include people who have been cited for committing a traffic offense and may be trying to avoid points on their license and driving record, repeat offenders who have points but may be in the process of having their driving privileges suspended until they complete the driving course. The online course for first time offenders and students is five hours long. You must have received a ticket and ordered by a Traffic Division Clerk to take the course. For $39 new students can avoid points being placed on their driving record by completing this course. In order to complete enrollment you must have your ticket number, state information, and drivers license number. Five hours may seem like a long time There is the option of a one hour course for $50, however a judge must order this one hour course. A login id, traffic number, state information, and drivers license number is needed to access the course. Now for people who already have a not so perfect driving record you can diminish points on your record. There is a five hour online course designated specifically for people with points on their driving record. In order to take this course you must have received a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles to take the course, have your drivers license number and state information. There are no refunds for the...
by Mark Coburn | Oct 4, 2010 | Las Vegas Traffic School
When a teenage starts to get ready to begin driving, it is very important for them to take a drivers education class. Las Vegas Drivers Ed is required for any driver under the age of 18. School and college driver education programs are not licensed by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. There are three different types of certification that schools can receive, Minor Drivers Education, Behind the Wheel and General Classroom Instruction. The General Classroom Instruction classes do not meet the requirements for Minor Drivers Educations. Beginning drivers over the age of eighteen are not require to take a Drivers Education Class.When convicted of driving under the influence in the state of Nevada, the court may require a Las Vegas Drivers Ed DUI class as part of a plea bargain. Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles has certified DUI schools but they may not satisfy the requirement for a court ordered DUI class. It is important to check with the court before enrolling in a DUI school. The Department of Motor Vehicles can provide a list of DUI schools but they might qualify so it would be better to ask the court to provide a list of court approved classes.Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles offers Las Vegas Drivers Ed Traffic School classes. Traffic school can be a required class due to a plea bargain. Its is important to check with the court to make sure that the traffic school class qualifies as completion of court requirements. Traffic school classes can be taken if a person wants to lower the demerit points on their driving records. This can only be...
