Can You Mail Weed? Short Answer: No No, you cannot legally mail weed in the United States. Marijuana is still a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. Every big carrier – the United States Postal Service (USPS), UPS, and FedEx – falls under federal law. State weed laws do not change the answer. Even…
Continue reading ›What Is an Illegal U-Turn? An illegal U-turn is a U-turn made at a location or in a manner that state traffic law or local signage prohibits. In Georgia, the governing statute bars turning a vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction in four specific situations. Those four limits turn on the shape…
Continue reading ›In Georgia, families typically pay a bail bondsman a non-refundable premium of 10% to 15% of the total bond amount set by the court. That premium is the bondsman's fee for posting the full bond on the defendant's behalf. It is not a deposit, not applied toward the bond itself, and not returned because of…
Continue reading ›What Is a Police Road Block? A police road block is a brief stop of vehicles at a fixed spot chosen in advance, under a plan made before officers arrive. Officers also call it a sobriety checkpoint, a safety checkpoint, or a license checkpoint. The stop needs no suspicion about the individual driver. An ordinary…
Continue reading ›What Is a DUI Police Report? A DUI police report is the official written record an arresting officer creates after a drunk driving arrest. It documents the traffic stop, field sobriety tests, chemical test results, the officer's observations, and the arrest circumstances. In Georgia, this report is typically generated by the Georgia State Patrol, a…
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What Is Criminal Solicitation? Criminal solicitation happens when a person asks, commands, encourages, or urges another person to commit a felony. The person who asks must intend for the crime to take place. The offense is complete the moment the request is made. The crime asked for does not need to happen at all. This…
Continue reading ›Why Arrest Records and Mugshots Appear Online Arrest records in Georgia are public documents. Under Georgia's Open Records Act, arrest data is mostly public. A separate state law still bars an arresting agency from posting booking photos on its own website. News outlets report arrests as part of their local crime coverage. Why does arrest…
Continue reading ›What Is an Unsafe Lane Change Ticket in Georgia? An unsafe lane change ticket is a traffic citation issued when a driver moves from one lane to another without first confirming the move can be made safely or without giving a proper signal. Under Georgia law, drivers must stay as nearly as practicable entirely within…
Continue reading ›What Happens If You Get Pulled Over Without a License in Georgia In Georgia, driving without a license on your person is typically a misdemeanor under failure to display a license. But driving when you have never been licensed is more serious. It falls under driving without being licensed. Driving on a suspended license falls…
Continue reading ›What Is a DUI in a Boat in Georgia? A "DUI in a boat" in Georgia is legally called Boating Under the Influence (BUI). The state prosecutes this offense under boating under the influence. The law makes it a crime to operate any moving vessel while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or both. If you face…
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