What Does Improper Equipment Mean? In Georgia, an improper equipment charge means a driver operated a vehicle in an unsafe condition. It also covers driving without the equipment that Title 40, Chapter 8 of the Georgia Code requires. The charge targets the condition of the car, not the way the driver was driving. So what…
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What Counts as Reckless Driving in Georgia Clients often ask us the same thing after a traffic stop. Can a reckless driving charge be dropped? Yes, it can. Georgia prosecutors dismiss these cases. They also reduce them to lesser offenses. Courts may restrict the record afterward. There is no guarantee of a particular result. The…
Continue reading ›What Georgia's Failure to Maintain Lane Law Actually Requires You beat a failure to maintain lane ticket in Georgia by attacking three things: the officer's opportunity to observe, the "as nearly as practicable" standard, and the absence of any traffic hazard. Most of these citations rest on a brief drift that endangered no one. The…
Continue reading ›Can Police Pull You Over for No Insurance in Georgia? Yes, police can pull you over for no insurance in Georgia. The state uses the Georgia Electronic Insurance Compliance System (GEICS) to track every registered vehicle's insurance status in real time. Officers query this database through their in-car computers by running your license plate. If…
Continue reading ›What Is Fleeing and Eluding the Police in Georgia? Fleeing and eluding the police is a criminal offense in Georgia. It occurs when a driver willfully refuses to stop after receiving a lawful signal from a law enforcement officer. Under Georgia law, fleeing and eluding can range from a misdemeanor to a serious felony depending…
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Can You Get a Ticket for Window Tint in Georgia? Yes, you can get a ticket for window tint in Georgia if your windows are darker than the legal limit. Georgia’s window tint law under vehicle window light transmission standards sets minimum light transmission standards for every window on your vehicle. Officers enforce these limits…
Continue reading ›Georgia drivers who ask how long does traffic citation stay on record are hoping for a date when the entry disappears. A traffic conviction stays on the certified driving history kept by the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) permanently. What changes is the point count: those points stop counting against your license after 24…
Continue reading ›This blog page is presented by Georgia DUI lawyers Cory Yager, Larry Kohn, and William Head. This information is posted to provide those charged with a DUI in Georgia with an immediate overview of laws relating to criminal punishments, like jail time, as well as knowing the impact from driver’s license suspension at the Georgia…
Continue reading ›What Is an After-the-Fact DUI Arrest in Georgia? A hit and run in Atlanta, GA often leads to a DUI arrest hours after the driver has left the scene. Police track down the driver at home, at a nearby business, or through a tag number. They make an arrest long after the collision occurred. These…
Continue reading ›Georgia has no criminal offense called DWI. Every impaired driving charge in this state is prosecuted as DUI under Georgia's driving under the influence statute, and "driving while intoxicated" is simply the name other states give the same conduct. So the practical answer to driving under the influence vs driving while intoxicated is that both…
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