What Is Fleeing and Eluding the Police in Georgia? A fleeing charge often arrives alongside an obstruction of an officer count, which carries its own misdemeanor or felony grade. Fleeing and eluding the police is a criminal offense in Georgia. It happens when a driver refuses to stop after a law enforcement officer signals them…
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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 ›DWI hit and run cases are sometimes called after-the-fact DUI arrests. They occur when officers investigate a suspected impaired driver after the vehicle has left the scene. In Georgia, these investigations follow a different path than a standard traffic-stop DUI. Police rely on witness statements, tag numbers, surveillance footage, or vehicle registration to track down…
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. Other states call the same conduct "driving while intoxicated." Both phrases describe one offense with two labels. In Georgia, your citation, your accusation, and your official driver history will all…
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