If someone is caught driving without a valid drivers license, what happens?
Driving without a valid license could mean several things. Revoked, suspended, expired less than 6 months, expired more than 6 months, no license at all. Worse case scenario in the state where I worked. Driver would be arrested. Cited for original violation, plus no license, and insurance. Vehicle would be towed. Owner of vehicle would be cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive. Driver could face up to $1000 fine, and or up to 364 days in jail, plus $500 for no insurance.
How long will someone be in jail for probation violation and driving under the influence?
Ok so he got locked up for the same thing he was on probation for this is not good. The probation violation itself in most states will get you at minimal 30 days or until you see the judge. Once he goes in front of the judge and his probation officer they will decide rather to enforce the original sentence and he may have to do all his time he was put on probation for or suggest some type of inpatient drug rehab. I'm leaning towards jail time on this one at least until he gets sentenced and convicted for the new charge which can take up to 4 months.
Can you get arrested for drinking one beer and driving?
If you had an open container in the car, he could arrest you. If you had one beer and hit the road, you should be OK unless one beer puts you under the table.
Caught driving with suspended license and have court date soon!!!?
i was caught driving with a suspended license about two months ago. my court date is on october 2nd and i want to know if i can be put in jail when i go to court. i got my license suspended for a year for an accident that i was involved in 2005 where i didnt have insurance (i actually did have insurance but it lapsed two days before accident). i paid off the vehicle that i had teh accident with for a total of 12,000 for its damages in that accident. i got pulled over for not having plates on my new truck and got my truck towed for a day (cop said he could have it impounded for 30 days but didnt do it cause i was cooperative) and he let me go. i am just worried about my coming court date because i am worried that the judge will put me in jail. would a judge do that?? it is my first offense and have no priors... thanks in advance for any advice on what i should do
What happens if you get pulled over with someone else's plates on your car?
If they were obsolete plates, then they are most likely also expired. If stopped, he can face any combination of the following Misdemeanor charges- driving an unregistered vehicle, expired/incorrect registration, improper registration & if the plates were reported stolen- driving on stolen plates. More charges could be likely once the police start looking more in detail of his license & insurance history, & the reason why he was stopped in the first place. At best he could face stiff fines, points on his driver's license & have his vehicle impounded. At worst, all that plus getting arrested for pulling such a dumbass stunt.
Is accidentally killing someone grounds for going to jail?
It depends how accidental it is.Scenario AYou are walking down the street like you usually do, and then you slip because someone just drop a can of oil in front of you, while you slip, you instinctively grab through the mesh of the fence beside you. Little did you know, they’re repairing the fence and because of your sudden grab, it shook the fence and the person on top of it fell and landed on his head, killing him.In this case, once you prove what happened, most likely, nothing will happen to you.Scenario BDrink-driving. You drove and then cause you’re drunk, you knock down someone due to poor control and judgement.In this case, you would go to jail for a short period of time as your “killing” wasn’t planned but certainly could be avoided if you did not break the law of drink-driving.Scenario CSomeone makes you angry, perhaps you caught your wife in bed with another man. You flipped and attacked the man. As you fought him in pure anger, several of your punch causes lethal damage to his brain. Eventually he succumbed to his injury and died.In this case, you will be charge with manslaughter if you could really prove and fight your case, that you killing him wasn’t pre-planned. However, the jail sentence in most places will still be long, because while it isn’t planned, one should logically already see the outcome of this act.once in a blue moon, one can get away with little punishment, but most of the time, the sentence is long.I’m not a lawyer so maybe my explanation isn’t correct. However the scenario & punishment should be quite accurate from my reading of news.
If a driver has a blown tail light and is caught by the police, does he get a ticket or is he arrested (or do both things mean the same)?
In Nevada, where I worked as a police officer, the lowest classification of crime was a misdemeanor, so you could technically be arrested for a vehicle equipment violation, such as a blown tail light. However, if this happened, the officer who made the arrest would be having a chat with his supervisor, and the jail staff would be asking the prisoner, “Just how bad did you piss off Officer _____?”We called vehicle equipment violations “fix-it tickets.” If you had the problem repaired, you could have a police officer verify the repair, sign off on the ticket, and then take the signed-off ticket to court, where the charge would be dismissed.Secret stuff: the court staff seldom knew what any officer’s signature/initials looked like, and even more seldom knew what badge number went with which name. Scribble a name and a badge number on the citation and take it to the court, and they will generally accept it as done. I can’t promise this will work everywhere, and you could get into pretty serious trouble if you got caught.If you get pulled over for an equipment violation and you’re polite and cooperative, there is a pretty good chance the officer will tell you to get the problem fixed, and let you go without a ticket. If you give him a lot of static, he will write you a citation for every deficiency he observed and any more he is able to find. He knows that, in the latter case, the violator is going to have the same contempt for the court system he had for the cop, and he will ignore the citations. These have a way of turning into arrest warrants in a month or so, and the next traffic stop will be far more interesting.
If someone has a bench warrant in one state, could that person be arrested in another state for that same bench warrant?
I have read almost all of these answers. I am originally from Indiana, and the state places a rider on all their misdemeanor warrants that it is enforcable only within state boundaries. Now, I seen almost all of the answers her are from people with law enforcment back grounds. Not to upset anyone but police officers do not spend the time and money attorneys do on an education. When there is a rider on the warrent it is placing a legal jurisdiction or enforcement on that warrent. And that warrent is then only a legal document in the boundaries of jurisdiction of that document. Outside of that it is worthless, nothing more than toilet paper. So it is my understanding that it you are out of jurisdiction of the warrent as stated on the warrent (which at the time the officer runs a check it is stated there it) and arrest you only on the basis of that warrant then they have commited a legal kidnapping and have falsely arrested you due to the fact the officer already knows the jurisdiction of the warrent and what the intent of the issueing court is on the extradition. So yes you should take care of the warrent as soon as you can, but understand that if you are checked and you are in fact outside the limits of the warrent. It is no longer a legal document and can not be enforced at any cost just like a city police officer had NO jurisdiction in another city that is not within his state. In fact if that police office from NV came to my state of Florida and tried to use his badge in a official capacity he would be arrested for impersonating an office. If the law is like that for the jurisdiction of a person what do you think they would be for a pirce of paper. And remember to alway demand (not ask) to see the warrent and to read it completely before you sign it. Some jails have been known to pass off the warrent as extradition papers just to get you to sign the warrant. Sorry to any law enforcement officer i may have upset.