Recent content by RobertMiller

Your San Diego Military Base DUI Thanks for your posting. Your DUI occurred on Federal Grounds, making it a federal crime, and by extension, your appearance mandatory. California law, however, is used for the punishment aspect of the case. 18 U.S.C. § 13, the Assimilative Crimes Act...

Speeding 93 in a 65 mph limit Thank you for your question. You will be given a date to appear in court, at which time you can plead guilty, and get traffic school, if you're eligible, and present proof that you were insured. If you are insured after the fact, some judges will reduce the...

Government Job & Background Check Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. Both the questions you mentioned are legal in California. Although not completely on point, you should review the text of Penal Code section 1203.4 and Penal Code section 1000, the...

International Bad Check Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. A check can be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where it was written, no matter where it ended up eventually. As a result, the answer is yes, your husband can be prosecuted if it gets that far. My...

Help - being sued. Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. One thing that was not noted in your case is whether or not you actually hit anybody or anything - that may be your greatest defense. You only mentioned someone walking behind your car, which causes no...

Complaint for personal injury, property damage, wrongful death Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. I'm confused by your heading, which refers to "wrongful death" and "personal injury", but your posting only references furniture. It sounds as though there may...

Relinquish Right of Way Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. I'm not aware of any cases that indicate that right of way is only relinquished if you are over 20 mph over the speed limit, and in fact that would be contrary to the vehicle code. Right of way is...

Bar Fight Lawsuit Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. I don't have an opinion on the chit chat in response to your question, I just don't feel that it's responsive or informative in relation to your question. One thing that may be helpful is to realize that...

Underage DUI Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. The problem with automatically pleading guilty in a case like this is that California carries a one year automatic license suspension for a guilty plea to underage driving. Depending on where you live, this can...

Drugs in the Airport Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. The answer you seek truly depends on the charges filed, and what the controlled substance was. If you are charged with possession for sale, or certain types of drugs, like rock cocaine/crack, you may...

No front plates in California Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. The answer you seek is contained within section 5200 of the California Vehicle Code -- that section states that when two license plates are issued by the DMV for a vehicle, they shall be...

Speeding - 111 in a 65 mile per hour zone Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. Speeding above 100 miles per hour is a two point violation, and also carries potential consequences regarding your driver's license and driving privileges. The points alone often...

Thank you for your posting, and the opportunity to serve you further. As you seem to know, the Los Angeles Superior Court website (www.lasuperiorcourt.org), has ways to search for your ticket. Is it possible that you were stopped outside of Los Angeles County? The other alternative is to...