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Thanks for your post, Carl. The "blocking the box" law may not be clear, but your post was a model of clarity.

If the other car entered on green or yellow it had the right of way. That's why it can be hazardous to start immediately when your light turns green.

CAN vs. MAY Carl is correct: the officer can give you a ticket even if you enter on green or yellow. You are also correct: the officer cannot LEGALLY give you a ticket if you enter on green or yellow. That is, unless you block the box, meaning that you are stuck in the intersection and...

Entering on yellow OK; blocking the box not OK; short greens There is a separate section, a fairly recent one, against "blocking the box". That is, if the traffic is jammed up and you cannot clear the intersection because of the traffic, you will get a ticket regardless of whether you entered...

Thanks so much for the detailed info. It's good to know that the DMV does not hold the registration hostage for a fake ticket, only a real one.

I interpreted "would be legal" to mean "would be legal under current law". If you meant "would be legal under possible future laws", then your usage of "would be" is unconventional and virtually devoid of meaning. But then again, I'm not a lawyer, so perhaps there is another way to parse your...

I concur that the legislature gets to make the rules. But I am not aware that the CA legislature has authorized the executive branch to hold registration renewals hostage. I contend that absent legislation authorizing this practice, and absent a creative interpretation of existing legislation...

I recall reading that CA has been holding vehicle registration renewals hostage until the owner identifies the driver. True or false? Legal or not?

Clarification I guess what I am really asking is simply: Is the small claims court judge likely to hear my case or dismiss it because I didn't pay for arbitration? And would Dell be able to sue me successfully for skipping arbitration?

I bought a computer online from Dell. The contract, which is a take it or leave it proposition for buyers, requires binding arbitration which conveniently for Dell would cost me more than the amount in dispute. The text is pasted below if it matters. Is this enforceable in California or I...

Registration held hostage If your father fights the ticket, I don't see how they can convict him when the photo shows someone else. However, as I understand it, California will refuse to re-register the vehicle until the owner identifies the driver. You get the worst of both worlds: lack of...