Many people believe that Broward County police officers have ticket quotas. Although the State of Florida disallows state agencies from setting traffic ticket quotas, the law doesn’t address municipal and county agencies. Of course, all police agencies tend to deny the implementation of ticket quotas, yet there were almost 300,000 [...]
Ganja ~ Weed ~ Pot ~ By Any Other Name…It’s Still Illegal in Florida Pot, ganja, weed, hemp, Mary Jane,…no matter what you call Cannabis, it’s illegal in the State of Florida, and police officers are looking for it. Almost without exception, if you get pulled over in South Florida [...]
In 2011, there were roughly 1,000 traffic tickets a day issued in Palm Beach County alone. If you watch enough television commercials, it would seem there are an equal number of attorneys who are willing to represent you in fighting these traffic tickets. The problem is that attorneys, like doctors, [...]
Anyone who has driven in South Florida knows that drivers here are some of the worst drivers in the country. As such, there are a lot of traffic citations issued every day. There seems to be an endless number of reasons, or combined reasons, that traffic cops write traffic [...]
What to Do If You Get Pulled Over in Miami-Dade.By, Jason A. Diamond, Esq.The police car eases onto the road behind you, and immediately your stomach churns and your heart starts to beat faster. You offer up a silent mantra, “Please don’t let it be me; please don’t let it [...]
The Differences Between Unsafe Driving, Careless Driving and Reckless Driving When driving in Broward County at any time of day, you will see many drivers “multitasking” while trying to navigate its highways and byways. What you may not notice is how guilty each of us can be of doing [...]
I have written frequently about red light traffic tickets and still the controversy continues. Like all traffic tickets in South Florida, this is just one more way to generate revenue for local governments, and it’s big business in Broward County. These “fat cat” traffic light cameras are installed and maintained [...]
There he is again - that same Broward County cop that you have seen time and again hiding behind a sign or some other obstruction doing his best to bust someone for speeding. It infuriates you, but of course, your eyes immediately drop to your speedometer to make sure he’s [...]
The Traffic Ticket Team: How We Can Help You By Jason A. Diamond, Esq. There are very few circumstances that warrant just paying your traffic ticket, but many times, people either don’t know traffic attorneys exist or don’t understand what we do. Anytime you receive a traffic citation, the best [...]
Can I Get Deported Because of a Speeding Ticket? This is a question I get a lot. While the politicians play their games, real lives and real families live on the edge scared and sometimes in hiding. Here is some useful information on the subject. Illegal immigration has been a [...]