If you have been charged with a civil, criminal, or commercial traffic violation in Arizona, our firm can advise you on your options and the best way to proceed in your situation. It’s important to understand your options, and the possible consequences regarding each of your options. Individuals charged with civil, criminal, or commercial traffic violations are surprised to learn the unique consequences involved with such infractions. Whether you’re facing a civil, criminal, or commercial traffic violation, this firm works hard toward possible dismissals or favorable resolutions.

Civil Traffic Violations

With a civil infraction, even photo enforcement violations, there are fines involved and possible points that could be assessed to your home-state drivers license. Sometimes, Defensive Driving School can be an option, if you’re eligible. *Note, if you have a commercial drivers license, you are not eligible for Defensive Driving School.

If found responsible for the civil citation, the Court will notify the Motor Vehicle Department (“MVD”) of the civil conviction, in turn, the MVD will assess points to your license and other possible penalties, such as traffic survival school or suspension. Whether points are assessed to your license depends on the nature of the civil traffic violation. Lastly, many are also surprised to find that the cost of insurance can increase with an assessment of points on their home-state drivers license as most insurance companies check the driving histories of their applicants. Some civil violations are: Speeding or Photo Radar; Unsafe Lane Change; Failure to Remain in Lane; Crossing the Gore Area; HOV Lane Violation; Following to Closely; Improper Turns; Red Light Violation; and Failure to Yield. Please contact our firm, if you’re facing a civil traffic violation and/or warrant.

Criminal Traffic Violations

With a criminal infraction, possible fines, assessment of points to your home-state license, and criminal misdemeanor could be placed on your record. Also, if you have been charged with a criminal traffic violation, you will not be eligible for Defensive Driving School. When charged with a criminal traffic violation, the process becomes more complicated than a civil traffic violation. The Court can and does require that defendants appear at their hearings, or else a warrant will be issued for arrest as well as the suspension of driving privileges. If you have failed to appear at court, and a warrant and license suspension has been issued upon you, please contact our firm about your legal matter. Often, this firm is able to accomplish criminal traffic court hearings without the appearance of its clients. This firm appears at its clients criminal traffic hearings, and meets with the prosecutor to discuss and/or resolve the matter. Some criminal violations are: Driving on a Suspended License; Criminal Speed; Reckless Driving; Aggressive Driving; Endangerment; Leaving the Scene of an Accident; Racing.; and many more. Please contact our firm, if you’re facing a criminal traffic violation and/or warrant.

COMMERCIAL Traffic Violations

This firm represents commercial truck drivers, who are facing civil or criminal traffic violations. Whether its a civil or criminal traffic matter, a traffic citation can seriously affect your current and/or future career with trucking companies, especially as an owner-operator. If you are a commercial truck driver, you will not be eligible for Defensive Driving School. And, if one fails to appear at their civil or criminal court hearing, a warrant will be issued for their arrest as well as license suspension, which can seriously impact a commercial drivers professional life, and not just their personal life. In regards to criminal commercial trucking violations, some violations cited are: Criminal Speed; Criminal Overweight Violation; Driving While Out of Service; Over-Hour Violations; Log Book Not Current; False Log Book; Failure to Use Electronic Logging Device; Failure to have Instruction Sheet; Failure to have “Paper-Rods; Failure to Wear Seat Belt; Possession of Open Container; Possession of Radar Detector; Reckless Driving; Failure to Produce IFTA licensure; and many more. Please contact our firm, if you’re facing a criminal or civil traffic violation as a commercial driver.