Charlotte Traffic Violations Lawyer
Mecklenburg County Speeding & Reckless Driving Attorney
Under North Carolina law, traffic tickets can be issued for violations ranging from speeding, reckless driving, DWI and many other situations. Pleading guilty and paying a traffic ticket may result in irreparable damage to and unnecessary loss of your driving privileges, high insurance rates and enhanced penalties for any later offenses.
Over 20 Years of Experience in Traffic Violations Defense
At the Law Office of Christopher A. Connelly, we provide clients with effective, efficient defense representation. Attorney Chris Connelly, certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Specialist in State Criminal Law, will personally handle your case. In most traffic cases you will not have to appear in court.
Contact our Charlotte office to arrange a consultation. Call 704-376-9376 or e-mail us for a consultation. Before paying a traffic ticket or pleading guilty to a traffic violation, discuss your situation with a Charlotte traffic violations lawyer.
What Can a Lawyer Do About a Traffic Ticket?
Have you asked yourself, "Do I Need a Lawyer for a Traffic Matter? " or "How Do I Get a Permanently Revoked License Back? " We can help.
A moving violation can be charged as an infraction or a misdemeanor criminal charge. Attorney Connelly has had charges dropped or reduced for clients with a variety of driving offenses. He is prepared to provide defense representation in cases involving the following circumstances or moving violations:
- DWI/drunk driving
- Multiple DWI offenses
- Speeding, including speeding in a work zone or speeding in a school zone
- Driving on a revoked or suspended license
- Illegal passing, especially passing a stopped school bus
- Reckless driving, aggressive driving ("road rage") or unsafe movement
- Street racing or highway racing
- Improper turn, following too closely or driving on wrong side of road
- Failing to stop for a stop sign or failure to stop at a red light
- Failure to yield right of way
- High occupancy vehicle lane ("HOV") violations
- Move-over violations, including failure to stop for blue lights or siren
- Improper equipment
- No operator license, no insurance, no registration, no inspection
- Hit and run/leaving the scene of an accident
- Vehicular homicide, manslaughter or negligent homicide
- Underage driving offenses
Attorney Connelly can also represent you in matters after you have been charged or arrested, including:
DWI
Effective for offenses committed on or after December 1, 2011, a person
convicted of impaired driving must be sentenced at Level One punishment (mandating a 30 day minimum in jail, maximum of 2 years in jail) of there was a child under chronological age 18 OR an adult with the mental development of a child under age 18 OR a person with a physical disability that prevented them from exiting the vehicle on their own.
Stopping patterns at vehicle checkpoints.
Effective December 1, 2011, the law now requires law enforcement agencies to designate in advance a pattern for stopping vehicles at checkpoints AND also prohibits law enforcement from basing a stopping pattern on a particular vehicle
Laura's Law
Effective December 1, 2011, the onerous "Laura's Law" could even increase punishment for a second-time DWI offense by establishing an "Aggravated Level One" punishment. This law mandates 12 months in prison if there are three or more Grossly Aggravating factors. Some of the more onerous applications that would require one year in jail would be if the defendant had a prior conviction from six years ago, never resolved their DWI related suspension and had a child in the car OR had two prior convictions from 6 years ago and never resolved their DWI related suspension.
The defendant who receives this sentence of imprisonment must be released four months before the end of the maximum and be placed on post-release supervision. They must abstain from alcohol during this period and it must be verified by 24/7 monitoring system.
"Laura's Law" also provides for a permanent license revocation for this defendant and requires an ignition interlock if the person's license is restored.
Effective for offenses committed on or after January 1, 2012 a new statute provides for a civil revocation of a limited learner's permit or provisional license of a person under age 18 if the person is charged with a "criminal moving violation" as defined in that statute. An example of this could be a Speeding more than 15 miles over the limit or in excess of 80 MPH. This new statute appears to require the officer to arrest the young motorist and bring them before the magistrate who may immediately revoke their privilege.
When your case is important to you...
When experience counts...
Call 704-376-9376 or e-mail our Charlotte office to schedule a consultation with our Mecklenburg County speeding and reckless driving attorney.
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