A traffic violation is an infraction of a non-criminal nature which involves actions or other situations regarding your vehicle. Traffic violations, unlike criminal traffic offenses, typically involves moving violations which have the potential to cause harm or injury to others, motor vehicle safety law violations, or parking ordinance violations.

Traffic violations are commonly referred to as a traffic ticket, speeding ticket, traffic citation, or traffic infraction. Regardless of what the violation documentation is called, even a non-criminal traffic violation can affect your life in various ways.

If found guilty, the fine may be substantial, you may be subjected to points on your driver's license, have your insurance rates go up, be ordered to attend and pay for a driver's education program, or even have your license suspended or revoked.

Common non-criminal traffic violations include, but are not limited to:

• reckless driving;

• speeding;

• disobeying traffic control devices;

• failure to control;

• assured clear distance accident (ACDA);

• failure to comply;

• changing lanes without safety signals;

• tailgating;

• seatbelt violations;

• mechanical violations;

• illegal u-turns

• or other unsafe actions while operating a motor vehicle.

It is important to know that during the course of a simple traffic stop, the law enforcement officer may ask you for permission or impose his authority to search your vehicle under the assumption of probable cause, or administer field sobriety tests if they suspect you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In some situations, this may lead to potential criminal charges, depending upon what they find, or their personal perception of your sobriety.

The fact is, during a routine traffic stop YOU DO HAVE RIGHTS. If those rights were violated by law enforcement during any point of the traffic stop, we will ensure the actions of law enforcement are brought to light in an effort to protect your legal rights.

Stephen A. Skiver & Associates, LLC, aggressively defends the legal rights of those who have been cited for a non-criminal traffic violation, while addressing all related issues that should be taken into consideration when defending your legal rights and when necessary, your freedom.

If you have been cited for a non-criminal traffic violation in the Perrysburg, Maumee, Sylvania, Toledo, Lambertville or the Northwest Ohio and Southwest Michigan areas, contact an experienced attorney & lawyer at Stephen A. Skiver & Associates, LLC, today by calling (419) 931-0067 (Ohio) or (734) 568-0136 (Michigan).

As a progressive law firm dealing with today's legal issues, we provide you the voice of experience, and quality legal representation in your traffic violation defense or criminal defense legal needs.

Serving the Perrysburg, Toledo, Lambertville, Northwest Ohio, and Southeast Michigan area; providing professional Traffic Violation Defense Attorney & Lawyer legal services.