July 1, 2018
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CAF,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
Eighth Amendment,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
HAWAII,
INDIANA,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OKLAHOMA,
RENTAL CAR,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED LIMIT
As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
Dear NMA Indiana Members, One bill and one resolution need your immediate attention. SB266 passed the Senate already and now it will soon be up for a full House vote. On the face of this bill everything seems fine except for this section: Provides that a plain clothes law enforcement officer may make an arrest […]
February 18, 2018
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ACLU,
CALIFORNIA,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VIRGINIA
Most people’s interaction with a police officer is usually during a traffic stop. The anxiety and fear that most of us feel when stopped by a police officer makes it worse when we believe we have done nothing wrong or thought we were doing the right thing. Placed in jeopardy of receiving a ticket or […]
November 19, 2017
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BODY CAMERAS,
BREATHALYZER,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEBRASKA,
NEWSLETTER,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
TRAFFIC STOP,
WASHINGTON D.C.,
X-RAY SCANNER
Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology. Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists. Police Body Cameras In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released […]
October 8, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PPP,
Public Private Partnership,
ROAD-USER FEES,
TOLL,
TOLL ROAD,
TOLLING
In late September, President Donald Trump changed his mind on PPPs or Public-Private Partnerships, one of his bedrock funding mechanisms for funding infrastructure. He campaigned on the idea of utilizing PPPs and seemed to be for the idea all the way up until he reversed his support when talking to the House Ways and Means […]
