By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Fall 2021 edition of NMA’s Driving Freedoms magazine. If you would like to receive this quarterly publication, become a member of the National Motorists Association today! Maine has now joined an illustrious club of states that have abolished civil asset forfeiture […]
37 Blog Posts From the Civil Asset Forfeiture Tag
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Still as Heinous as Ever
January 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Eighth Amendment, NMA, Policing for Profit
2021: The Year Flock Safety License Plate Readers Exploded Across the Country
January 11, 2022 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Driver's License, DRONES, Facial Recognition, ICE, license plate readers, LICENSE PLATES, PRIVACY, Smart Cities, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology, TICKET FINES
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog 2021 will also go down as the year police/Flock Safety license plate readers exploded across the country. One major development that went overlooked by the mass media is Flock Safety’s role in the ever-expanding network of police license plate readers. From January 2021-December 2021, law […]
Flipping the Stacked Deck against Civil Asset Forfeiture
September 25, 2020 • 0 Comments • CHECKPOINT, Civil Asset Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, NMA, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly Newsletter #594 emailed to members in May 2020. If you would like to receive the newsletter, join today the thousands of other active motorists who have made that choice! There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected […]
Driving in America: An Out-of-State Speeding Ticket –Has this Happened to You?
• February 14, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATES, NMA, Parking, PRIVACY, Real ID, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Toll Roads, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
The NMA Office receives numerous calls throughout the year from members asking how to defeat a speeding ticket they happened to receive driving in another state. Unfortunately, these are rather difficult to fight because many small towns and counties target out-of-state drivers. After all, authorities know they won’t come back to fight the ticket. Ticketing […]
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020 • 1 Comment • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
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