Reinstatement of a Revoked Maryland Driver’s License If your driver’s license was revoked because you accumulated 12 or more points on your driving record, or because you violated an alcohol restriction, you may eventually be able to have your license reinstated.  The minimum amount of time you must wait before requesting reinstatement of your license once Read More

Reasons for Maryland License Suspension Driving on a suspended license  is one of the most common traffic violations in Maryland, causing thousands of people each year to appear in courthouses across the state. Many first-time offenders are surprised to learn that a person can actually go to jail for driving while suspended, even if the suspension is Read More

Penalties for Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License Driving on a suspended or revoked license in Maryland is no small matter and could result in mindboggling increases in insurance premiums, a loss of your driving privileges, significant fines and even jail time. The following are the most commonly charged driving while suspended and driving Read More

Maryland License Revocation  If you accumulate 12 or more points on your driving record in a two-year span, the Maryland MVA will revoke your driving privileges. This means your license is gone, not merely suspended. For instance, if your license is ever reinstated you will need to re-apply all over again. If you receive a revocation letter from the Read More

If you have a Commercial Driver’s License (“CDL”), your livelihood depends on your ability to drive.  Therefore, it is imperative that you get a Maryland truck driver attorney or Maryland traffic lawyer as soon as you get a ticket. Let me give you a real life example of what happened to one of my clients.  Read More

In Maryland, the term “highway” does not necessarily mean that you were on the “highway” as most of us define it.  The term is defined by Maryland law extremely broadly and includes any public street or road. The key with any Maryland traffic violation is whether or not the violation occurred on a public road.  If Read More

The traffic charge of fleeing and/or eluding police is a fairly common Maryland traffic charge.  In order to be convicted of this offense,  the State has to prove that you “willfully” failed to stop after an officer told you to do so.  Of course, the officer has to be in uniform, must give you a Read More

Quick answer: Following too closely is 2 points — or 3 if it contributed to an accident. The fine is modest. But here is the thing that decides these cases: the statute contains no distance at all. No car lengths, no seconds, no feet. The entire standard is whether you were “reasonable and prudent” — Read More

Can You Beat a Maryland Speeding Ticket? Quick answer: Honestly — you rarely beat the radar reading. Maryland law makes that part easy for the State, and any lawyer who tells you otherwise is selling something. But beating the reading was never the point. Cases are won because the officer doesn’t turn up, because it Read More