Informative Blog Posts About GA Traffic, DUI, Misdemeanor, Felony & Probation Violations

Defending DUI charge in Alpharetta, GA. I appeared along with my client in the Alpharetta City Court to defend him against the charge of DUI, driving less safe. Persons found guilty of violating GA Code 40-6-391, will be guilty of a criminal misdemeanor. This was my client's first DUI charge in a lifetime. After a lengthy consultation with the prosecutor, I got my client’s charge reduced to reckless driving. My client will not have a misdemeanor on his record. This client is another very happy client of the Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Roswell, DUI defense attorney Scott Miller. If you’ve been charged with DUI or other traffic tickets, or criminal mattes you may call attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation.

Happy Memorial Day 2020! We remember all who have served in the United States Armed Forces.   Today, Monday May 25, 2020, we express our gratitude for their service. “All gave some, some gave all.” Thank you from the law office of Attorney Scott Miller in Alpharetta Georgia.

Memorial Day Festivities: This is the first Memorial Day we have experienced with the threat of COVID-19 infection. Most of the nation is open with social distancing practices in place. Avoid crowded places. Wearing a face mask and keeping at least 6 feet distance between you and other individuals are the recommendations of the CDC. Frequent hand washing is a must. Enjoy your Memorial Day Holiday, but be safe and practice social distancing. This informational blog comes to you from the Alpharetta, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, traffic ticket defense attorney, who specializes in DUI defense, reckless driving defense, probation violation defense. If you are arrested for DUI or reckless driving and you are on probation, you may be in violation of your probation. Use extreme care during this holiday weekend. Drive carefully, drive sober, and obey all traffic laws!

Ticketed for driving without insurance: I appeared in the Roswell City Court with my client to answer his charge of driving, operating a motor vehicle, with no proof of insurance. GA CODE 40-6-10, requires that the owner or the operator of a motor vehicle is required to have proof of minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in the vehicle . Any person who fails to comply with this requirement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, will be required to pay a monetary fine not to exceed $1000 or imprisonment for not more than 12 months or both. I provided proof of motor vehicle liability insurance for my client to the court and following considerable negotiation the prosecutor, the court agreed to dismiss my clients charges. This is another very happy client of the Alpharetta, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody traffic, ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. Attorney Scott Miller is available daily at 770-408-1001 for free telephone consultations about traffic tickets or other criminal matters.

20,000 Georgia teens need to take road test. The Georgia Department of Driver Services announced that the 20,000 teens who acquired their drivers license without an over the road test, will need to complete this test by September 30, 2020, in order to keep their license. Governor Georgia Brian Kemp issued an executive order on May 12, that will require anyone who receives their license without taking the on the road test, must complete it shortly. The order also allows for the Department of driver services to complete this test by “remote” means if necessary. This informational blog is provided by the Alpharetta, Georgia speeding ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. If you have a speeding ticket or other types of traffic tickets, you may contact attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation.

Getting my client’s super speeder ticket reduced: My client and I appeared in the Alpharetta Municipal Court. She had been charged with a super speeder ticket. The speed limit on GA-400 is 65 mph. My client was clocked at 85 mph which is 20 mph over the limit. Following considerable negotiation with the prosecutor, I was able to get her speed reduced to 79 mph, which is 14 mph over. Following this reduction I was able to get her charge dismissed. My client will receive no points on her license. She is very pleased with this outcome, and she is another very happy client of the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense Attorney Scott Miller.

Fighting drivers following to close ticket in Roswell, GA. I appeared in the Roswell, Georgia municipal court to fight my client’s ticket for following too closely. My client rear ended another vehicle on Roswell Road and was issued a ticket charging him with Georgia code 40-6-49. This Georgia code states that “a driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, and having due regard for the speed of such vehicle, and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.” If anyone simply pays the ticket, they are pleading guilty, and will be required to pay monetary fine, and will be will have points added to his record at the Georgia Department of Drivers Services. Fighting for my client's rights in the Roswell municipal court, I convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the ticket. My client had to pay the court costs, but he now has a clean record. He is another very happy client of the Alpharetta, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller.

Fighting client’s speeding ticket in Gwinnett County GA. I appeared with my client in Gwinnett Recorders Court to defend him against exceeding the posted speed limit. He was ticketed for speeding 62 mph in a 45 mile per hour zone. He is in violation of Georgia code 40-6-181, which requires drivers not exceed the posted speed limit posted on roads and highways. After considerable negotiation with the prosecutor, I was able to get my client’s speed reduced to 14 over the limit and then I got his charge dismissed. If my client had been found guilty, he would have been punished by a monetary fine and points added to his driving record at the Georgia Department of driver services. This could cause his auto liability insurance to go up Fortunately for him, none of this happened, and he is another very happy client of the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller.

Speed may thrill you but also may kill you! Drive safely and do not exceed the speed limit. If you do you may be in violation of Georgia code 40-6-181. This code requires you to adhere to the posted speed limit which the State of Georgia deems to be a reasonable speed for a particular roadway or highway. If you receive a speeding ticket and you pay the ticket, you are pleading guilty, and you will be required to pay a fine and points will be added to your record at the Georgia Department of driver services. Do not exceed the speed posted on the highway. The life you save may be your own!

Georgia teens allowed drivers license without road test. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia teens will be temporarily allowed to get a drivers license without completing the required road test. This temporary order was issued by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. If we look closer, these teenage drivers have already passed the written portion of the test, and have used their student drivers license to learn to drive. This is a temporary order, and once it is safe for new drivers to be accompanied by a state official, it is likely that this order will be lifted. This informational blog is provided to you by the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. If you have traffic tickets that you would like to discuss with attorney Scott Miller, he is available seven days a week for free consultations.