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The lawyers at the Law Offices of SRIS, P.C., have offices in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts.
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MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE LAWYER
DEFEND CLIENTS CHARGED WITH MOVING VIOLATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
If you receive a traffic ticket in Massachusetts, be prepared to open your wallet really wide. Very few states have laws tougher than Massachusetts traffic laws. The damage to your wallet begins with paying the fines. Then, your insurance rate in Massachusetts goes up. Lastly, after you pay for these two very large expenses, you may still end up with your license suspended in Massachusetts.
Imagine a state where the state works with the auto insurance companies in the state to set insurance rates. You can stop imagining if you live in Massachusetts, because that is exactly what is done. Massachusetts and the auto insurance companies have jointly created a Safe Driver Insurance Program (SDIP).
The entire purpose of the SDIP is to put the greatest burden on the drivers who receive the most traffic violations. All of this translates into, you get points, and you will pay increased premiums for auto insurance. To make things even worse for those who get traffic tickets, the points stay on your record for a long time. So you keep paying the high auto insurance premium for a very long time. You get five or more violations within 3 years and you either go to traffic school or you loose your license. Get seven or more violations in three years, do not pass go. Just loose your license. No questions asked.
To obtain a general overview of traffic law defense, please click here.
To learn more about the laws pertaining to traffic law defense in Virginia or Maryland, please click on the state.
What to Do if You Get a Traffic Ticket?
You only have 20 days to make a choice when you get a traffic ticket in Massachusetts. Pay the fine by mail or ask for a hearing. Ignore the ticket and you may face extra fines, or even worse have your licenses suspended. Worst case scenario, have the judge issue a warrant for your arrest.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE:
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Phone: 888-437-7747
The following are some of the traffic laws in Massachusetts.
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Meeting vehicles
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Passing vehicle traveling in same direction
- Driving vehicles in a single lane; motorcycles, riding and passing
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Driving in lane nearest right side of way
- Right of way of fire engines, patrol vehicles and ambulances; obstruction; penalties
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Right-of-way at intersecting ways; turning on red signals
- Marked crosswalks; yielding right of way to pedestrians; penalty
M.G.L.A. 89 § 1- Meeting vehicles (top)
When persons traveling with vehicles meet on a way, each shall reasonably drive his vehicle to the right of the middle of the traveled part of such way, so that the vehicles may pass without interference, except that the department of highways may modify such restriction by pavement markings on state highways, on ways leading thereto and on all main highways between cities and towns. The department may by permit, revocable upon notice, authorize cities and towns to modify such restriction by pavement markings. All markings shall be in accordance with accepted standards of engineering practice, as provided in section two of chapter eighty-five.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting a vehicle from crossing a solid center pavement marking line or lines in making a left turn into or from a private way.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 2- Passing vehicle traveling in same direction (top)
Except as herein otherwise provided, the driver of a vehicle passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction shall drive a safe distance to the left of such other vehicle; and, if the way is of sufficient width for the two vehicles to pass, the driver of the leading one shall not unnecessarily obstruct the other. Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on visible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
The driver of a vehicle may, if the roadway is free from obstruction and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles, overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle when the vehicle overtaken is (a) making or about to make a left turn, (b) upon a one-way street, or (c) upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 4A- Driving vehicles in a single lane; motorcycles, riding and passing (top)
When any way has been divided into lanes, the driver of a vehicle shall so drive that the vehicle shall be entirely within a single lane, and he shall not move from the lane in which he is driving until he has first ascertained if such movement can be made with safety. The operators of motorcycles shall not ride abreast of more than one other motorcycle, shall ride single file when passing, and shall not pass any other motor vehicle within the same lane, except another motorcycle.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 4B- Driving in lane nearest right side of way (top)
Upon all ways the driver of a vehicle shall drive in the lane nearest the right side of the way when such lane is available for travel, except when overtaking another vehicle or when preparing for a left turn. When the right lane has been constructed or designated for purposes other than ordinary travel, a driver shall drive his vehicle in the lane adjacent to the right lane except when overtaking another vehicle or when preparing for a left or right turn; provided, however, that a driver may drive his vehicle in such right lane if signs have been erected by the department of highways permitting the use of such lane.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 7- Right of way of fire engines, patrol vehicles and ambulances; obstruction; penalties (top)
The members and apparatus of a fire department while going to a fire or responding to an alarm, police patrol vehicles and ambulances, and ambulances on a call for the purpose of hospitalizing a sick or injured person shall have the right of way through any street, way, lane or alley. Whoever willfully obstructs or retards the passage of any of the foregoing in the exercise of such right shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months for the first offense and by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for up to one year for a second and subsequent offenses; provided, however, that for a third or subsequent offense the court or the registry of motor vehicles, in addition to any such fine or imprisonment, may suspend the license of the person so convicted and may order mandatory classroom retraining in motor vehicle and traffic laws.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 8- Right-of-way at intersecting ways; turning on red signals (top)
When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection of any ways, as defined in section one of chapter ninety, at approximately the same instant, the operator of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. Any operator intending to turn left, in an intersection, across the path or lane of vehicles approaching from the opposite direction shall, before turning, yield the right-of-way until such time as the left turn can be made with reasonable safety. Any operator of a vehicle entering a rotary intersection shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle already in the intersection. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply when an operator is otherwise directed by a police officer, or by a traffic regulating sign, device or signal lawfully erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter eighty-five and, where so required with the written approval of the department of highways and while such approval is in effect.
At any intersection on ways, as defined in section one of chapter ninety, in which vehicular traffic is facing a steady red indication in a traffic control signal, the driver of a vehicle which is stopped as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk or the near side of the intersections or, if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to such red or stop signal, may make either (1) a right turn or (2) if on a one-way street may make a left turn to another one-way street, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at said intersection, except that a city or town, subject to section two of chapter eighty-five, by rules, orders, ordinances, or by-laws, and the department of highways on state highways or on ways at their intersections with a state highway, may prohibit any such turns against a red or stop signal at any such intersection, and such prohibition shall be effective when a sign is erected at such intersection giving notice thereof. Any person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not less than thirty-five dollars.
M.G.L.A. 89§ 11- Marked crosswalks; yielding right of way to pedestrians; penalty (top)
When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be so to yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk marked in accordance with standards established by the department of highways if the pedestrian is on that half of the traveled part of the way on which the vehicle is traveling or if the pedestrian approaches from the opposite half of the traveled part of the way to within 10 feet of that half of the traveled part of the way on which said vehicle is traveling.
No driver of a vehicle shall pass any other vehicle which has stopped at a marked crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross, nor shall any such operator enter a marked crosswalk while a pedestrian is crossing or until there is a sufficient space beyond the crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating, notwithstanding that a traffic control signal may indicate that vehicles may proceed. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200. Whenever a pedestrian is injured by a motor vehicle in a marked crosswalk, the department of state police or the municipal police department with jurisdiction of the street, in consultation with department of state police if deemed appropriate, shall conduct an investigation into the cause of the injury and any violation of this section or other law or ordinance and shall issue the appropriate civil or criminal citation or file an application for the appropriate criminal complaint, if any. This section shall not limit the ability of a district attorney or the attorney general to seek an indictment in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle which causes injury or death and which violates this section.
To contact a Massachusetts traffic defense attorney, please contact us via e-mail, phone, or by filling out our on-line form.
Our Massachusetts traffic attorneys and staff in Boston, Massachusetts, speak the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, French, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malaysian.
MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC LAWYERS, MARYLAND TRAFFIC ATTORNEYS & VIRGINIA TRAFFIC DEFENSE LAWYERS
DEFENDING MOVING VIOLATIONS & SPEEDING TICKETS & DRIVING OFFENSES IN VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & MASSACHUSETTS
Licensed in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., & Massachusetts
SRIS, P.C. Massachusetts traffic lawyers, Maryland traffic lawyers & Virginia traffic defense lawyers defend clients charged with moving violations.
MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC LAWYERS, MARYLAND TRAFFIC ATTORNEYS & VIRGINIA TRAFFIC DEFENSE LAWYERS
DEFENDING MOVING VIOLATIONS & SPEEDING TICKETS
in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., & Massachusetts
SRIS, P.C. Massachusetts, Maryland & Virginia traffic defense lawyers defend clients charged with moving violations.
In the traffic courts of Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts, plea bargaining is the modus operandi as a general rule. Neither the police officer, the prosecuting attorney nor the judge is going to tell you this. They don’t tell you this because if everybody wanted to try and plea bargain the ticket, the courts will probably have to be open 24 hours a day to handle the case of each person who received a traffic ticket in Virginia, Maryland or Massachusetts. That is why most people pay their ticket and simply move on.
There is one major problem with simply paying the traffic ticket in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts. A traffic ticket conviction costs the person who received the traffic ticket much more than simply paying the fine and moving on. If you get convicted of a moving violation or receive a series of minor moving violations, your insurance rates may go sky high. Also, your driving license may be suspended. Truck drivers who possess a commercial drivers license (CDL) have to take a moving violation very seriously. The traffic lawyer who goes to court to assist you with your traffic ticket must be aware of the impact a traffic offense conviction can have on your ability to drive. Our traffic defense lawyers who defend moving violations in Virginia, moving violations in Maryland or moving violations in Massachusetts for SRIS, P.C. will discuss your case thoroughly and give you best defense possible.
If you think you need a traffic ticket defense lawyer in Virginia, traffic ticket defense lawyer in Maryland or traffic ticket defense lawyer in Massachusetts, you probably do. If you wish to make an appointment to talk with one of our Virginia traffic defense lawyers, Maryland traffic defense lawyers or Massachusetts traffic defense lawyers, please call us, email us or contact us via our on line form.
The traffic ticket defense attorneys of SRIS, P.C. have offices in Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts to better serve you. Our offices are located in the following areas:
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Our offices in Virginia are in Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, Hampton Roads/Tidewater area & the western part of Virginia. You can visit us in Fairfax, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Richmond & Virginia Beach.
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Our offices in Maryland are in Rockville & Baltimore.
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Our office in Massachusetts is in Boston.
Please click on the state, if you wish to see some of the traffic laws that may apply to you:
Also, due to the demand for revenue by the local city or county, local law enforcement are being told not to give any breaks on the road.
The federal government has also entered the world of aggressively enforcing traffic laws on federal property.
Next come the insurance companies. Each insurance company has its own point system. Get too many points and your next insurance bill may cause you to faint. The point system used by insurance can affect your insurance rates for a minimum of two to three years.
That is why it is very important to hire an extremely experienced traffic attorney. Your traffic lawyer must be a regular at the courthouse and have thorough understanding of the driving laws. If your traffic lawyer doesn’t know the lay of the land of the particular courthouse, then he or she will probably not know which prosecutor may be more lenient than another prosecutor or district attorney. The traffic defense lawyer you hire in Virginia, Maryland or Massachusetts should know who the judges are in that courthouse and how they might rule on your case. This will help you determine whether you should take the case to trial or negotiate a plea.
If you wish to make an appointment to talk with one of our traffic lawyers in Virginia, traffic lawyers in Maryland or traffic lawyers in Massachusetts, please call us, email us or contact us via our on line form.
The traffic ticket defense attorneys and staff in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts speak the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, French, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malaysian.
Our traffic defense attorneys are licensed to handle traffic cases in Virginia, Maryland, D.C. & Massachusetts, however we defend handle traffic violations only in Virginia, Maryland & Massachusetts.
Traffic Laws and Traffic Violations:
- Traffic Tickets
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Traffic Tickets are Criminal and Not Civil Matters
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Signing Your Traffic Tickets – Is It Mandatory?
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What Should I Do After Being Given A Traffic Ticket?
- How To Act When Receiving A Traffic Ticket
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Don’t “Mouth Off!”
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Here’s What You Should Do
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The ‘Point’ System in Traffic Violations
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Losing Your Driving Privileges
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Driving Is Not A Right – It’s A Privilege
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The ‘Point’ System and Insurance Rates
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“Assigned Risk” Pool
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“Traffic School” – What Is It?
- Will Traffic School Reduce My Fine? How About The ‘Points’ I Got?
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Being Charged And Being Guilty – Two Different Things
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Defense Tactics
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Access To Driving Records and Traffic Violations
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Traffic Violations Stay On Your Driving Record
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Measuring Speeding Violations
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RADAR
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Average Speed Computers
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LIDAR
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Aircraft
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Photo Radar
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Drone Radar
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Have You Been Charged With A Speeding Violation?
POINTS, INSURANCE RATES, and TRAFFIC TICKETS
- THE POINT SYSTEM
- INSURANCE RATES
- TRAFFIC TICKETS: TO FIGHT OR NOT?
- DISMISSAL
- SUSPENSION OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES
- REVOCATION
- SPEEDING TICKETS
- DEFENDING AGAINST RADAR
- IN TRAFFIC COURT
- Verdict and Sentencing
- License Suspension
- Traffic School
Our Maryland traffic ticket lawyers, Massachusetts traffic ticket lawyers & Virginia traffic defense lawyers at SRIS, P.C. will advise you of the best approach to take if you’ve received any type of traffic violation – from the common to the serious.
Our Massachusetts traffic ticket attorneys, Maryland traffic ticket lawyers & Virginia traffic defense attorneys are here to defend you. They will return your calls professionally and promptly. You’re also sure of retaining traffic defense lawyers who keep abreast of all the newest legal information. There’s never any charge for an initial conversation, and your complete confidentiality is assured.
SRIS P.C.
At SRIS, P.C. our experienced traffic defense lawyers are well versed and skilled in defending all types of traffic violations. If you’re at all concerned about the pros and cons of your particular traffic citation – and the possible consequences you can expect – by all means give us a call. If you decide to seek advice from us, we guarantee the following:
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There’s no charge for the initial consultation to discuss the facts of your case.
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All costs, fees, and charges are made clear beforehand, so there are never any surprises or hidden costs later on down the line.
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There is always a written retainer agreement, specifying all details and payments expected.
A highly qualified Massachusetts taffic defense lawyer, Maryland traffic defense lawyer or Virginia traffic defense lawyer is just a toll-free phone call away.
At SRIS, P.C. we can advise you of the best approach to take if you’ve received a speed or moving related violation.
COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY
As with everything we handle, you can rest assured every aspect of your conversation with us will be held in the strictest of confidence.
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MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC LAWYERS, MARYLAND TRAFFIC ATTORNEYS & VIRGINIA TRAFFIC DEFENSE LAWYERS
DEFENDING MOVING VIOLATIONS & SPEEDING TICKETS & DRIVING OFFENSES IN VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & MASSACHUSETTS
Licensed in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., & Massachusetts
SRIS, P.C. Massachusetts traffic lawyers, Maryland traffic lawyers & Virginia traffic defense lawyers defend clients charged with moving violations.