California passed a number of new laws that are scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2014. While many of the new laws are obscure or only targeted to certain groups of people, there are some new traffic laws that affect all motorists in Kern County:

Although most motorists are unfamiliar with every aspect of the California Vehicle Code, rest assured that peace officers know the VC inside and out and are prepared to write expensive citations for even the most obscure violations of the law.

But just because you receive a ticket does not mean that you need to get out your checkbook. The state must prove every element of the offense beyond any reasonable doubt and, in some cases, such a burden of proof is simply too high of a mountain for the prosecutor to climb.

An experienced attorney in Tulare County can quickly evaluate your case to find any legal or factual defenses that you may have available and use these defenses to have the matter dismissed, or at least use them as leverage to reduce the penalties.