RALEIGH (AP) — A federal judge has approved an agreement designed to help tens of thousands of North Carolina residents whose driver’s licenses are revoked only because they can’t afford to pay traffic fines and court costs know they can ...

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New Hanover and Pender counties have wiped the slate clean for thousands of people who had their drivers’ licenses suspended because of unpaid traffic court courts and fines. Judge Richard Russell Davis said in an Aug. 26 order that “the ...

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  About one in seven drivers in North Carolina have lost their licenses due to a failure to appear in court or for failing to pay court costs, fines or fees, according to a study published in March. The study, ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Because he can’t pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina’s driver’s license, which means he won’t be able to drive to the job he hopes to get soon. For Sharee Smoot, the ...

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North Carolina is poised to cancel a contract with a company that promised three years ago to create high-tech driver's licenses but officials have said failed to deliver.

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Neilon v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Even though no one saw petitioner in the driver’s seat, the investigating officer had reasonable grounds to arrest petitioner for driving while impaired based on the following evidence: A vehicle titled in petitioner’s name had run “off the road and struck two small trees.” At the time that Officer Hall approached, he observed petitioner sitting near the front left bumper of the wrecked vehicle. No one else was in the vicinity of the vehicle at that time. As Officer Hall approached the wrecked vehicle, petitioner “started running away.” After obeying Officer Hall’s order to stop, petitioner “had the strong smell of alcohol, red glassy eyes, [and] slurred speech” and “was unsteady on his feet.” Petitioner refused to answer Officer Hall’s questions and “refused field sobriety test[s].” We reverse the trial court’s rescission of respondent’s revocation of petitioner’s driver’s license. Remanded.

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  Steinkrause v. Tatum. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0986, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court. (Orlando F. Hudson Jr., J.) On appeal from the N.C. Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text ...

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Guzman v. Gore. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0777, 12 pp.) (Barbara Jackson, J.) Appealed from Stokes County Superior Court. (Anderson D. Cromer, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Petitioner’s DWI case was still pending when the DMV held its hearing to determine ...

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