traffic ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that officially tells a person that he or she has driven or parked a car improperly and will have to pay a fine
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After getting a traffic ticket for not having vehicle insurance, a trans young adult needed $289.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
Police waited until the legislative session finished before issuing a traffic ticket for speeding and failure to provide proof of car insurance.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dashboard comes after state police came under fire in 2023 for what was initially suspected to be a phony traffic ticket scandal involving tens of thousands of tickets aimed at skewing the agency’s traffic data.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Officer Christopher Bowen claims he was punished with a shift change after missing arrest and traffic ticket quotas.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
But under Ohio law, the owner of a dog that disfigures or even kills someone is likely to pay a fine that’s little more than a traffic ticket.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Amiri and Wenger were among 14 ex-East Contra Costa law enforcement official charged with crimes ranging from violent civil rights abuses to accepting cheap tequila as traffic ticket bribes.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of the traditional traffic ticket, the e-bike riders caught violating vehicle traffic laws are being given a criminal court summons.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Read Next North Carolina Can a DMV appointment get you out of a traffic ticket in NC?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
Police waited until the legislative session finished before issuing a traffic ticket for speeding and failure to provide proof of car insurance.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The dashboard comes after state police came under fire in 2023 for what was initially suspected to be a phony traffic ticket scandal involving tens of thousands of tickets aimed at skewing the agency’s traffic data.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Officer Christopher Bowen claims he was punished with a shift change after missing arrest and traffic ticket quotas.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
But under Ohio law, the owner of a dog that disfigures or even kills someone is likely to pay a fine that’s little more than a traffic ticket.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Amiri and Wenger were among 14 ex-East Contra Costa law enforcement official charged with crimes ranging from violent civil rights abuses to accepting cheap tequila as traffic ticket bribes.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of the traditional traffic ticket, the e-bike riders caught violating vehicle traffic laws are being given a criminal court summons.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Read Next North Carolina Can a DMV appointment get you out of a traffic ticket in NC?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
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“Traffic ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20ticket. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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