traffic court
noun
: a minor court for disposition of petty prosecutions for violations of statutes, ordinances, and local regulations governing the use of highways and motor vehicles
Examples of traffic court in a Sentence
She has to be in traffic court this morning.
Recent Examples on the Web
The race to replace Vic Fleming, who is retiring this year as Little Rock's traffic court judge, is a contest between Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright and Little Rock attorney Robert Tellez.
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John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2024
At a traffic court hearing in December 2013, Kriv used the girlfriend alibi for the first time, authorities now allege.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 3 June 2023
So with the exception of the traffic court citation handed out by the police's Street Crimes unit, no fines were apparently issued on the day of the sweep.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2022
In traffic court this month, defense attorney Steve Roach asked the prosecutor whether Kriv, who made the arrest, would be subpoenaed in his client’s DUI case.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2023
The Staten Island native appeared in traffic court several months later, where he was ordered to pay $114 in fines.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
But the Sentinel reported last month that there is a 24-year-old Stephen Stafford Jones in Gainesville whose signature on a traffic court document matched the Stephen Jones signatures on Floridians for Equality and Justice’s election filings, according to an expert forensic document examiner.
—Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
The court is now on the hunt to hire more hearing officers to preside over more than 6,000 civil traffic court cases a year.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2022
Even outside of his job and his chutzpah in traffic court, Kriv’s history is notable.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 3 June 2023
John Lynch, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2024
At a traffic court hearing in December 2013, Kriv used the girlfriend alibi for the first time, authorities now allege.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 3 June 2023
So with the exception of the traffic court citation handed out by the police's Street Crimes unit, no fines were apparently issued on the day of the sweep.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2022
In traffic court this month, defense attorney Steve Roach asked the prosecutor whether Kriv, who made the arrest, would be subpoenaed in his client’s DUI case.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2023
The Staten Island native appeared in traffic court several months later, where he was ordered to pay $114 in fines.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
But the Sentinel reported last month that there is a 24-year-old Stephen Stafford Jones in Gainesville whose signature on a traffic court document matched the Stephen Jones signatures on Floridians for Equality and Justice’s election filings, according to an expert forensic document examiner.
—Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
The court is now on the hunt to hire more hearing officers to preside over more than 6,000 civil traffic court cases a year.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2022
Even outside of his job and his chutzpah in traffic court, Kriv’s history is notable.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 3 June 2023
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“Traffic court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20court. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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