Can I Get Removed from the Sex Offender Registry?

Undoubtedly, the Sex Offender Registry is one of the harshest punishments that continues after or beyond prison. The ramifications and long-lasting effects impact not only the individual but also the person’s children, family members and makes finding housing or obtaining employment very difficult. But, there is relief and something you can do to get yourself off the Registry. In North Carolina, one becomes eligible for removal after 10 years of being on the Sex Offender Registry, or SOR. However, there are exceptions to this rule. While some people become eligible between the 10-15 year mark, others do not qualify. The Federal Government...

29 February

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I received a letter from DMV that says my license is or will be suspended or revoked what do I do?

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in Traffic Violations

These dreaded letters come when a number of things might have occurred, here are a few: You have refused to take a chemical breath analysis when charged with a DWI If this is so, YOU MUST request a hearing within 10 days of the post mark on the letter and call a lawyer immediately. You have failed to pay a traffic ticket – maybe you went to court and even pled guilty or responsible to a certain traffic offense but forgot to pay it? Pay it and get your license reinstated by the date on the letter to avoid revocation or suspension. You did...

22 January

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The Unpaid Traffic Ticket & Driving While License Revoked

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in Traffic Violations

Many individuals in this state and others face a misdemeanor offense of Driving While License Revoked (DWLR). Many client’s do not understand why they received this charge when they were stopped for a routine traffic violation or at a driver’s license check point. “Why is my driver’s license suspended?” is a question we are often asked after a client has received a DWLR. It is a very good question. North Carolina may suspend your driving license for numerous reasons but the most common are because of unpaid or unresolved traffic citations/tickets and failure to appear on a court date. Many lawyers...

22 January

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Field Sobriety Tests – Driving While Impaired

Posted by Chris Proffitt

in DWI/DUI

One of the first things we talk about in consultations with new clients is whether they were given field sobriety tests before the law enforcement officer charged them with Driving While Impaired. What is a Field Sobriety Test and what makes one Standardized? These are very good questions. Just today I interviewed an officer who had not received standardized field sobriety test training and was administering tests that have never been scientifically validated. The true difference between a field sobriety test and a standardized test is that the standardized test has been scientifically validated. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests include: Nystagmus testing – both...