In Wisconsin, misdemeanors and certain felony convictions may be expunged. If a Circuit Court is going to exercise its discretion to expunge a record, the discretion must be exercised at the sentencing proceeding. There is some question as to whether a request move for expungement may be preserved at the time of sentencing. It is… Read More »
Archives for March 2015
Failure to Yield Right of Way Citation – License Suspension
In Wisconsin, any person who receives a citation and is convicted for failure to yield under Wisconsin Statute 346.18 is required to attend a failure to yield right-of-way course. If the violation results in bodily harm, great bodily harm or death to another, the operating privilege will be suspended: *If the violation results in bodily… Read More »
Commercial Trucking Weight Violations – Company Owner Liability
In Wisconsin, commercial trucking weight violation citations, overweight traffic citations and some other classes of commercial vehicle equipment violations will be issued to the VEHICLE or TRUCK OWNER, as opposed to the person driving the vehicle. This tends to be a shock to a company owner, especially in cases where the driver may not have… Read More »
