RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

A conviction in your own car, off duty, can disqualify you from driving commercially, and federal law bars every state from letting traffic school hide it. What disqualifies a CDL holder in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and what changed in the last twelve months.

For a $100 camera ticket, no, and we will say so plainly. For Virginia reckless driving or anything touching a CDL, almost always. A charge-by-charge answer to the question every traffic law firm answers the same way.

In Virginia, 20 mph over the posted limit, or anything faster than 85 mph, is a Class 1 misdemeanor: up to 12 months in jail, a $2,500 fine, and a criminal record that follows you for years. What the charge means and when paying a lawyer makes sense.

"Traffic camera" is an umbrella term — speed cameras, red light cameras, and live traffic feeds all get lumped together. Here is how red light and speed cameras actually differ, and how to tell which one just flashed you.

A Baltimore County school-zone speed camera citation is a civil fine — no points, no insurance hit — but you still have options. Where the cameras are, what the ticket costs after Marylands 2025 tiered-fine change, and how to contest it.

Howard County runs one of Marylands most school-focused speed camera programs — 172 designated school zones, a weekly rotation, and a 2025 expansion. Where the cameras operate, what a ticket costs, and how to contest one.