I received a No drivers Licence ticket for rideing my GEBE EH 035 2 days ago, I was on edge of road and doing 15 mph. The officer said he didnt see me pedaling while going uphill, so he stopped me. He informed me that any gas engine below 50 cc and went no faster than 25 mph was a moped and you needed a drivers licence. Guess I will find out on the 16th how the judge feels.
Heya... Sorry I didn't see this sooner or I would have recommended a few things.
Soo... the actual bench trial was today? We actually have an arraignment for traffic tickets here, and any basic ticket takes at least a month to get to that stage, then 2 or 3 months from there to get to the bench trial. Pretty nuts.
There are many U.S. Supreme Court citations, such as cyops has suggested, and definitions that one would need to know. But it depends on how far you're willing to go to learn. Some of the best advice you can get about the law is actually what the court clerks tell you... "Go to the Law Library." Go there and take a look at your state's "annotated code". GOOD STUFF!!! Throws the relevant case cites right in there during the "Motor Vehicle" Section of the code, which is exactly where the cop pulled a statute number to cite on your citation.
Anyway... fingerprints are your property. I wouldn't consent if a group of thugs wanted mine. Perhaps if they threatened to shoot me if I didn't give them my fingerprints, but that wouldn't be very civil would it? You'd have all the right in the world to sue them in civil court at that point. At least, you would in Mississippi.
Every state is different....
But all states are Common Law, except Louisiana, which is still a part of the federation.
Only you can defend your rights. If you don't know who you are and where you stand, then people with guns will always get you to agree with them... or they'll just take what they want from you, as you do not object.
It's one thing to know your rights. But it's an entirely different thing to object to a man who violates those very rights.