Definition of 'first conviction' for traffic violations?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:41 am
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This. But if you just want to list what's required, you'd list all speeding tickets after the first. No, it doesn't make a difference your tickets are from different states.pleadthafif wrote:I would just disclose everything. I doubt the adcomms care about speeding or parking tickets, but it could really screw you if you don't disclose when it comes time to sit for the bar from what I hear.
Right, I was addressing only the comment that minor traffic violations are not misdemeanors. It's not the best worded question, I agree.cantorb wrote:They specifically list speeding.A. Nony Mouse wrote:Stuff like driving on a suspended license is a misdemeanor - I presume that's what they meant.
cantorb wrote:I'm mainly asking because The Law Dictionary defines 'first conviction' as a conviction taken into account in a subsequent sentencing - which wan't the case by any of mine. I don't want to look like an idiot listing all my traffic violations if they explicitly tell you not to list any that didn't have future repercussions. Do most applicants with multiple tickets (I'm assuming there are many people in that group) list them on the app?encore1101 wrote:This. But if you just want to list what's required, you'd list all speeding tickets after the first. No, it doesn't make a difference your tickets are from different states.pleadthafif wrote:I would just disclose everything. I doubt the adcomms care about speeding or parking tickets, but it could really screw you if you don't disclose when it comes time to sit for the bar from what I hear.
I mean that's already a pretty serious violation, certainly more so than going 90 in a 60.A. Nony Mouse wrote:Stuff like driving on a suspended license is a misdemeanor - I presume that's what they meant.
Yes. It's just covering your bases- don't stress about it.cantorb wrote:That sounds perfect - did you get in (assuming this you're a past applicant)?Pneumonia wrote:I just wrote something like "I have received tickets for speeding. As best I can recall, the total is not in excess of seven." No need to itemize them or anything like that (if speeding/similar is the only thing you're listing).