it's illegal but it is a trffic offense which is not the same thing as a misdemeanor. You would not go to jail for running a stop sign. At worst you would pay a fine or get a point on your license. A misdemeanor is oh, I think drunk in public is a misdemeanor -- you possibly can go to jail, though you probably wouldn't unless you made a habit of it.
>If it isn't illegal then what is law enforcement doing enforcing it? > >Here you get a ticket, you can go to court and enter a plea, or you can >plea no-contest and pay the fine. You can sometime opt to go to traffic >school in which case the charges would be dropped. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 3:05 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: immigration question >> >> Huh. Anyplace I have ever lived it's a traffic offense and gets out >one >> point on your license. At three points they *may* suspend your license >and >> then if you drive anyway *then* you are committing a crime. But >rolling a >> stop sign as a crime? Never heard of it. >> >> >Rolling a stop sign is criminal, it is a misdemeanor offence, and >> >subject to a fine, it also enables the officer to check for a seat >belt >> >violation in some states and insurance violation, both of which carry >> >higher fines. Sure you might get a warning. >> > >> >But in the case of illegal immigrants being in the country, they >don't >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201637 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
