DRIVER FAILURE TO OBEY PROPERLY PLACED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS

   A very common traffic ticket in Maryland is for Driver Failure To Obey Properly Placed Traffic Control Device Instructions, and which is Transportation Article 21-201(a)(1). This charge is a catch-all offense, meaning that it applies to nearly every possible traffic control device existing on the road, including, but not limited to lane markings, road markings, traffic lights, turn arrows, stop signs, yield signs, barricades, crosswalks, pedestrian signals, etc. If convicted of this offense, one point will be assessed on your Maryland driving record, or potentially more than one point if you possess an out of state learner’s permit, provisional license, driver’s license, commercial learners permit, or a commercial driver’s license. If committing this offense contributed to a vehicular accident, three points will be assessed on your Maryland driving record, or potentially more than three points if you possess an out of state learner’s permit, provisional license, driver’s license, commercial learners permit, or a commercial driver’s license; if the charge is alleged to have contributed to a vehicular accident, then being convicted of this offense, or even being given a probation before judgment, may raise a prima facie case of liability in a subsequent civil suit. So if you are charged in Maryland with Driver Failure To Obey Properly Placed Traffic Control Device Instructions, whether it’s connected to a vehicular accident or not, you should hire Marylands Ticket Fighter, LLC, as there is potentially a lot that we can do for you, including, but not limited to, having a trial, potentially having the law enforcement officer and judge dismiss the charge before trial, amending the charge to a different offense, or otherwise working out a different pre-trial disposition. If this charge goes to trial, then Marylands Ticket Fighter, LLC, can assist in your defense, as certain testimony would have to be given proving that you drove your vehicle in such a statutorily prescribed manner where you failed to obey the properly placed specific traffic control device instructions.