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Articles From Lawrence W. Terrell

The constitutionality of city ordinances governing administrative adjudication of parking compliance violations: Van Harken v. City of Chicago By Lawrence W. Terrell Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2003 In Van Harken v. City of Chicago 713 N.E. 2d 754, 305 IL. App 3d 972 (IL App. 1 District 1999), the Illinois Appellate Court held that the administrative adjudication scheme established by the City of Chicago does not violate the state constitution.
Scrivener’s error: validity of a sworn report By Lawrence W. Terrell Traffic Laws and Courts, February 2002 The recent appellate court decision of People vs. Wyzgowski1 held that a scrivener's error did not affect the validity of the officer's sworn report.
Motions for continuance: grounds and factors By Lawrence W. Terrell Young Lawyers Division, December 2001 A continuance is defined as an adjournment by order of court of a cause from one day to another or from one hour to another.
“Primary stop” ordinances: home rule power By Lawrence W. Terrell Traffic Laws and Courts, January 2001 According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 45 percent and reduce the risk of serious injury by 50 percent. Nevertheless, nearly one-third of all Americans still do not buckle up.
Motions for continuance: grounds and factors By Lawrence W. Terrell Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2000 A continuance is defined as an adjournment by order of court of a cause from one day to another or from one hour to another.
Right to trial by jury in traffic cases, misdemeanors and local ordinance violations By Lawrence W. Terrell Traffic Laws and Courts, June 1999 A defendant who is charged with a traffic offense, whether misdemeanor or local ordinance violation, is entitled to a trial by jury.

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