You can now take your Defensive Driving or DUI School class online, remotely, from your house. The providers are using Skype, Zoom, Web Ex, and other web services to deliver you the knowledge and content you need to reduce points off your license, get a limited permit, comply with probation, and be proactive for an…
Continue reading ›A New Seat Belt Law Might Come into Effect in 2020 It’s a battle that no one wants to face: one between trial lawyers, car crash victims, and car insurance companies. The question is whether a seat belt was used in a car crash. Should a jury be able to know the victim did not…
Continue reading ›On December 11, 2019, members of the Georgia Legislature met to discuss a hot topic: Gambling. No, they weren’t shooting dice in the corner of the room (at least, I hope not!). They were discussing the pros and cons about whether to legalize it in Georgia. A particular legislator said he wanted to bring a…
Continue reading ›This year, the Georgia Legislature may pass a bill to end what is known as “spoofing.” What is spoofing you say? Telemarketers use “spoofing” technology to contact consumers. Spoofing allows for telemarketing numbers to appear as though they are calling from a local or familiar number. This action makes it more likely that consumers will…
Continue reading ›On October 10, 2019, authorities charged Matthew Wolfe, Ruben “Andre” Garcia, Michael Pratt, and Valorie Moser with crimes involving pornography website Girls Do Porn (GDP). Along with the charges of sex trafficking and sexual assault, another charge has now been filed that includes child pornography. Authorities took Matthew Wolfe, Ruben Garcia, and Valorie Moser into…
Continue reading ›The Digital Recognition Network (DRN) Can Track Every Move You Make. And it will find you using something similar to Google Maps! The Digital Recognition Network is a privately funded network that collects billions of data for private use. In this article, let’s explore just one of the pieces of data it collects. The DRN…
Continue reading ›The Gwinnett County Metro Police will halt all marijuana prosecutions at this time. Since May 10, when the Hemp Farming Act law was made official in Georgia since there has been no tested way to tell what is hemp and what is marijuana. On August 7, 2019, a memo was sent from, Brian Whiteside, a…
Continue reading ›Georgia has enacted a new law that directly affects Criminal Bond Orders on Family Violence and Civil Family Violence Orders. These are commonly called “no contact provisions” and “TPO orders”. O.C.G.A Section 19-13-3 was modified and passed this year by the Georgia Legislature. It is in House Bill 834. First, and probably the biggest change,…
Continue reading ›A few years ago, Georgia implemented a “no texting while driving” law. Unfortunately, there were way too many loopholes in it and officers were unable to prove drivers were actually texting instead of using their GPS, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Well, the Georgia General Assembly just approved House Bill 673, which would prohibit any driver from…
Continue reading ›Jeff Langley, the Enotah Circuit District Attorney, is no longer permitted to prosecute Jonathon Morgan due to a breach of client-attorney confidentiality. Jonathon Morgan, a client of Attorney Andrew Richman, faces a 21-count indictment including charges of rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated child molestation. Morgan requested a review from the Department of Behavioral Health and…
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