civil disability
The condition of a person who has had a legal right or privilege revoked as a result of a criminal conviction, as when a person’s driver’s license is revoked after a DWI conviction. Cf. civil death (2) under DEATH.
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underinsured motorist coverage
underinsured-motorist coverage. Insurance that pays for losses caused by a driver who negligently damages the insured but does not have enough liability insurance to cover the damages. Cf. UNINSURED-MOTORIST COVERAGE. [Cases: Insurance 2772, 2787. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1647, 1650, 1653, 1657.]
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fcpv
FCPV.abbr. Failure to comply with parking-violation (tickets). • If a person has a certain number of unpaid parking tickets (often six) within a jurisdiction, the person will be barred from obtaining or renewing a driver’s license.
racial profiling
racial profiling. The law-enforcement practice of using race, national origin, or ethnicity as a salient basis for suspicion of criminal activity. • Originally, the term referred to the practice of stopping a disproportionate number of male African-American drivers on the assumption that they had a heightened likelihood of being involved in criminal activity. After the
finding of fact
A determination by a judge, jury, or administrative agency of a fact supported by the evidence in the record, usu. presented at the trial or hearing [he agreed with the jury’s finding of fact that the driver did not stop before proceeding into the intersection]. — Often shortened to finding. See FACT-FINDER. Cf. CONCLUSION OF
boulevard rule
boulevard rule. The principle that the driver of a vehicle approaching a highway from a smaller road must stop and yield the right-of-way to all highway traffic. [Cases: Automobiles 171(5).]
carelessness
carelessness, n. 1. The fact, condition, or instance of a person’s either not having done what he or she ought to have done, or having done what he or she ought not to have done. 2. A person’s general disposition not to do something that ought to be done. “The word ‘carelessness’ as a synonym
omnibus clause
omnibus clause. 1. A provision in an automobile-insurance policy that extends coverage to all drivers operating the insured vehicle with the owner’s permission. [Cases: Insurance 2663. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1054–1055.] statutory omnibus clause. Insurance. An omnibus clause provided by statute. 2. RESIDUARY CLAUSE.
under the influence
under the influence. (Of a driver, pilot, etc.) deprived of clearness of mind and self-control because of drugs or alcohol. See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE . [Cases: Automobiles 332. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 1382–1394.]
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immediate control
immediate control. Criminal procedure. 1. The area within an arrestee’s reach. • A police officer may conduct a warrantless search of this area to ensure the officer’s safety and to prevent the arrestee from destroying evidence. [Cases: Arrest 71.1(5); Automobiles 349.5(10). C.J.S. Arrest §§ 70–71.] 2. Vehicular control that is close enough to allow the