Chart A - Minor Traffic Violations
- Blocking or retarding traffic.
- Careless driving (when not treated as reckless driving).
- Crossing yellow line; driving left of centerline.
- Disobeying traffic lights, signs, or signals.
- Driving on shoulder.
- Driving uninsured vehicle.
- Driving with blocked vision.
- Driving with expired plates or without plates.
- Driving without license in possession.
- Driving without registration or with improper registration.
- Driving wrong way on one-way street.
- Failure to comply with officer's directives.
- Failure to have vehicle under control.
- Failure to keep to right or in line.
- Failure to signal.
- Failure to submit report following accident.
- Failure to yield right-of-way.
- Faulty equipment (such as, defective exhaust, horn, lights, mirror, muffler, signal device, steering device,
..tailpipe, or windshield wipers).
- Following too closely.
- Improper backing; backing into intersection or highway; backing over crosswalk.
- Improper blowing of horn.
- Improper parking: such as, restricted area, fire hydrant; double parking, overtime parking.
- Improper passing: such as, passing on right, in no-passing zone; passing parked school bus, pedestrian
... in crosswalk (when not treated as reckless driving).
- Improper turn.
- Invalid or unofficial inspection sticker; failure to display inspection sticker.
- Leaving key in ignition.
- License plate improperly displayed or not displayed.
- Operating overloaded vehicle.
- Speeding (when not treated as reckless driving).
- Spinning wheels; improper start, zigzagging; or weaving in traffic (when not treated as reckless driving).
An all-inclusive list of minor traffic offenses valid for all states would be impracticable. The above list is intended as a guide. Offenses of similar nature and traffic offenses treated as minor by local law enforcement agencies should be treated as minor.
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