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TODD LEVITT, New Law helps keep points off Michigan Driving Record, Mount Pleasant Michigan, Lawyer, CMU Student Lawyer, September 30th 2011, News
NEW STATE LAW HELPS KEEP POINTS OFF DRIVING RECORD A new state program that allows some Michigan drivers to avoid points for minor traffic violations by taking an online Basic Driver Improvement Course is up and running, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced...
The Legal Advocator, TODD LEVITT, CMU student Lawyer, Mount Pleasant Michigan, September 28th 2011, NEWS
THE LEGAL ADVOCATOR The Legal Advocator was launched June 1997, in Farmington Hills Michigan. The free legal publication was the brainchild of Mount Pleasant, Michigan Lawyer, Todd Levitt. The idea for the paper was to provide citizens with information regarding the...
TODD LEVITT, Trademark Law, Mount Pleasant Michigan, CMU Student Lawyer, September 26th 2011, News
TRADEMARK Trademark law protects names, symbols, and phrases used to represent a company or its products. The law may protect a company’s “trade name” –the name used by a business to distinguish itself from other entities ( e.g., SOUTHWEST and BURGER KING ) The law...
TODD LEVITT, CMU Student Lawyer, Providing Alcohol to A Minor by Parents is a Misdemeanor, September 23rd 2011, In The News
A Message to Parents What parents should know: • It is illegal for a person under the age of 21 to consume alcohol, have any bodily content, or have alcohol in their possession. • It is illegal to give alcohol to anyone under the age of 21 under any circumstance, even...
Medical Marijuana, Judge rules Act does not protect dispensaries, Todd Levitt, Mount Pleasant Michigan Lawyer, September 19th 2011, NEWS
Judge rules marijuana act does not protect dispensaries An Oakland County judge has said that Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act does not provide protection from prosecution of medical marijuana dispensaries. In a written opinion issued last week, Oakland Circuit Judge...
TODD LEVITT, Statements Made During Home Encounters, Pat-Down Searches, CMU Student Lawyer, Mount Pleasant Michigan, Lawyer, September 14th, 2011, NEWS
WHAT ARE THE LAWS governing the admissibility of statements made when a defendant encounters the police at his or her own home?ANSWER: The general rules governing the admission of a statement when you encounter a police officer at your home are the same as those that...
TODD LEVITT, CMU, Student Lawyer, Michigan Driver Responsibility Fee, How It Works? September 8th 2011, News
MICHIGAN DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY FEE How It Works 1. Traffic stop occurs and driver receives citation (Driver is unable to provide proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop.) 2. Driver is found responsible or guilty of violation (No Proof of Insurance...
Tips for sharing the road with Motorcycles, Todd Levitt, Mount Pleasant Michigan Lawyer, Central Michigan Lawyer, Daily Legal, September 4th 2011
SHARING THE ROAD WITH MOTORCYCLES I have family members who often travel our great highways and roads enjoying what only riders understand. All too often you read that yet another rider is killed in an accident. Motorcycles have every right to be on the same roads as...
MIP DEFERRAL, MINOR IN POSSESSION, MIP, CMU STUDENT LAWYER TODD LEVITT, MOUNT PLEASANT MICHIGAN, AUGUST 31st 2011, NEWS
MIP QUESTIONNAIRE If you receive a ticket for Minor in Possession in the state of Michigan you might be eligible for a deferred sentence. A typical Deferred Sentence, the conviction will not be placed on the public record if you successfully complete the terms of...
Asking to submit to a PBT violates the right to be free from searches without search warrant, Michigan Court of Appeals. Todd Levitt, CMU Student Lawyer, August 22nd, 2011, In the news
Police officers are now required to use observable signs of intoxication or admissions of drinking as the basis for a Minor in Possession citation instead of a breathalyzer. A state court of appeals upheld a decision from a U.S. District Court to prevent police...