Welcome to this online guide, which will assist you in navigating the different Miami-Dade County parking and driving violations. This guide will assist you in determining what your next step will be in trying to resolve your legal matter.

In Miami-Dade County, there are three different types of parking and driving violations:

1. Traffic infractions- typically non-moving violations and non-dangerous moving violations.
2. Misdemeanors- Typically a traffic violation is a misdemeanor if it caused direct injury to a person, caused damage to property (such as another car); or the traffic violation creates a real threat of serious injury to a person or threat to destruction of property
3. Felonies- May include driving under the influence (DUI), reckless or dangerous driving, driving without auto insurance and failure to stop at the scene of an accident.

A traffic infraction is a civil violation, while misdemeanor and felony traffic infractions are criminal violations.

Based on the definitions above, please make the most appropriate selections in the questions that follow.