Question

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Local law defines the speed limit as 45 miles per hour on local roads. The law outlines punishments by charging fines for those who drive faster than the speed limit.
Signs post this law on most roads. Local police stop a man traveling 67 miles per hour. He apologizes and says he did not see a speed limit sign. The officer gave him a ticket and told him he will have to appear in court since he was going so fast.
Is this a matter of constitutional, criminal, civil, or military law?
Is the source of the law a statute, regulation, case law, or combination? ____________________________________________________________________________
Determine the purpose of the law. Is the law intended to protect people's safety or people's rights? Use details from the lesson to support your answer. Write in complete sentences. _____________________________________________________________________
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What could happen if the law did not exist? Use details from the lesson, including the impact on government officials, to support your answer. Write in complete sentences. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Answer 1

Is this a matter of constitutional, criminal, civil, or military law?

Answer: it would be considered a civil infraction. The penalty for a civil traffic infraction is usually a fine and costs for speeding.

Is the source of the law a statute, regulation, case law, or combination?

Answer: it would be considered a law of statue. A civil infraction is a non criminal violation of a rule, ordinance, or statue.

Determine the purpose of the law. Is the law intended to protect people's safety or people's rights?

Answer: Road safety is everyone's responsibility and the law is intended to protect people's safety and their rights at the same time.

What could happen if the law did not exist?

Answer: Without laws, there would be no consistency or standards to interact with, people would be lawless, we as a society would never be safe.

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