United
States Navy and Marine Corps
Criminal History Disqualifications
Minor Traffic Offenses
Regardless of state or local law, for enlistment purposes, the following offenses fall into the Category of Minor Traffic Offenses:
- Blocking or
retarding traffic.
- Careless driving.
- Crossing yellow
line, driving left of center.
- 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 have
vehicle under control.
- Failure to keep
to right or in lane.
- Failure to signal.
- Failure to stop
for or yield to pedestrian.
- Failure to yield
right-of-way.
- Faulty equipment
(defective exhaust, horn, lights, mirror, muffler, signal device, steering
device, tailpipe, windshield wipers, and so forth).
- Following too
closely.
- Improper backing:
backing into intersection or highway; backing on expressway; backing over
crosswalk.
- Improper blowing
of horn.
- Improper parking:
restricted area, fire hydrant, double parking, (excluding overtime parking).
- Improper passing:
Passing on right; in no-passing zone; improper lane change; passing stopped
school bus with flashing lights; pedestrian in crosswalk.
- Improper turn.
- Invalid or unofficial
inspection sticker; failure to display inspection sticker.
- Leaving key
in ignition.
- License plates
improperly displayed or not displayed.
- Operating overloaded
vehicle.
- Racing, drag
racing, contest for speed.
- Speeding.
- Spinning wheels,
improper start.
- Zigzagging or weaving in traffic.
NOTE: If the conviction/adverse adjudication is not listed in the uniform guide list for typical offenses then federal, state, or local laws apply for enlistment purposes.
Five or more minor traffic offenses require a waiver. Ten or more minor traffic offenses is disqualifying, and cannot be waivered.
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