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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Ari
Minor traffic infractions generally aren't "criminal" and therefore don't have to be disclosed. Speeding 12 over certainly isn't criminal and failure to control vehicle doesn't sound criminal. Speeding 30+ over, reckless driving, DUI, etc are generally criminal.

Most States require at least some court appearance for a criminal conviction, but that isn't a hard and fast rule.
Are very minor damage (e.g. lightly scraped bumper type) hit-and-runs with a parked vehicle (as that accounts for the overwhelming majority of hit-and-runs according to insurance companies) -- that involve a court appearance -- considered "criminal" by DHS when the police never made an arrest but identified suspects with the charges pursued in courts by prosecutors where the cases end up as a civil compromise of sort?

Street parking in NYC or Chicago comes with a lot of these kind of minor fender-benders.
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