City of Moline Acres v. Charles W. Brennan

I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the City of Moline Acres’s ordinance does not conflict with state law by punishing drivers who permit their motor vehicles to be operated at a rate in excess of the speed limit and that the ordinance does not conflict with state law regarding the assessment of points because, while points are required for a violation of the ordinance, the ordinance is silent as to the assessment of points. I write separately, however, because I believe the majority’s analysis of the rebuttable presumption and the notice defects goes beyond the grounds for dismissal…