HULBERT – A Hulbert woman is accusing the police department of circumventing the law against operating a “speed trap” by citing drivers for a "new" traffic violation, but it turns out the infraction has been on the books for a while.

Marge Burton sent out emails to the Daily Press and the Muskogee Phoenix this week, alleging HPD is now ticketing drivers for having items such as air fresheners and disability parking placards hanging from their rearview mirrors.

“There are 13 states which prohibit the hanging of items from the rearview mirror. Oklahoma is not one of those states,” Burton stated in her email.

However, Oklahoma Statute 47 OS 12-404 states it’s unlawful to suspend signs, posters, objects, obscures, or impair the driver’s clear view of the highway. According to drhandicap.com, an Oklahoma handicap parking permit is to be displayed from a rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked and must be removed when the vehicle is in motion. Handicap placards clearly state that they are not to hang from the mirror while the vehicle is in motion, although many drivers disregard this mandate.

Mayor Kenneth Fore Jr. was contacted about the speed trap allegation, and he confirmed it’s illegal to have items hanging from a rearview mirror when the vehicle is operating on the road.

Newly appointed interim Police Chief Brandon Quimby said that for Burton to assert that citing drivers for items obstructing their view constitutes a “speed trap,” there would have to be a speeding...

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