The People's Law School will present a seminar on criminal law, traffic violations and preserving driving privileges Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m, as part of a legal education series sponsored by the Robert H. Jackson American Inns of Court with the involvement of local attorneys who provide the lectures for no compensation as a part of community service.

The Criminal Law and Traffic Violations seminar is to inform attendees on New York State criminal law, the duties and roles of the prosecutor and defense attorney, the difference between a felony and misdemeanor, what to do if arrested or pulled over by a police officer for a traffic offense; how violations of law can jeopardize driving privileges; how to reduce violation points and/or insurance premiums a person's rights during a traffic stop, how to avoid loss of driver's license.

Grace M. Hanlon, Esq, assistant District Attorney, and attorneys Daryl Brautigam, Esq. of Fredonia and Peter Johnson, Esq. of Jamestown will lecture and provide written materials at the seminar.

The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday at Distance Learning Centers at Dunkirk High School in Dunkirk, Jamestown High School in Jamestown, Chautauqua Lake Central School in Mayville, and BOCES center in Olean.

This is the fourth seminar in a series of seven covering various aspects of the law. The remaining seminars include a seminar on saving one's home or business from Mortgage Foreclosures, challenging tax assessments and Landlord and Tenant law on Nov. 10; Matrimonial and Family Law on Nov. 17, and Intellectual Property Law on patents, trademarks and copyrights on Nov. 24. Interested persons may attend any one or all of the remaining seminars.

Through the People's Law School, common legal issues will be discussed during three-hour seminars at the four sites in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. The E2CCB Distance Learning network will enable attendees at each of the sites to participate in the same informative, interesting and easy-to-understand sessions and interact with the local attorneys, judges and other legal experts who will lead the discussions.

Through informative, interesting and easy-to-understand sessions, the presenters will use real-life examples and anecdotes to explain how the law works and how costly legal entanglements can be avoided.

The People's Law School is modeled after a similar program sponsored by The New York State Bar Association to educate the general public on laws that impact directly on the average citizen and to explain legitimate ways to avoid legal expense, family disputes, or loss of property.

The seminars are made possible by a partnership between E2CCB, the Robert H. Jackson Inn of Court and attorneys from the Jamestown, Northern Chautauqua and Cattaraugus bar associations who receive no compensation for their involvement and who present lectures as a public service.

Pre-registration is requested. To register, interested persons should contact Sally Horton at the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Adult & Community Education division toll-free at (800) 228-1184 ext. 4060, or may call 484-1010 for the Jamestown Site, 679-0404 for the Dunkirk Site, 499-8831 for the Mayville Site, and 373-1600 for the Olean site.

There is no cost for those who call to pre register, but, there will be a $5 charge to those who register at the door the night of the seminar.