On November 22, 2023, Jose Maria DeCastro was issued a citation by the Nevada Highway Patrol while driving on the Las Vegas Freeway ( IR 15 ) at mile marker 8. While Mr. DeCastro did not release his own version of the traffic stop as he so often does, Body Worn Camera footage has been obtained and is very informative.

At the request of Jose DeCastro, the original hearing to contest his November 22, 2023, citation for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device was postponed and a new hearing date was set for Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

On April 23, 2024, the hearing was held and, due to his incarceration in the Clark County Detention Center as a result of a guilty verdict in Nevada v. DeCastro (23-CR-013015), Jose DeCastro was not in attendance. The Defendant was found to have commited the infraction, his $415 penalty stands and was paid from the cash bond that Mr. DeCastro was required to post to contest the citation.

On October 18, 2023, after what could be called an unsuccessful trip to Michigan to disrupt a government meeting, Mr. DeCastro was pulled over by police in Wisconsin in his rental car in the early morning hours. He recorded part of his interaction with the officer and, true-to-form, appeared agressive and forceful when communicating with the officer. While he preaches to his YouTube followers to always remain silent and not interact with the police, Mr. DeCastro's video appears to show him doing otherwise. While issuing a citation is at the officer's discresion, and often an equipment violation on a rental car may simply generate a warning, the officer in this case elected to issue Mr. DeCastro a citation.

On November 7, 2023, Jose DeCastro did not attend court but appears to have entered a 'No Contest' plea. At that time a default judgement of GUILTY was entered and a fine of $162.70 was issued. The fine was paid prior to the due date.

There has been speculation as to who paid the fine, Mr. DeCastro or the rental car company. In Mr. DeCastro's video he shows the lights operating at some point during the stop. If the light were off prior and on later, it suggests the issue may have been an operator error. As a rental car company would probably cover defective equipment, Mr. DeCastro's own video suggests that he would have been responsible for payment and not the rental car company.

On March 3, 2023, Mr. DeCastro had a live stream on his YouTube channel and recorded his interaction with officers from the Apple Valley Unified School District Police Department. According to statements made by the officers and Mr. DeCastro in the video, officers saw Mr. DeCastro driving while holding his cell phone in violation of California statutes. Mr. DeCastro's video shows, and he admits in the video, that he was recording the officers while the vehicle was in motion. Mr. DeCastro was issued a citation which he captured in his video and a screenshot is displayed below.

On May 6, 2023, Mr. DeCastro prepaid a fine and requested a 'Trial By Declaration.' In a trial by declaration, Mr. DeCastro was able to send in a written statement, along with any evidence he had, to the court. The officer who wrote the ticket then sent in their own written statement. A judge reviewed both and, on June 28, 2023, the Judge ruled Mr. DeCastro NOT GUILTY. After that, his prepaid fine was refunded.

On December 19, 2021, Jose Maria DeCastro was cited with 2 moving violations. On or about June 9, 2022, a Judge found him GUILTY of both. Based on the records available at the time of this writing, it appears Mr. DeCastro notified the court that he intends to appeal and, on May 5, 2022, a Motion to extend the time to appeal was extended.

A May 1, 2023, notation showed up on the docket for this citation after Mr. DeCastro received a citation in 2023, (see People v. DeCastro 23IN-022641) and he called to check on the status of this citation. After he paid the 2023 citation it was noted that this hearing was then flagged as cancelled/vacated.

On June 9, 2020, Mr. DeCastro received a citation for traveling in excess of 100 MPH (Citation # KD45279). When he failed to appear on court dates in October and November of 2021, a second charge for Failure to Appear was added on November 13th, 2021. After that, Mr. DeCastro then failed to appear for a 3rd time in December of that year.

On October May 23, 2012, Mr. DeCastro received a citation for crossing the double lines (Citation # 52295PR). With what appears to be a typical response to many of his court cases, Mr. DeCastro also had a charge of Failure To Appear added when he failed to appear for a court date.

On October 7, 2010, Mr. DeCastro received a citation for what appears to be having no registration (Citation # 36095HH). He plead Guilty and was fined.

Based on the record found, it appears that on August 23, 2008, Jose Maria DeCastro was issued two citations. One for speeding and the other for failure to produce his driver's license when the officer asked for it. He plead 'Not Guilty' to the speeding citation, but the record shows he paid a fine of $190 which would indicate he was found or plead guilty. The second charge was dismissed, which is common if the person charged produces their license when appearing before the court.