scofflaw

noun

1. (US)One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).

   “The scofflaw entered the scoflsloon. He leaned an elbow on the scoffbar and rested a foot on the scoffrail. 'Waddle'y' have?" said the scoffbartender. "A little tea," said the scofflaw.”

   “If we are to scour out the scofflaws, we must first remove those particular laws at which nearly everybody scoffs.”

   “Within six months, with the full cooperation of police throughout the state, the scofflaw rate was down to 22 per cent.”

   “At that time, appellant was informed that because there were unpaid tickets in the amount of $2,725.00, his Datsun had been declared a "scofflaw" car.”

   “2001: 10th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems: Compendium of Technical Papers The signage will make it clear that if a motorist is an HOV scofflaw (i.e., violator of the vehicle code driving in the HOV-Only zone) that they will be subject to HOV violation fine of at least $271.”