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This thread discusses speeding tickets and traffic tickets in the state of New York. For parking tickets go here http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=15090.0 or here http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=23665.msg1088489. For moving violations outside of New York, please start a new thread and add a link here.

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Please read this wiki first. I am not an attorney and this is not legal advice.

Q: Can I get a plea bargain in New York City?
A: No. Every single ticket goes to trial, guilty or not guilty, in New York City. (The 5 boroughs of NY, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond.)

Q: How long does it take for points to fall off your New York State record/license/abstract?
A: For DMV persistent violation purposes 18 months from the date of offense regardless of the date of conviction. At 3 years after the date of conviction on the following January first the points are no longer visible on the driving record which insurance companies and traffic prosecutors look at. DMV always keeps a record of your conviction and if you get too many points over your lifetime you could get a "10 year" revocation, however those records are not visible to insurance companies.

Q: Does it pay to fight my NY ticket or should I just pay it?
A: In order to figure the true cost of a traffic ticket conviction (aside from figuring out the total fines and the effects on your record) you need to call up your insurance company and ask them 2 questions. 1. How much will my insurance go up over the next 4 years if I pay this ticket? 2. How much money in "good driver discounts" will I loss over the next 4 years and how much does this add up to?

The reason you need to ask these 2 questions separately is because the insurance companies "shield themselves" from the statutory requirement to not raise insurance rates for a first violation (or speeds up to 15 MPH) by granting "good driver discounts", and then taking away these good driver discounts when you get your first violation. Therefore the (technically) correct answer to the first question you ask them could be "your insurance will not be raised at all". Then when you ask them the second question the answer may be in the thousands of dollars over the next 4 years, depending on your insurance bracket.

Q: How can I find my New York ticket online? 
A: If it is New York City ticket you can find it at https://transact.dmv.ny.gov/pleadnpay if you received a ticket anywhere outside of NYC and anywhere upstate you must contact the individual Court by phone or mail. There is no way to find your ticket online. Google is not able to find most small Courts as it get confused with giving you the most popular courts and attorneys, therefore I suggest you look up your Court at at www.town-court.com.

Q: How can I get a copy of my NYS driving record/license/abstract?
A: You can buy it at the statutory minimum of $7 at https://my.dmv.ny.gov/crm

Q: Do NJ tickets show up on a regular non CDL NY license?
A: As long as you pay them, no they will not.

Q: Do NY tickets show up on NJ licenses?
A: Yes as a 2 point out of state conviction (most violations).

Q: Do NJ tickets show up on a NY license?
A: As long as you pay them, no. Exceptions 1. if you have a CDL the NJ conviction will record on your NY license. 2. DUI/DWI and criminal driving convictions from NJ do record on your NY license. 3. as stated above if you don't respond to the ticket the suspension will follow you to NY. In addition NJ issues warrants for failing to respond to traffic tickets. 4 If you are convicted of a high speed (90+ MPH, 100+ MPH) in NJ the Judge may suspend your NJ driving privileges. 

Q: Can I pay Court fines with a CC?
A: In NYC for moving violations you can use https://transact.dmv.ny.gov/pleadnpay. For NYC parking tickets you can use http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/parking.shtml. As far as "upstate" Courts go, most Courts will allow you to pay with visa or mastercard in person. Many Courts have a CC sheet which you can fill in and mail back, other Courts have a third party processor such as https://www.ncourt.com to accept cc payments. Call the Court to find out what options they have. No one (so far that I have seen) will take CCs over the phone.

Q: I received a camera ticket for a red light (3 points) or speeding (3-11 points) or a bus lane violation (2 points). Do traffic tickets issued from a camera add points to my license?
A: Camera Tickets never go on your license as they are issued against the car and not the driver. Therefor a camera ticket will not add points to your license or increase your insurance.

Q: If I push a ticket off for 18 months and then I am convicted, can I still be suspended by the DMV for having more than 11 points?
A: Pushing off a ticket will not help protect you from DMV actions. The reason is as follows: if you receive 2 tickets worth 6 points each on the same day, and you plead guilty to one of them on that same day and you push the second ticket off for 5 years, and then you plead guilty to that second ticket, the DMV computer will look at the 2 dates of violation and say "the motorist accumulated (more than) 11 points within an 18 month period" and issue a persistent violator suspension against you license.

Insurance companies work the other way around. They can only raise your premium after your date of conviction. Therefore in our example the insurance companies will increase your insurance after the first conviction appears on your record when they renew your policy (which will stay on your record for 3 years and then until the next January 1st) and then they will increase your rates again after the second ticket conviction shows up on your record when they renew your policy, (once again this second ticket will stay on the record for  3 years plus until the next January first. It follows that pleading/being found guilty in December saves 11 months of policy increase, and if there is a way to lock in a one year policy right before a conviction in December you can be looking at a car increase for only 2 years and 1 day, instead of 4 years minus one day.)

Travelers Insurance offers 1 year rates.
Geico is 6 months.

Traffic Ticket Lawyers:

State
New York Attorney Matisyahu Wolfberg http://www.speedingdefense.com/
New York Attorney Zev Goldstein www.zevgoldsteinlaw.com 845-356-7770
New York Attorney Benjamin Goldman https://www.benjamingoldmanlawoffice.com/ 212-203-3810
New Jersey and New York Attorney Adam H. Rosenblum www.ticketdefenselaw.com
New Jersey Attorney Leib Klein www.avvo.com/attorneys/08701-nj-leib-klein-1602182.html 732-987-7040

Great Upstate NY lawyer at very cheap prices. http://jaydrillings.net/

Not that many parking ticket lawyers!
Parking ticket Non Lawyer (NYC)
Cathy Mei She takes 50% to fight the parking or camera ticket
Office Number 212-349-4978
Email 329ticket@gmail.com
Fax 646-699-3630

Parking Expert non attorney (718) 384-5052

Non attorney runner http://www.myticketsnyc.com/

Non attorney runner http://www.wefighttickets.com/

10+ Counties in upstate NY have diversion programs, allowing you to dismiss the ticket for a fine and defensive driving class. Conditions and restrictions apply. Check the District Attorney's website for your county: Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Franklin, Livingston, Orleans, Otsego, Tioga, and Wyoming.

This wiki is not legal advice, nor the advice of an attorney.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2761 on: February 06, 2017, 11:58:38 PM »
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2762 on: February 07, 2017, 12:25:30 AM »
anything to do about a ticket for going thru a "no thru traffic" sign in brooklyn? worth it to get a lawyer? also anyone know what the fine amount is?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2763 on: February 07, 2017, 02:22:52 PM »
anything to do about a ticket for going thru a "no thru traffic" sign in brooklyn? worth it to get a lawyer? also anyone know what the fine amount is?
Doesn't it say on the ticket how much you have to pay?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2764 on: February 07, 2017, 07:43:19 PM »
Doesn't it say on the ticket how much you have to pay?
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2765 on: February 08, 2017, 10:59:15 AM »
In order to get better information you can call any Traffic Violations Lawyer. They will give you an immediate free consultation over the phone. I got some good info from the BHATT GROUP (201) 798-8000 You can also check out avvo.com, there you could message a lawyer and he'll get back to you pretty fast. And of course there is always Mrs. Shain from Sunday through Thursday 9:30 pm-10:30 pm 732-364-8046.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2766 on: February 08, 2017, 01:09:17 PM »
can I postpone a ticket received in NYC a second time after having postponed it already a year ago without involving a lawyer?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2767 on: February 08, 2017, 07:10:48 PM »
Any recommendations of lawyers for a NYC ticket who charge only if they win ?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2768 on: February 09, 2017, 09:19:41 AM »
Any recommendations of lawyers for a NYC ticket who charge only if they win ?
Not really, but call terry kalker, she was great for me!

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2769 on: February 09, 2017, 01:06:42 PM »
can I postpone a ticket received in NYC a second time after having postponed it already a year ago without involving a lawyer?
Go online you probably should be able to.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2770 on: February 13, 2017, 08:26:50 AM »
Anyone have any experiences in Ramapo for Cell Phone ticket? What is the usual plea bargin?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2771 on: February 13, 2017, 10:57:03 AM »
anything to do about a ticket for going thru a "no thru traffic" sign in brooklyn? worth it to get a lawyer? also anyone know what the fine amount is?
It has 2 points. If you hire an attorney you can role your dice with a trial. The fine is about $120. The main problem with the points.

Anyone have any experiences in Ramapo for Cell Phone ticket? What is the usual plea bargin?
They usually don't reduce the 5 points past 2.

Any recommendations of lawyers for a NYC ticket who charge only if they win ?
Anyone who charges for winning only is going to charge you double for their fee. Every attorney in the TVB wins and loses. None of the good attorneys I know offer a contingency fee.

Got a NH speeding ticket, cited for 45 in a 30 zone. [NY license, non CDL] (He noted that I was faster....) Should I just pay?
Yes, the points will not affect you in NY.

What can I do for Brooklyn ticket disobey steady red light how many points is it? And how can I fight it
Its 3 points and you need to go to trial. Either by yourself or with an attorney. There is no plea bargaining in the TVB.
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2772 on: February 13, 2017, 10:59:40 AM »


"Just got pulled over by a nasty NJ State trooper. (The roads were covered with them yesterday)

My license and plates are NY. He was a very nast smirky cop. I did not answer disrfespecfuly, but he was asking questions, saying he couldn't hear, and asking me to repeat over and over. ("Where were you going, are those your kids in the car, how fast were you going etc.)

He claimed I was going 89 in a 65 zone. I don't think I was, but I can't prove it. He wrote me two tickets! One for speeding 85, and the other for "39:4-97 Careless Driving: Likely to endanger person or property". He said that speed I was going warranted both tickets. So I was written two tickets for the same violation. This was in NJ on the 80 EB . Parsippany, NJ. (And at the end of the month, of course)"

But you will have to pay a safe driver annual fee for three year,s to NJ, or be suspended to drive in NJ, You would also be four points away from being suspended in NJ.
Do you have a source for this?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2773 on: February 13, 2017, 11:06:32 AM »
I have been away for a while (busy at work and a new baby girl.) I am proud to see that the participants in thread have eliminated most of the guesser and is sticking to real helpful information.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2774 on: February 13, 2017, 11:22:10 AM »
I have been away for a while (busy at work and a new baby girl.)
Mazal tov! Lots of nachas.
I am proud to see that the participants in thread have eliminated most of the guesser and is sticking to real helpful information.
There is no plea bargaining in the TVB. 
This, though, may be misinformation.  Someone upthread said to look for the prosecutor and try to make a deal. 
Is that possible in Brooklyn?  For traffic violations?
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« Reply #2775 on: February 13, 2017, 09:53:47 PM »
I am still looking for an attorney to help me with my two tickets I received in NJ by a State Trooper. Oner was for speeding 89 in a 65 zone, and one was for careless driving. I have a mandatory court date 2/16.  I have a NY license.

The ticket was given in Parsippany, NJ (Parsippany/ Trot Hills Mun Ct). I am being flooded with letters from local attorneys asking me to hire them, but I have no information about any of them.

Can anybody give some advice? We're getting close...

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« Reply #2776 on: February 13, 2017, 10:36:34 PM »
I am still looking for an attorney to help me with my two tickets I received in NJ by a State Trooper. Oner was for speeding 89 in a 65 zone, and one was for careless driving. I have a mandatory court date 2/16.  I have a NY license.

The ticket was given in Parsippany, NJ (Parsippany/ Trot Hills Mun Ct). I am being flooded with letters from local attorneys asking me to hire them, but I have no information about any of them.

Can anybody give some advice? We're getting close...
Try Mrs Shain in Lakewood, was posted upthread .

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2777 on: February 13, 2017, 10:38:47 PM »
Try Mrs Shain in Lakewood, was posted upthread .

Didn't see it upthread. Contact info?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2778 on: February 13, 2017, 10:49:10 PM »
Didn't see it upthread. Contact info?
In order to get better information you can call any Traffic Violations Lawyer. They will give you an immediate free consultation over the phone. I got some good info from the BHATT GROUP (201) 798-8000 You can also check out avvo.com, there you could message a lawyer and he'll get back to you pretty fast. And of course there is always Mrs. Shain from Sunday through Thursday 9:30 pm-10:30 pm 732-364-8046.
Here you go.

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« Reply #2779 on: February 14, 2017, 12:21:54 AM »
I have been away for a while (busy at work and a new baby girl.) I am proud to see that the participants in thread have eliminated most of the guesser and is sticking to real helpful information.
Mazel tov!
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