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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
« Reply #2380 on: March 30, 2016, 04:22:27 PM »
Just got a speeding ticket in the mail from a camera, going 11 miles over the limit, our car is under a corporation so you can't fight it without a attorney, anyone have any ideas?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2381 on: March 30, 2016, 08:31:42 PM »
Just got a speeding ticket in the mail from a camera, going 11 miles over the limit, our car is under a corporation so you can't fight it without a attorney, anyone have any ideas?
Where?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2382 on: March 30, 2016, 08:36:20 PM »
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2383 on: March 30, 2016, 10:28:15 PM »
Anyone know how many miles over the speed limit you have to be going in New York City to get a camera ticket? I was going 36 in a 25 Zone and got a ticket but what if I would have been going 35 or 34? Could I still get a ticket for that?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2384 on: March 30, 2016, 11:03:17 PM »
Anyone know how many miles over the speed limit you have to be going in New York City to get a camera ticket? I was going 36 in a 25 Zone and got a ticket but what if I would have been going 35 or 34? Could I still get a ticket for that?
10 over. IINM, it even says so on the ticket.
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2385 on: March 31, 2016, 10:17:45 AM »
I feel like this one of my most frequented threads in DDF

I got a ticket on the 17 westbound, going 84 in a 65. The court is the town of Wallkill.

What are my options?


Wallkill is a bad court. On a good day you can get 2 points out of 4, on a bad day you can get stuck with a 3 point speed down from 4...
Update: I had a local attorney represent me. Plead down to a no parking ticket, $175 fine and no points.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2386 on: April 01, 2016, 12:33:20 AM »
Update: I had a local attorney represent me. Plead down to a no parking ticket, $175 fine and no points.

PM me if you'd like the name of the attorney for future use.
Could u have done a plea bargain by yourself

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2387 on: April 01, 2016, 07:49:09 AM »
Could u have done a plea bargain by yourself
According to @Hirshthg, it's a very difficult court so I didn't even try.

I wasn't there at the time of the plea bargain, so not how sure how it worked even.
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2388 on: April 01, 2016, 01:59:08 PM »
My wife got a ticket in Airmont for speeding. The ticket was $100 and then there was a $98 surcharge. Anyone know what that's about and whether you can get the surcharge removed?
"Your problem is not the surcharge. Its the points from the speeding ticket conviction. Was she convicted already?"
Yes
No, once she is convicted the surcharge is mandatory.

Update: Mrs shain got back to me, basically she said that as its two points, unless I'm willing to take a gamble on a lawyer the plea bargain is a ripoff as I end up with a $400 fine and the insurance companies will still see the violation, so I pled guilty & paid the $95 fine.
If I now take a 5 hour class can I get the NJ DMV to remove the 2 points?
The class doesn't actually take the points off. It minimizes their affect. Yes you should take it so so that you are not at risk of getting too many. It may also get you an insurance discount.

I got a ticket on the 17 westbound, going 84 in a 65. The court is the town of Wallkill.
I had a local attorney represent me. Plead down to a no parking ticket, $175 fine and no points.  PM me if you'd like the name of the attorney for future use.
How about you share the good news?


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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2389 on: April 03, 2016, 12:56:58 AM »
Update: I had a local attorney represent me. Plead down to a no parking ticket, $175 fine and no points.

PM me if you'd like the name of the attorney for future use.
What did he charge? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to post here.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2390 on: April 03, 2016, 09:30:00 AM »
How about you share the good news?
The name is: Cheryl Beverson

What did he charge? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to post here.
I was told she typically charges $300 for traffic tickets.
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2391 on: April 10, 2016, 08:43:17 PM »
Hello all:

I received a ticket for "NO PARKING: ALL DAYS AND TIMES." They wrote that the place of occurence is "opposite 125 W 37th st."

I attached a picture which has the car technically parked across from "1375 Broadway" but right next door is ""opposite 125 W 37th st."

When disputing the ticket online, I wrote that "The ticket that was given to the Subaru, license plat:EXN3734 is a defective ticket because it was not given "opposite 125 w 37th st" but rather given opposite 1375 Broadway."

This occurred in NYC.

Please advise if this is a good defense, if I wrote enough on the ticket, and if the attached picture is out into evidence for this violation, is it a good enough piece of evidence?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2392 on: April 11, 2016, 12:09:40 AM »
When cop pulls you over and asks me if I know why he pulled me over - do I admit and say sorry or play dumb which can aggravate more?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2393 on: April 11, 2016, 12:27:36 AM »
Play dumb and say sorry?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2394 on: April 11, 2016, 12:34:10 AM »
When cop pulls you over and asks me if I know why he pulled me over - do I admit and say sorry or play dumb which can aggravate more?
I tried playing dumb and ended up with two tickets

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I tried playing dumb and ended up with two tickets

Two?

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« Reply #2396 on: April 11, 2016, 12:37:42 AM »

Two?
He added on a extra ticket for having a license plate frame ... Cop claims all those are illegal

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« Reply #2397 on: April 11, 2016, 12:42:36 AM »
He added on a extra ticket for having a license plate frame ... Cop claims all those are illegal
A frame or one that blocks the letters of your plate?

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« Reply #2398 on: April 11, 2016, 12:43:04 AM »
A frame or one that blocks the letters of your plate?
A frame!! Like the one every leasing co gives out.

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« Reply #2399 on: April 11, 2016, 12:44:03 AM »
A frame!! Like the one every leasing co gives out.
Since when is that illegal and why?