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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: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1420 on: October 07, 2014, 01:10:47 AM »
Just to let Bklyn drivers know...if you use Rogers Avenue to get to the Concord or other Williamsburg Wedding Halls, there are cameras down Rogers, which catch you using  the Bus lane before 7 pm. I got caught by Montgomery and Rogers.  Be careful.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1421 on: October 07, 2014, 10:04:36 AM »
I just got a "speeding" ticket of 30 in a 20(school zone) in nyc. I still have my MD license. What are my options? 

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1422 on: October 07, 2014, 11:48:51 AM »
Got a red light ticket. Is there anything to lose by asking for a supporting deposition?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1423 on: October 07, 2014, 12:04:46 PM »
What happens if I get a ticket and change my license to a different state before getting convicted? Let's say for example I have a PA license, get a ticket in CA then switch to a NY license while waiting for my CA court date?
What happens to my record both for dmv and insurance purposes?
Same question with MD license being switched to ny license.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1424 on: October 12, 2014, 09:45:07 PM »
Anybody know if points transfer to CA?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1425 on: October 13, 2014, 04:37:44 AM »
A friend recommended Scott forschien . For moving violation tickets in manhattan. Anyone have experience with him?
Or we fight tickets?
I had a very good experience with scott florshine with a moving violation that he dismissed and had a good experience with parking tickets with we fight tickets beside some rude secretary in office

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1426 on: October 13, 2014, 12:12:13 PM »
What happens if I get a ticket and change my license to a different state before getting convicted? Let's say for example I have a PA license, get a ticket in CA then switch to a NY license while waiting for my CA court date?
What happens to my record both for dmv and insurance purposes?
That depends largely on the state convicting you, and you would need an someone with intimate information on each state's interaction with convictions. Do they look at your current license status or do they simply mail to the address on the ticket?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1427 on: October 13, 2014, 12:18:03 PM »
Got pulled over for not maintaining lane regulations-I went over the line to get into the turning lane before it opened....What do I tell prosecutor when I plea?
Ask for a parking ticket. 3 points or 2 points to 0 is not a big jump.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1428 on: October 13, 2014, 12:23:44 PM »
If I previously made a deal and reduced a moving violation to a parking ticket, can a cop see that when he pulls me over, or does he only see a parking ticket? And how about if the ticket was dismissed?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1429 on: October 13, 2014, 12:31:36 PM »
I just got a "speeding" ticket of 30 in a 20(school zone) in nyc. I still have my MD license. What are my options?

1. You could pay the ticket, and NY will report to MD. You may want to find out what MD does with that info.
2. You can go to trial your self or hire an attorney to attend the trial on your behalf without you attending.
3. You can ignore the ticket, and NY will convict you in default, charge you more money, and suspend your driving privileges in NY and then ask MD to suspend you in MD.

Got a red light ticket. Is there anything to lose by asking for a supporting deposition?
In some Courts the officers bet annoyed by your requesting a deposition, and may not extend a plea deal to you, or will offer you 2 points out of 3. In most larger towns it doesn't make a difference.

Even if you don't get a deposition you are not out of the woods yet.

Anybody know if points transfer to CA?
From NY? I hear that they do.

I had a very good experience with scott florshine with a moving violation that he dismissed and had a good experience with parking tickets with we fight tickets beside some rude secretary in office

How  much did Scott charge you, and what kind of violation did he get dismissed?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1430 on: October 13, 2014, 01:02:34 PM »
1. You could pay the ticket, and NY will report to MD. You may want to find out what MD does with that info.
2. You can go to trial your self or hire an attorney to attend the trial on your behalf without you attending.
3. You can ignore the ticket, and NY will convict you in default, charge you more money, and suspend your driving privileges in NY and then ask MD to suspend you in MD.

When I enter my info online it says that my info doesn't match the DMV. What does that mean? Do I need to call in?
Also, since its my first ticket and was only 10 over and it was at 8:55 when the school zone ends at 9:00, what are my chances for leniency in nyc? Is it better to try to defend myself or just beg for mercy?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1431 on: October 13, 2014, 01:04:45 PM »
In some Courts the officers bet annoyed by your requesting a deposition, and may not extend a plea deal to you, or will offer you 2 points out of 3. In most larger towns it doesn't make a difference.

Even if you don't get a deposition you are not out of the woods yet.
It is in a larger town court where a prosecutor offers the deal and not the cop.

Don't they usually dismiss the ticket if the officer didn't provide a deposition upon request?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1432 on: October 14, 2014, 12:39:53 PM »
Really need some advice here or a referral to a good lawyer. Was driving in Brooklyn off the prospect expressway and was pulled over for speeding going 72 on a 35mph zone (cop said it was lowered from 45 because of the traffic light). I honestly don't think that I was going that fast but he said that he got me on laser 1500 feet away.  I have a CA license and Geico insurance. Thanks in advance!
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1433 on: October 14, 2014, 05:16:11 PM »
Really need some advice here or a referral to a good lawyer. Was driving in Brooklyn off the prospect expressway and was pulled over for speeding going 72 on a 35mph zone (cop said it was lowered from 45 because of the traffic light). I honestly don't think that I was going that fast but he said that he got me on laser 1500 feet away.  I have a CA license and Geico insurance. Thanks in advance!
I heard that Geico  is the worst with tickets  and the count it for 5 years against you so you may have to fight it.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1434 on: October 15, 2014, 01:16:46 AM »
1. You could pay the ticket, and NY will report to MD. You may want to find out what MD does with that info.
2. You can go to trial your self or hire an attorney to attend the trial on your behalf without you attending.
3. You can ignore the ticket, and NY will convict you in default, charge you more money, and suspend your driving privileges in NY and then ask MD to suspend you in MD.
In some Courts the officers bet annoyed by your requesting a deposition, and may not extend a plea deal to you, or will offer you 2 points out of 3. In most larger towns it doesn't make a difference.

Even if you don't get a deposition you are not out of the woods yet.
From NY? I hear that they do.

How  much did Scott charge you, and what kind of violation did he get dismissed?
Scott dismissed me a ticket , leaving scene of accedent

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1435 on: October 15, 2014, 01:17:53 AM »
I got a ticket because I was on a left turning lane and I went straight , is it points?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1436 on: October 19, 2014, 01:17:39 AM »
I got a ticket because I was on a left turning lane and I went straight , is it points?
What does the ticket say? Probably has points.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1437 on: October 19, 2014, 02:23:49 AM »
What does the ticket say? Probably has points.
Where does it have to say that it is points?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1438 on: October 19, 2014, 06:20:31 AM »
Really need some advice here or a referral to a good lawyer. Was driving in Brooklyn off the prospect expressway and was pulled over for speeding going 72 on a 35mph zone (cop said it was lowered from 45 because of the traffic light). I honestly don't think that I was going that fast but he said that he got me on laser 1500 feet away.  I have a CA license and Geico insurance. Thanks in advance!

got a ticket same place. 31 over. I pleaded not guilty and got a date in July 2015.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1439 on: October 19, 2014, 09:00:55 AM »
Where does it have to say that it is points?
It doesn't necessarily,  the question is what exactly was the ticket written out for (careless driving etc..).