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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 #3940 on: March 21, 2024, 05:36:36 PM »
Yes. If you want a good Nassau County traffic lawyer, use Ben - https://www.benjamingoldmanlawoffice.com/index.html
Do you know what he charges?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3941 on: March 22, 2024, 03:07:02 PM »
So it seems that Matis Wolfberg wants to charge me 375, while and Zev Goldstein is 500, but offers a money back guarantee on the points aspect.

Anybody with experience have advice of which to use? Nassau County

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3942 on: March 25, 2024, 02:40:25 PM »
So it seems that Matis Wolfberg wants to charge me 375, while and Zev Goldstein is 500, but offers a money back guarantee on the points aspect.

Anybody with experience have advice of which to use? Nassau County
Try OffTheRecord?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3943 on: March 28, 2024, 11:51:22 PM »
Anybody ever heard of getting a car towed in NYC for just having see through plastic over the plate? No warning. No previous ticket. Impounded car.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3944 on: March 31, 2024, 02:48:00 PM »
Anybody ever heard of getting a car towed in NYC for just having see through plastic over the plate? No warning. No previous ticket. Impounded car.
Nope, never heard of that before. Let us know the outcome.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3945 on: April 16, 2024, 11:57:39 AM »
How can I get a copy of the Judge's order for a moving violation hearing in NYC? I know that it's guilty but I want to know if the attorney made an effort to go down or it was a default judgment..?
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3946 on: May 13, 2024, 09:15:06 PM »
So it seems that Matis Wolfberg wants to charge me 375, while and Zev Goldstein is 500, but offers a money back guarantee on the points aspect.

Anybody with experience have advice of which to use? Nassau County

Who offers a guarantee? Matis?


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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3947 on: May 24, 2024, 12:42:49 PM »
Got a no seatbelt ticket as driver in nys
Whats the fine ?
Are there points?
Doesnt tell me on ticket...

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3948 on: June 05, 2024, 06:25:13 AM »
Got a no seatbelt ticket as driver in nys
Whats the fine ?
Are there points?
Doesnt tell me on ticket...

Child seatbelt has 3 points. Adult seatbelt has zero but is still recorded in the driving record.

NYS ticket fines are complicated and owed to multiple agencies depending on prior record.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3949 on: June 07, 2024, 07:08:09 PM »
I got my first ever ticket in Lakewood for being on a phone. The prosecutor is offering me a zero point plea bargain for an improper turn 39:4-116.
To be honest I was stopped at a red light and picked up my phone to look at directions. The state trooper was sitting right there and saw me. I put the phone down immediately once the car started moving again. Is that something worth trying to explain to the judge, or just take the plea bargain he is offering me now?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3950 on: June 09, 2024, 02:07:32 AM »
I got my first ever ticket in Lakewood for being on a phone. The prosecutor is offering me a zero point plea bargain for an improper turn 39:4-116.
To be honest I was stopped at a red light and picked up my phone to look at directions. The state trooper was sitting right there and saw me. I put the phone down immediately once the car started moving again. Is that something worth trying to explain to the judge, or just take the plea bargain he is offering me now?
I would just take it.
It isn’t worth getting the plea bargain removed just to save the few $$.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3951 on: June 14, 2024, 03:24:45 PM »
Wolfberg charging $425. Is that a new thing I though he was in the 3’s

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3952 on: June 14, 2024, 04:22:35 PM »
I would just take it.
It isn’t worth getting the plea bargain removed just to save the few $$.
its $250 + whatever insurance goes up...

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3953 on: June 15, 2024, 10:50:47 PM »
its $250 + whatever insurance goes up...


Maybe ask the prosecutor to change it to a non moving violation

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3954 on: July 03, 2024, 03:55:00 PM »
Lakewood any point /or possiblity in fighting a an expired inspection ticket ?he was stopped for speeding

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3955 on: July 17, 2024, 09:48:19 PM »
I got my first ever ticket in Lakewood for being on a phone. The prosecutor is offering me a zero point plea bargain for an improper turn 39:4-116.
anyone know how that will effect my insurance?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3956 on: September 08, 2024, 08:02:29 AM »
Got pulled over in Brooklyn on a BICYCLE for:
1. Crossing on red
2. Wearing 2 earphones
Any ideas? TIA

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3957 on: September 09, 2024, 09:25:10 AM »
Got pulled over in Brooklyn on a BICYCLE for:
1. Crossing on red
2. Wearing 2 earphones
Any ideas? TIA
That's a NYC tax I haven't heard of before

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3958 on: September 09, 2024, 09:29:10 AM »
Got pulled over in Brooklyn on a BICYCLE for:
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2. Wearing 2 earphones
Any ideas? TIA
on a bike? Was it an ebike? Did they ask for id?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #3959 on: September 09, 2024, 10:30:47 AM »
Got pulled over in Brooklyn on a BICYCLE for:
1. Crossing on red
2. Wearing 2 earphones
Any ideas? TIA

Usually there isnt much to do. You should also check reddit nycbike.

Did he give you a fine of $150?
If you can plead not guilty and hope the cop doesnt show up to the court on that date.

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