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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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Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2100 on: September 08, 2015, 03:32:27 PM »
I made a illegal U-turn into the gas station on the palisades parkway cop pulled me over gave me TEN tickets all for different offenses but all same idea no points.... Will I have an easy time fighting it ?
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wow, he must of had a lot of tickets to lose... Go plead them down to 2 or so...
Just as you said got it down to 2 tickets.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2101 on: September 08, 2015, 05:30:09 PM »
In Fallsberg, it was one piece of paper.
Then you did not receive a supporting deposition, and you may request one when you plead not guilty.

Even without the deposition issue, they should drop it from 3 to 0.

Make sure NOT to play the push off game, and not to miss the court date. They are a bit testy over there.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2102 on: September 08, 2015, 06:07:01 PM »
Then you did not receive a supporting deposition, and you may request one when you plead not guilty.

Even without the deposition issue, they should drop it from 3 to 0.

Make sure NOT to play the push off game, and not to miss the court date. They are a bit testy over there.
What exactly is a deposition?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2104 on: September 20, 2015, 03:19:11 PM »
I got pulled in bp a few days ago for a "seat belt" , believe it or not , I have never heard anyone pulled for this. Anyhow by the the time the cop got to my car I was wearing it, and I actually convinced him that he made a mistake but still gave me a ticket. What are my options?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2106 on: September 22, 2015, 08:32:45 AM »
I got pulled in bp a few days ago for a "seat belt" , believe it or not , I have never heard anyone pulled for this. Anyhow by the the time the cop got to my car I was wearing it, and I actually convinced him that he made a mistake but still gave me a ticket. What are my options?

He swore under penalty of perjury that he saw that you did not wear a seat belt. Its a zero point violation, however it goes on your record/insurance.

Just as you said got it down to 2 tickets.
How much did it cost?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2107 on: September 22, 2015, 08:50:01 AM »
I need a traffic lawyer in NH.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2108 on: September 22, 2015, 08:59:42 AM »
He swore under penalty of perjury that he saw that you did not wear a seat belt. Its a zero point violation, however it goes on your record/insurance.


Thanks, so basically it my word against his (except that he's under oath......).
What are my options to fight it, if any?
Would pushing it off help?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2109 on: September 22, 2015, 10:50:48 AM »
Thanks, so basically it my word against his (except that he's under oath......).
What are my options to fight it, if any?
Would pushing it off help?
Where did you receive it?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2110 on: September 22, 2015, 10:57:29 AM »

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2111 on: September 22, 2015, 03:17:02 PM »
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Your only option is to go to trial. The limited benefits of the push off game, when you consider the possibility of getting suspended and effort involved, are not worth it. You can go to trial yourself, or hire a lawyer to go for you.

You should figure out how much you will lose in insurance increases if you are found guilty.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2112 on: September 22, 2015, 03:53:47 PM »

Got it down to two tickets
 How much did it cost?
$210

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« Reply #2113 on: September 24, 2015, 09:59:19 PM »
$210
Not bad for 10 tickets. How long did it take you?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2114 on: September 24, 2015, 10:04:57 PM »

Not bad for 10 tickets. How long did it take you?
it was a busy day at court,  got to court at 3pm left at 6pm

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2115 on: September 25, 2015, 05:22:23 PM »
If i missed a court date in Elmira, NY ( I thought it was for next week but it was really on yom Kippur) how long do i have to deal with it? Does my license get suspended immediately? Thw lawyer i use is frum and was closed today by the time i realized and he'll be closed until next Wednesday.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2116 on: September 25, 2015, 05:38:07 PM »
Found an NH lawyer to do it for 750. I think I'll drive up myself.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2117 on: September 27, 2015, 02:58:46 AM »
If i missed a court date in Elmira, NY ( I thought it was for next week but it was really on yom Kippur) how long do i have to deal with it? Does my license get suspended immediately? Thw lawyer i use is frum and was closed today by the time i realized and he'll be closed until next Wednesday.
It takes at least 30 days for the court to inform the DMV and for the DMV to suspend you. Your attorney should be able to cancel the suspension before it goes into affect, however he may need $100-$200 bail. Don't wait around, and let the guy know that you missed the date.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #2118 on: September 27, 2015, 04:28:07 AM »
I got a ticket in the summer in Woodridge ignored it,  didn't hear ever since,  should I be concerned about suspension? Aren't they supposed to mail me before anything?

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« Reply #2119 on: October 01, 2015, 07:49:00 PM »
I got a ticket in the summer in Woodridge ignored it,  didn't hear ever since,  should I be concerned about suspension? Aren't they supposed to mail me before anything?

The court would not mail anything to you, and the DMV is supposed to mail you a notice, however never bet on the NY DMV.
Does the DMV have your correct address?

You can check your license status http://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/check-my-licensedriving-privilege-status

The court may also not have gotten around to suspending you yet, and may suspend you after you check your status.

Your best bet is to mail a not guilty plea to the court, and to provide them a stamped return envelope.