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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 #2900 on: May 12, 2017, 02:02:51 PM »
If you're single and plan on going to learn in Israel sometime in the next few years you may want to push it off till as close to then as possible so you don't pay the insurance increase for the first year when it's the worst.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2901 on: May 12, 2017, 02:44:53 PM »
Thanks.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2902 on: May 12, 2017, 03:04:42 PM »
And make sure to get a new 12 month insurance policy before you go to court. If you plan to go to Israel you may want to go to court about a year before and get a new policy before going to court so you get 1 year before the policy renews and another year while out of the country
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2903 on: May 18, 2017, 12:44:56 PM »
Update: I spoke to Myticketsnyc, and was told that it's a $200 ticket, and the chances of getting it dismissed are 50% (because SI is very tough). They charge $300 regardless if they win or lose.
Should I hire them?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2904 on: May 18, 2017, 12:49:01 PM »
Update: I spoke to Myticketsnyc, and was told that it's a $200 ticket, and the chances of getting it dismissed are 50% (because SI is very tough). They charge $300 regardless if they win or lose.
Should I hire them?
He will (most probably) push it off as long as possible (which you can do yourself )


ETA: http://nypost.com/2017/05/13/fuming-residents-create-petition-to-remove-hostile-traffic-judge/

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2905 on: May 18, 2017, 12:58:09 PM »
He will (most probably) push it off as long as possible (which you can do yourself )


ETA: http://nypost.com/2017/05/13/fuming-residents-create-petition-to-remove-hostile-traffic-judge/
Correct. But I definitely don't want to go to court. If I don't hire a lawyer, can I push it off if I don't plan to show up? I wouldn't think so. The alternative to a lawyer is just pleading guilty, which I think can not have any delay. Also, there is a benefit to a lawyer, as they know the law, and may trip up the cop in his testimony, which I certainly can not do.
On the other hand, I have a good record, and my ins. co. says that I may not incur any increase in premium from just one ticket.
Hence my conundrum...

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2906 on: May 18, 2017, 01:00:53 PM »
Correct. But I definitely don't want to go to court. If I don't hire a lawyer, can I push it off if I don't plan to show up? I wouldn't think so. The alternative to a lawyer is just pleading guilty, which I think can not have any delay. Also, there is a benefit to a lawyer, as they know the law, and may trip up the cop in his testimony, which I certainly can not do.
On the other hand, I have a good record, and my ins. co. says that I may not incur any increase in premium from just one ticket.
Hence my conundrum...
You can push off and later plea or hire him.....  You only need to go down after second or third time if I remember  correctly, to post $40 bond.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2907 on: May 18, 2017, 01:07:56 PM »
You can push off and later plea or hire him.....  You only need to go down after second or third time if I remember  correctly, to post $40 bond.
Best to push off as close as possible to the court date, that way you can push off the longest possible and also you might be lucky that the officer will change his schedule which will buy you even more push off times.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2908 on: May 18, 2017, 01:08:42 PM »
You can push off and later plea or hire him.....  You only need to go down after second or third time if I remember  correctly, to post $40 bond.

See attched.
Thanks. How is this done? When I try online, it says that it can't find the ticket.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2909 on: May 18, 2017, 01:11:00 PM »
Thanks. How is this done? When I try online, it says that it can't find the ticket.
Give it some time to enter system.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2910 on: May 18, 2017, 01:12:20 PM »
Give it some time to enter system.
It's already 8 days, and I have to respond within 14 days.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2911 on: May 18, 2017, 01:16:06 PM »
It's already 8 days, and I have to respond within 14 days.
Just wait and keep checking up on it
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2912 on: May 18, 2017, 01:20:14 PM »
It's already 8 days, and I have to respond within 14 days.
Don't worry about it.
 Keep on checking.

Or mail it in if you can't sleep at night. Although I wouldn't, on the off chance that it may get lost and never entered into system. Call it wishful thinking...

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2913 on: May 18, 2017, 01:41:09 PM »
Just wait and keep checking up on it
Don't worry about it.
 Keep on checking.

Or mail it in if you can't sleep at night. Although I wouldn't, on the off chance that it may get lost and never entered into system. Call it wishful thinking...
Thanks! Will do.

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2914 on: May 18, 2017, 08:50:51 PM »
Anyone ever use this?

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2915 on: May 24, 2017, 11:54:09 PM »
It's already 8 days, and I have to respond within 14 days.
In NYC you have 30 days to plead not guilty from the date the ticket is entered online. If you enter your email address they will email you when the ticket is entered. https://transact2.dmv.ny.gov/pleadnpay/
Or mail it in if you can't sleep at night. Although I wouldn't, on the off chance that it may get lost and never entered into system. Call it wishful thinking...
The mail system is horrible. Sometimes they take weeks to process the mail and suspend you in the interim. Stick to the online system.

Update: I spoke to Myticketsnyc, and was told that it's a $200 ticket, and the chances of getting it dismissed are 50% (because SI is very tough). They charge $300 regardless if they win or lose.
Should I hire them?
Staten Island is no where close to 50/50. Its more like 95/5.

Thanks. Is there any point in fighting it? I don't believe I was 20 over, but I may be wrong, and also how would I prove it? I am inclined to just pay it. Am I mistaken?
You have the right to be innocent until you are proven guilty at trial, which means the officer needs to come to court and testify that he is an expert, calibrated his radar, ex. Sometimes the officer's case falls short, and you remain innocent.

I got a  ticket in NYC.
He claims passenger In back seat wasn't wearing seat belt
Any Advice
Its three points.

Anyone ever use this?
We looked into them for traffic tickets. They wanted to charge us an arm and a leg for referrals. They are basically a company that refers to attorneys.

ETA: http://nypost.com/2017/05/13/fuming-residents-create-petition-to-remove-hostile-traffic-judge/
I can't fathom how this (poorly written) petition doesn't have 1500 signatures yet.
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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2916 on: May 25, 2017, 12:07:24 AM »
Thanks for the detailed reply. Are you an attorney?
In NYC you have 30 days to plead not guilty from the date the ticket is entered online. If you enter your email address they will email you when the ticket is entered.
Really? The ticket says I have 15 days.
Stick to the online system.
Very timely! I just stuck it in my mailbox, so I took it back in.
Staten Island is no where close to 50/50. Its more like 95/5.
Which way?



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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2918 on: May 25, 2017, 10:16:19 AM »
It finally showed up online.
Here is my question. Considering that I have no intention of going to court or hiring a lawyer, should I plead guilty now, or plead NG now, and delay a court date and then eventually change my plea to guilty and pay (if I can even do that)?
My inclination is to pay now. Am I making a mistake? Thanks!

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Re: Moving Violation Tickets
« Reply #2919 on: May 25, 2017, 10:17:48 AM »
It finally showed up online.
Here is my question. Considering that I have no intention of going to court or hiring a lawyer, should I plead guilty now, or plead NG now, and delay a court date and then eventually change my plea to guilty and pay (if I can even do that)?
My inclination is to pay now. Am I making a mistake? Thanks!
No mistake, you're pleading guilty anyhow.

You gotta decide if you wanna take the hit now vs later... That is all.