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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 #580 on: August 26, 2013, 09:32:01 PM »

Anybody know if it makes a difference that the cop mixed up my name on the ticket. He wrote "middle name", "first name" "last name" (basically just switched my middle name and my last name). It was entered this way into the court's system as well.
Won't make a difference IMO.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #581 on: August 27, 2013, 12:22:28 AM »
Anybody know if it makes a difference that the cop mixed up my name on the ticket. He wrote "middle name", "first name" "last name" (basically just switched my middle name and my last name). It was entered this way into the court's system as well.

Won't make a difference IMO.

 
Why do you say that it’s not considered defective?
 

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #582 on: August 27, 2013, 01:16:35 AM »

 
Why do you say that it’s not considered defective?

I'm new here and have not read all the previous post's so maybe i'm being redundant.  But to have an infraction dismissed, you need more then a "clerical" error UNLESS you hire an attorney.  With a good traffic attorney, almost anyone can get out of an infraction.  If you fight it yourself, you need something substantial.  Examples would be speed radar not certified, wrong traffic violation cited, video proof you didn't commit the offense, etc.

Hope this helps. 

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #583 on: August 27, 2013, 02:39:59 AM »
I'm new here and have not read all the previous post's so maybe i'm being redundant.  But to have an infraction dismissed, you need more then a "clerical" error UNLESS you hire an attorney.  With a good traffic attorney, almost anyone can get out of an infraction.  If you fight it yourself, you need something substantial.  Examples would be speed radar not certified, wrong traffic violation cited, video proof you didn't commit the offense, etc.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #584 on: August 27, 2013, 10:51:32 AM »


 
Why do you say that it’s not considered defective?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #585 on: August 27, 2013, 10:55:13 AM »

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #586 on: August 27, 2013, 10:58:55 AM »
Won't make a difference IMO.
What is your opinion based on?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #587 on: August 27, 2013, 12:17:30 PM »
GIYF

What's google here?
Why do say a wrong name on a ticked doesn't make it defective?
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« Reply #588 on: August 27, 2013, 04:33:20 PM »
What's google here?
Why do say a wrong name on a ticked doesn't make it defective?
You can't get off a ticket for that petty mistake unless he wrote the wrong name completely, just filling out the name in the wrong box is not enough.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #589 on: August 27, 2013, 04:54:22 PM »
You can't get off a ticket for that petty mistake unless he wrote the wrong name completely, just filling out the name in the wrong box is not enough.

Source?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #590 on: August 28, 2013, 01:33:44 AM »
Source?
What is your source Bostener?

As long as the information about the offense are correct such as violation number and place of the violation the ticket will be valid and will be effective as long as they can pin it on you, even if your identity is incorrect on the ticket. You can see these same facts on the websites of many reputable attorneys in new york.

You are welcome to post your own sources contrary if you like.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #591 on: August 28, 2013, 03:25:05 AM »
Are you an attorney?
 

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #592 on: August 28, 2013, 10:52:31 PM »
Are you an attorney?

Who is this question aimed at?

I work at a traffic law office for attorneys.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #593 on: August 28, 2013, 11:26:29 PM »






As long as the information about the offense are correct such as violation number and place of the violation the ticket will be valid and will be effective as long as they can pin it on you, even if your identity is incorrect on the ticket. You can see these same facts on the websites of many reputable attorneys in new york.

Who is this question aimed at?



You


I work at a traffic law office for attorneys.

I wonder what kind of a law office can't get any better sources then " websites of many reputable attorneys in new york"

I won't hire a lawyer who can't get better back up for his word  other then other lawyers website.




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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #594 on: August 29, 2013, 12:06:36 AM »



You

I wonder what kind of a law office can't get any better sources then " websites of many reputable attorneys in new york"

I won't hire a lawyer who can't get better back up for his word  other then other lawyers website.
I highly doubt it would be in print "how to get out of a ticket" anywhere official or anywhere else other than an attorneys website.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #595 on: August 29, 2013, 12:50:31 AM »
I highly doubt it would be in print "how to get out of a ticket" anywhere official or anywhere else other than an attorneys website.


I am not sure I understand what you meant.
A simple search on Amazon or bn.com you find many many books on how to get out of a ticket.
Now on our question, what makes a ticket defective, there's statutes, case law, law firms have expansive legal data basis that make it easier to search (G. I. NOT Y. F. here) like Lexus etc. These things also very from one jurisdiction to another. So there is reputable places to search if this ticket is considered defective.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #596 on: August 30, 2013, 02:49:37 AM »
I gave my tickets to parking experts over a month ago ,  and it just went up in price.  They're(parking experts) really unreliable and they said that I'll have to pay it if they lose the ticket,  as nyc doesn't waive it anymore.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #597 on: September 01, 2013, 02:29:05 AM »

I wonder what kind of a law office can't get any better sources then " websites of many reputable attorneys in new york"

I won't hire a lawyer who can't get better back up for his word  other then other lawyers website.
I just spoke with a guy on Friday who got a ticket 3 years ago and didn't answer it because his name was not entered on the ticket. Unfortunately his DOB was and his license was suspended and a warrant was put out for him, with his name.

You are welcome to step into a courtroom and see what flies and what doesn't. I don't happen to know the case law behind this practise, however I do see it practiced every day. You are looking for a debate so you can back up your bad advice with meaningless arguments.

You are welcome to try to find an attorney, who has the time and patience to explain the evaluation of each law to the point that you don't need their help.

I am still eagerly awaiting for you to show some source backing up your claim that they are dismissible, and then you can explain why it has never worked for anyone one else.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #598 on: September 01, 2013, 01:41:44 PM »
I just spoke with a guy on Friday who got a ticket 3 years ago and didn't answer it because his name was not entered on the ticket. Unfortunately his DOB was and his license was suspended and a warrant was put out for him, with his name.

You are welcome to step into a courtroom and see what flies and what doesn't. I don't happen to know the case law behind this practise, however I do see it practiced every day. You are looking for a debate so you can back up your bad advice with meaningless arguments.

You are welcome to try to find an attorney, who has the time and patience to explain the evaluation of each law to the point that you don't need their help.

I am still eagerly awaiting for you to show some source backing up your claim that they are dismissible, and then you can explain why it has never worked for anyone one else.
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« Reply #599 on: September 01, 2013, 11:57:05 PM »
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The fellow with the suspended license didn't think it was so cool:/