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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
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Re: Traffic Tickets
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #902 on: January 03, 2014, 02:32:43 PM »
Got an expired inspection ticket on Friday. It was about 3 weeks overdue. The cop mentioned that if I go get an inspection right away and show up to court showing I did so, they may give me a break. I got the inspection done an hour later and passed. Any advice whether its worth going to court to see if they would give me a break? ( I live in NJ) TIA

In NYC your advice would have been next time dont believe cops when they write tickets.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #903 on: January 05, 2014, 10:08:35 PM »
Anyone know if there is any basis to fight this hydrant ticket? The car is mostly cut off, on the left side a little is showing.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #904 on: January 05, 2014, 10:57:25 PM »
Anyone know if there is any basis to fight this hydrant ticket? The car is mostly cut off, on the left side a little is showing.

If you don't fight you certainly have to pay but if you fight you can only gain. The only decision you need to make is  if to do it yourself or it pays to hire an attorney.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #905 on: January 05, 2014, 11:20:04 PM »
If you don't fight you certainly have to pay but if you fight you can only gain. The only decision you need to make is  if to do it yourself or it pays to hire an attorney.
I know but I'm saying if there's a reason i could give to try to get get it dismissed.
Is it too close to hydrant?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #906 on: January 06, 2014, 12:14:42 AM »
From just that picture I can only assume that it was your car parked there and have to trust that it was there at the time of ticket etc I think you would need some more pictures if you want to support your position.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #907 on: January 06, 2014, 12:54:32 AM »
From just that picture I can only assume that it was your car parked there and have to trust that it was there at the time of ticket etc I think you would need some more pictures if you want to support your position.
Yes it was there at the time of ticket,  but is it too close?
What am i supporting?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #908 on: January 06, 2014, 12:42:22 PM »
The fact that hardly any tickets are given during snowstorms is a courtesy or a policy? Cuz I saw plenty of cars by pumps without getting tickets, and was wondering if next time I could be soimaich on it in case of need

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #909 on: January 06, 2014, 01:25:11 PM »
The fact that hardly any tickets are given during snowstorms is a courtesy or a policy? Cuz I saw plenty of cars by pumps without getting tickets, and was wondering if next time I could be soimaich on it in case of need

Must probable reason is that the traffic agents don't like to overwork and they have a very strong union.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #910 on: January 06, 2014, 11:03:14 PM »
Yes it was there at the time of ticket,  but is it too close?
What am i supporting?

The law is u have to be 18 feet from the fire hydrant.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #911 on: January 06, 2014, 11:34:14 PM »
The law is u have to be 18 feet from the fire hydrant.
So no go trying to fight this one?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #912 on: January 06, 2014, 11:44:24 PM »
I live in Baltimore. Just got another ticket from a traffic camera driving on I-95. Don't wanna pay. Don't wanna read thread. Pls help. How do I get out of this?
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #913 on: January 06, 2014, 11:52:53 PM »
I live in Baltimore. Just got another ticket from a traffic camera driving on I-95. Don't wanna pay. Don't wanna read thread. Pls help. How do I get out of this?
Ive gotten two of those. It sucks but at least its cheap and no points. Id imagine theres not really any way to get out of it.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #914 on: January 07, 2014, 09:43:56 PM »
Isn't this guy too close? Seems though it's good as they didn't ticket him?

So I don't see why my picture was worse.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #915 on: January 08, 2014, 02:36:01 AM »
Isn't this guy too close? Seems though it's good as they didn't ticket him?

So I don't see why my picture was worse.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #916 on: January 08, 2014, 04:44:23 AM »
Them not giving yenem a ticket doesn't mean that you don't deserve a ticket.
People park like him all the time,  is he legally parked or not?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #917 on: January 08, 2014, 02:29:21 PM »
How long does it take for points to fall off you record with a NYS licence?
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« Reply #918 on: January 08, 2014, 04:48:54 PM »
How long does it take for points to fall off you record with a NYS licence?

18 months from the date of offense for DMV persistent violation purposes. 3 years and then until January from the date of conviction for insurance purposes.

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10 years for review for lifetime revocation after a suspension and 25 years for review if you every had a DWI. DMV holds onto the record forever and they can always decide to do something with it somewhere down the road.)

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #919 on: January 09, 2014, 09:28:10 AM »
I got a ticket in Brooklyn over two weeks ago, and it still doesn't show up in their system online.
I wanna plead not guilty.
What do I do?