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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 #1360 on: September 16, 2014, 05:37:54 PM »
a friend of mine got a ticket in Secaucus, NJ going 95 in a 55 zone plus other tickets, his licence is from Canada is there any point in fighting not to get points on his licence?
He can lose ny driving privileges
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1361 on: September 16, 2014, 07:55:00 PM »


He can lose NJ driving privileges

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1362 on: September 16, 2014, 08:08:37 PM »
a friend of mine got a ticket in Secaucus, NJ going 95 in a 55 zone plus other tickets, his licence is from Canada is there any point in fighting not to get points on his licence?
If he was truly going 95, he should go for a psychological evaluation.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1363 on: September 16, 2014, 08:30:14 PM »
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1364 on: September 16, 2014, 08:36:29 PM »
Also you guys can keep in mind,  I found a great online defensive driving course that actually removed 2 points of my wifes nj license and gave me a 15% discount on my insurance.  Myimprov.com
They are not overly priced either and their method is teaching through humor. 
(You have to stay on the page for at least 6 hours to get the certificate,  u can always leave your computer and come back a few hours later)
They remove the total amount of points however the record of violation remains. Go to the MVC and see what her record looks like.
I just saw a NJ driving record 2 pages long with a total of 0 points because of the many courses however all the violations are still there. The DA was not willing to offer this guy anything.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1365 on: September 16, 2014, 08:37:26 PM »
a friend of mine got a ticket in Secaucus, NJ going 95 in a 55 zone plus other tickets, his licence is from Canada is there any point in fighting not to get points on his licence?
He should fight it in order to get the points reduced. He should forget about getting 0 points, its damage control from here on out.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1366 on: September 17, 2014, 01:58:15 AM »
Albany can plea via mail?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1367 on: September 17, 2014, 08:20:53 AM »

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1368 on: September 17, 2014, 11:01:34 AM »
I got a ticket for doing 61 in a 30 in brooklyn. I have  a nj license. What are my options?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1369 on: September 17, 2014, 11:05:19 AM »
I got a ticket for doing 61 in a 30 in brooklyn. I have  a nj license. What are my options?
Well for starters please slow down.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1370 on: September 17, 2014, 11:07:20 AM »
Well for starters please slow down.

It was on the prospect  expway. They had a sting lined up and pulled over dozens of cars. Thanks  for the sympathy  tho.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1371 on: September 17, 2014, 11:10:22 AM »
It was on the prospect  expway. They had a sting lined up and pulled over dozens of cars. Thanks  for the sympathy  tho.
On the prospect i could hear. As long as it wasn't a residential street.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1372 on: September 17, 2014, 11:42:59 AM »
It was on the prospect  expway. They had a sting lined up and pulled over dozens of cars. Thanks  for the sympathy  tho.
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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1373 on: September 17, 2014, 11:43:35 AM »

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1374 on: September 17, 2014, 01:06:11 PM »
Anyone have experience with tickets in manhattan. My wife got 2. 1-For no left turn 2-fail to stop for pedx.
with a NJ license i believe its 2 points per ticket. so even though fines are $138 each it may be worth trying to hire an attorney to get them off.
Can anyone recommend a good reasonably priced one?

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1375 on: September 17, 2014, 02:41:23 PM »
just went to queens south to push off court date again- judge was nice and didn't make me post a $40 bond. (she was jewish) YMMV

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1376 on: September 18, 2014, 12:45:04 AM »
I got a ticket for doing 61 in a 30 in brooklyn. I have  a nj license. What are my options?
You are looking at 8 NYS points, and if you can cast uncertainty in 1 MPH you save yourself 2 point and part of the fine right there. Take it to trial yourself or hire someone to go to trial for you and hope that you get the whole thing dismissed.

Anyone have experience with tickets in manhattan. My wife got 2. 1-For no left turn 2-fail to stop for pedx.
with a NJ license i believe its 2 points per ticket. so even though fines are $138 each it may be worth trying to hire an attorney to get them off.
Can anyone recommend a good reasonably priced one?

Check the wiki, however there are lost of good attorneys out there.

just went to queens south to push off court date again- judge was nice and didn't make me post a $40 bond. (she was jewish) YMMV

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1377 on: September 18, 2014, 08:50:49 PM »
Just wanted to post here.
I used Leib Klein and I must say I would highly recommend him. I was very happy dealing with him and very happy with the outcome of my case.

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1378 on: September 18, 2014, 09:59:01 PM »
Well for starters please slow down.
to put things in prospective in Brooklyn, ocean pkwy and Parkville Avenue have the same speed limit

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Re: Traffic Tickets
« Reply #1379 on: September 19, 2014, 01:07:27 AM »
Moving onto my next ticket, if the ticket said my car is blue and I think it's silver, where can I check what color it is? I don't want them to tell me "it's a metallic blueish silver" when I try fighting it.