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Coronavirus and Traffic Violations

Coronavirus and Traffic Violations

Coronavirus and Traffic Violations We continue to receive many calls from clients with questions about how the court closures may affect their case or their driver license status.  As of June 10, 2020, here’s what we know: The NYC traffic courts (the Traffic Violations Bureau) closed as of 3/18/20 and remain closed “indefinitely” as the […]

Who Is Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket in NY?

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Who Is Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket in NY? Getting a speeding ticket can easily make you feel singled out, especially if you watch dozens of other obvious speeders zip by while you wait for the officer to run your license.  There might actually be some truth to what you are feeling, depending […]

Getting Pulled Over: Is the Police Officer Real or an Impersonator?

Getting Pulled Over: Is the Police Officer Real or an Impersonator?

Getting Pulled Over: Is the Police Officer Real or an Impersonator? Many traffic tickets are issued throughout New York every day.  Most of these are legitimate car stops in the sense that it’s an actual police officer, one who is empowered to pull vehicles over and issue summonses, who is initiating the car stop.   Unfortunately, […]

What Happens If I Don’t Pay My NYC Traffic Ticket?

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What Happens If I Don’t Pay My NYC Traffic Ticket? Traffic tickets are fairly easy to get in New York City.  Unfortunately, New Yorkers are busy people and sometimes it can be just as easy to forget the deadlines for addressing them. Whether you intend to fight the ticket with the help of a traffic […]

Don’t Send the DMV Your Affidavit “Statement” to Fight Your NYC Traffic Ticket

Don’t Send the DMV Your Affidavit “Statement” to Fight Your NYC Traffic Ticket

Don’t Send the DMV Your Affidavit “Statement” to Fight Your NYC Traffic Ticket The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is the agency responsible for overseeing the Traffic Violations Bureau.  The Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) handles all the moving violation traffic tickets issued throughout NYC. When you are issued a traffic ticket in […]

What You Need to Know About the 8 Traffic Courts in NYC

What You Need to Know About the 8 Traffic Courts in NYC

Maintaining the safety of motorists and passengers should be the focus after the accident, and ensuring that any persons in need of medical care receive it. If you’ve been in a vehicle collision that only resulted in property damage, you are responsible for the following: What You Need to Know About the 8 Traffic Courts […]

What New York Towns Collect the Most Fines from Traffic Tickets?

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What New York Towns Collect the Most Fines from Traffic Tickets? FAST FACTS Towns and villages in Upstate brought in $171 million in fines. The town of Kent brought in the lowest amount of fines at $602,823. Village and town courts across the state brought in $250 million. When it comes to driving in New York, you […]

School Zone Speed Cameras Are No Longer in Effect. What Now?

School Zone Speed Cameras Are No Longer in Effect. What Now

School Zone Speed Cameras Are No Longer in Effect. What Now? FAST FACTS There were 712,370 speeding tickets issued in the state of New York in 2016. Those tickets made up 19.9% of all citations handed out. New York Police wrote 115,554 of those speeding tickets. Traffic enforcement by camera has its pros and cons.  Some argue […]