How Long Do Points Stay on Your License In NY?
Generally, in New York points for moving violations will stay on your license for 18 months. The violations themselves, however, will stay on your record for up to 4 years. As NYC traffic ticket lawyers, we understandably get a lot of questions concerning NY driver license points. There seems to be some degree of confusion out […]
Asking Officers You Know For Traffic Ticket Favors
At least once a week I’ll hear from a client or prospective client dealing with an open traffic violation that he’s going to reach out through a friend or relative to the police officer who issued him a traffic ticket. Typically, I have no problem with that. In most case I don’t think it can […]
Class-Action Suit Attacking NYC Red Light Cameras
Who likes red light cameras? Good news if you don’t. A class action lawsuit has been filed against NYC and it accuses the city of rigging the timing of the light cycles to encourage more violations and thus more fines. Robert Sinclair, AAA motor club New York spokesperson, says they are in favor of cameras […]
Excuses Which May (Or May Not) Get You Out Of A Traffic Ticket
In a typical month our firm will offer hundreds of consultations on various traffic ticket and traffic violation matters. No matter the specific violation or location, I’ve found that you can break down traffic ticket recipients into three basic categories: I did it. I didn’t do it. I did it, but… This isn’t about who […]
NY Failure To Yield To A Pedestrian
In the state of New York, to yield means to give the right of way to another person. That person may be another driver or it may be a pedestrian or cyclist. An upside-down, white triangle with a red border indicates the necessity to yield. Under the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL), §1151 Failure […]
NY Adult And Child Seat Belt Laws
NYS VTL § 1229-c Operation of vehicles with safety belts and safety seats is the section of law which controls. Here are the basic rules: 1. Child Safety Seats and Restraints (under 16 years old) All back seat passengers under the age of four must be restrained in a “specially designed seat” which meets Federal Motor Vehicle […]
New SCPTVA Traffic Court Coming To Suffolk County
Out with the New York State/DMV Traffic Violations Bureau and in with the Suffolk County Parking and Traffic Violations Agency. If you’re not familiar with traffic tickets in New York and Suffolk in particular, these two agencies probably seem like exactly the same thing with a different name. They’re not. Tickets currently answerable in the […]
You Can Beat a TVB Traffic Ticket…And Here’s How
My firm probably offers 10-15 consultations per day concerning issues at the NYS TVB, and just about every person wants to know if it is possible to win a hearing there and, if so, what are the odds it will happen. The NYS Traffic Violations Bureau is an administrative agency. There are no plea bargains […]
Insufficient Turn Violation: What If My Signal Is Broken?
I am representing a motorist who was pulled over for a two point insufficient turn signal violation. He came to me with a receipt for repair of a broken turn signal and wanted to argue that this wasn’t a failure to signal (two points) but a mere broken light equipment violation (zero points). Unfortunately, it’s […]
NY Traffic Court Profile: Brooklyn North Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB)
The Brooklyn North Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) is a NYS administrative agency (part of the DMV) that handles NYC traffic tickets issued in parts of Brooklyn. The TVB system overall has a number of courts and handles traffic tickets issued in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx as well as tickets issued in […]
