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More On Cuomo’s Proposed Restrictions On Speeding Ticket Plea Bargains

Governor Cuomo has included in his 2013-2013 budget a proposal to add additional fees to certain traffic tickets and restrict certain types of speeding tickets on plea bargains. Typically, the “target” plea bargain is a reduction to a parking violation or other local ordinance.  The “win-win” here is that the local court collects their fine […]

Simple Holiday Driving Tips. Avoid The Following

I’ve seen all the year end lists this week. Ten ways to avoid weight gain, to avoid stress, for gift giving, gift getting, ten thing you can do to end your year strong and for making 2013 resolutions. Here’s our list…what NOT to do while driving during the holidays. 1. Drink before driving. It’s pretty […]

How Long Do Points Stay on Your License In NY?

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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 […]

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 […]

NY Traffic Court Profile: Queens North Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB)

The Queens North Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) office is part of the NYS TVB system.  The TVB is an administrative agency (it is part of the DMV) that handles NYC traffic tickets as well as tickets issued in parts of Suffolk County, Rochester and Buffalo. The Queens North TVB office is attached to a full […]

What NOT to do with your traffic ticket

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Clients and potential clients ask us all the time about how to handle a NY traffic ticket, about points on their license, about suspensions, out of state tickets, etc. If you want advice on how to handle a speeding ticket, NY driver license or any other related issue, feel free to give us a call or submit […]

The traffic ticket “overpayment myth”

I’ve read it various places online and been asked by friends and clients on numerous occasions whether it’s true. It’s the “overpayment” myth.  And the answer is NO, it is not true. Here’s a version of it I found from a quick search online: A police officer confirmed this for me. THIS IS FOR USA […]

NYPD traffic agent issues traffic ticket for no good reason

On June 14, Queens Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Queens) observed an NYPD Traffic Agent, Daniel Chu, speeding through a stop sign with his police lights flashing. Halloran tailed Chu and stopped to snap photos of him parked illegally in front of a Dunkin’ Donuts in Whitestone, Queens. Chu yelled at Halloran and wrote issued him a […]

New York driver license points FAQ

A couple of quick answers to questions we’ve recently been asked concerning NY license points and your driving record. Q:  Will the points and violation “come off” my record after 18 months? A:  Yes and no–depends on what you mean by “come off”.  No they won’t “come off” because evidence of this violation will be […]