Common NY Traffic Violations and Misdemeanors
The following is a list of violations and misdemeanors we commonly see cited on traffic tickets throughout New York State.
Click on a violation below read more about the individual section of law. Over time, we hope to expand this and offer more violations and more information on each.
VTL §1225(c) Cellphone and §1225(d) Portable electronic devices
VTL §1110(a) Disobey a Traffic Control Device
VTL §511 Aggravated Unlicensed Operation – AUO
VTL §1174(a) Failure to Stop for a School Bus
VTL §1151 Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian, NYC Traffic Rules §4-04(b)
VTL $1140-1146 Failure to Yield to a Vehicle
VTL §1144(a) Failure to Move Over
VTL §1163 Failure to Signal
VTL §1128 Unsafe Lane Change
VTL §319 Uninsured Operation
VTL §1111 Red light and other traffic signals
VTL §1172 Stop sign
VTL §1175 Spillback – Blocking the box – Obstructing traffic at an intersection
VTL §1127 One-Way, driving the wrong direction
VTL §1129 Tailgating – Follow Too Closely