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answered on Sep 26, 2024
If you hired a lawyer, you should really address all questions to him/her.
Assuming you don't have a lawyer, there is a lot of case law on where the supporting deposition gets served by mail.
If you have a lawyer on file with the court, the supporting deposition has to be... View More 
As the title suggests, the court has postponed my hearing more than 4 times. I submitted my evidence the day it happened. Are the points still valid? Did they ever take away the points from my license? If there comes a date when they don't postpone it, do I still have to go to court? How long... View More
answered on Jun 23, 2024
Are the points still valid? Points go on your record only, and only if you are convicted by plea, trial, or default.
Did they ever take away the points from my license? DMV maintains a lifetime record. However, the public record only maintains the points for four (4) years.
If... View More
So say I get pulled over on my bike for say a minor traffic violation and I am texting someone on my phone then the officer comes up to me and states that I am detained and told me to put my phone down. Is that an lawful order that I have to follow.
answered on Mar 3, 2024
I don't think you will catch a charge for resisting arrest or failure to obey a lawful order for not putting down your phone. I think you will catch a bunch of other charges as the cop gets annoyed at you being discourteous by engaging in a call while you are detained.
Ticket for illegal lane change and no inspection
answered on Sep 8, 2024
The answer to your question is contained in your question: your license is scheduled to be suspended for "failure to appear". So you have to comply with the Court and "appear" or whatever else the Court is requiring you to do.
I’m 19 and I just transferred my license to NY last week and I had just got pulled for over my first time last night and got a ticket for going 69 in a 55. My previous license was in New Hampshire which doesn’t have permits. I got my license this January and I’ve only been driving for 5... View More
answered on May 3, 2024
If you are on probation, a speeding conviction, even for 1 MPH over the limit, will result in a suspension. Fight the ticket.
A friend of mine was given a ticket for an “illegal left turn”. After the cop took her information they mentioned she had 15 days to respond but proceeded to give her a blank paper. Is that admissible in court?
answered on Mar 14, 2024
Its not valid service. Check with the court whether anything is filed, if you can figure out where its filed.
Keep that blank paper and update your address with the NYS DMV.
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answered on Jan 30, 2024
What are the tickets for? What was the incident? We need more information to give an answer to your question.
Why would they say I need to go in person for a stop sign ticket if I already pled filthy and said I’d pay? Would a lawyer make sure I don’t go to jail?
answered on Jun 29, 2023
It depends on which court the ticket is filed in. Assuming you got this ticket in NYC, they want you to come to court to decide whether to suspend your driver's license for too many points.
During the summer of 2020, I was pulled over in Harlem and issued a summons for 1225-C (2) (A). TVB
postponed the court date 3 times and is set for 7/7/2023. The officer has since been reassigned to a precinct in Queens. Should I exercise my 2 postponements in the hopes the officer will... View More
answered on Jun 18, 2023
If the phone was in your hand, there is a presumption you were using it. You would have to convince the judge/hearing officer that you weren't using the phone.
We hired a lawyer to get rid of our traffic tickets in New York. All 3 of us were guilty of the many tickets and so resolved in suspension of our drivers licenses. We didn’t know this until a police officer told us. This prevented us from continuing to drive , and almost getting arrested. We were... View More
answered on May 15, 2023
We would probably need more information to determine whether you have a claim or grievance. Try re-posting to the section on "legal malpractice" if there is such a forum on Justia.
answered on Apr 9, 2023
See https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/397 and https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/397-A
The Courts have found that VTL 397 does not apply to radar detectors.
I received a ticket in NYC for driving "22 above speed limit" but I moved outside of NY state and have a new license in a different state. If found guilty, do the points transfer?
answered on Mar 5, 2023
If you are convicted in NY, NY "should" report the conviction to your new state. Check with your new state (you didn't specify which one) whether they will record the reported conviction, or not.
answered on Dec 21, 2022
Another good question is whether you are going to jail.
It depends! Not if you aren't convicted.
Lots of additional facts are needed here. The City, village or town where you were charged, your prior record, how old you are, and more.
My 3rd DWI had been overturned on a post convition appeal due to the Cassidy v. NJ case. I served 180 days in jail because of the charge. I got charged in 2015 went right to jail and released in 2016. The case was just overturned and I please down to careless driving. Can I have a lawsuit because... View More
answered on Oct 23, 2022
You posted this question to the NY attorney's forum. Try posting it again in NJ. Good luck!
Its been 9 months already my hearing is in 3 months and I'm no longer probationary would my license still get suspended if I change to a guilty plea or if I am found guilty?
answered on Jul 27, 2022
Yes you will still get suspended, because the DMV looks back at the status of your license at the date of violation.
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answered on May 17, 2022
For parking tickets, the named defendant is the vehicle, not a person.
It was dark night and was never caught and home in bed when they brought me to station to “pick up my wallet “ my girlfriend had reported the car stolen and I was home in bed. They questioned us both and neither admitted or confessed. They let us go and didn’t even arraign me or anything. All... View More
answered on Jan 19, 2022
This question was posted to "traffic tickets". Try reposting it to "criminal defense".
answered on Nov 20, 2021
In NY, speeding alone is not reckless unless there is another issue as well. This is sometimes called the "speeding plus" rule.
The cop didn't had any possible view of the alleged light I crossed.
He made assumption based on the other light that changed, but he didn't physically saw the exactly light I allegedly crossed. He gave me ticket, is it a defense to say that cop didn't see my light and had no... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2021
Yes, but:
If that police officer knows the area, they might know that those two lights are synchronized.
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