Kalamazoo, MI asked in Traffic Tickets for New York

Q: I had a no seat belt ticket in 2002 but just finding out about it now It’s been 18 years is there a limitation on this

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Howard E. Knispel
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Howard E. Knispel
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Commack, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: I am not sure how you can not know you got a ticket for seat belt violation since they hand it to you. There is, presumably, a judgment. A judgment accumulates interest. The enforcement of a judgment has a statute of limitations of 20 years, so it is still enforceable.

Eli Moore
Eli Moore
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  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • Scarsdale, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Unfortunately, there is no statute of limitations regarding traffic tickets

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