Port Chester, NY asked in Traffic Tickets for New York

Q: I got a ticket in a new stop sign in my town ? There are any lawns that can help me not paid the ticket

But there is not a white line ir a cross line for people to cross ?

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Zev Goldstein
Zev Goldstein
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  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • New City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: A stop sign can have a white line it interacts with, but a stop sign does not need a white line to be valid. Take a look at the statute:

https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2015/vat/title-7/article-29/1172

1172. Stop signs and yield signs. (a) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions of section eleven hundred forty-two.

George E. Patsis
George E. Patsis
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Lindenhurst, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: A stop sign without a line is still a valid stop sign. The age of the sign does not help you legally. A traffic ticket attorney can likely help you reach a plea bargain for a lesser offense.

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