Northport, NY asked in Criminal Law for New York

Q: How often do speeding misdemeanor tickets in ny get dropped to violatos

G to he cop we rote me one speeding over 55 bunch of inadequate signaling changing lanes hov device infraction 10 total yes he wrote me for reckless driving

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Luigi Vigliotti
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A: Speeding charges in NY are NOT misdemeanors. If he wrote you for reckless driving, that's a misdemeanor. However, speeding offenses are traffic infractions that involve 3 points, 4 points, 6 points, 8 points or 11 points depending on how fast one was traveling. Or in the case of VTL 1180(a), that's 3 points and is not based on your speed but on the officer's subjective opinion as to how fast you were traveling given the physical circumstances that existed at the time. I hope this answer helps and good luck!

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