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You should always fight your speeding ticket in the State of New York. By not doing so, you are guaranteeing a guilty verdict and must deal with the consequences without even putting up a fight. Depending on how many miles per hour over the speed limit you are traveling when you get pulled over will…
Say you have just been pulled over by a police officer. After that uncomfortable feeling wears off from being pulled over, you look at the ticket and see that you have “Disobeyed a Traffic Control Device,” or violated Section 1110(a) of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. Now the question becomes, what does…
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU IGNORE A TRAFFIC TICKET IN NY During a driver’s life a driver may get pulled over by the police and issued a traffic ticket. The driver has three options after being issued a traffic ticket – ignore the ticket, plead guilty and pay the fine, or fight the ticket. Regardless of…
I’ve given you advice on how to fight tickets before, but the best defense is one I haven’t actually mentioned yet: avoiding getting tickets in the first place. I know, I know – you can’t always control whether you get pulled over or not. Things happen, and sometimes tickets are inevitable. But you might be…
Even though COVID-19’s daily infection rate in New York City hasn’t improved much since early June, nearly all of its Traffic Violation Bureaus (TVB) have reopened for business. That means if you have a pending ticket and wanted to enter a plea of ‘not guilty’, now is the time to schedule your court case….
Just a few days ago, Governor Cuomo signed legislation S.4336/A.6163 into law. Here’s what you need to know: Currently New York has no legal requirement for backseat passengers to buckle up once they’re over the age of 16. Come November 1st, 2020, this will no longer be the case. Once the law goes into…
With Tropical Storm Isaias making its way through the New York area, I thought I’d go a little off-topic today. I don’t have any legal tips about handling your car in a storm, but since we’re all probably regular drivers on this blog, I figure it would be helpful for everyone to share some safety…
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