A NYC traffic ticket can be an annoying and sometimes costly inconvenience. Fines, points on your driving record, increased insurance rates and even a possible driver’s license suspension are just some of the many potential consequences of pleading guilty to a traffic violation. But there are options to avoid pleading guilty. One of those is to fight your Nyc traffic ticket with the help of an experienced traffic lawyer.

In New York, all non-criminal traffic violations alleged to have occurred within the five boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island are heard by the Department of Motor Vehicles Traffic Violations Bureau, or TVB. This office will schedule a hearing with the local court where you live or where the violation took place. At the hearing, both you and the officer who issued your citation will present your cases to an administrative law judge. The ALJ will review the evidence and make a decision: guilty (points, fine, penalties) or not guilty.

NYC Traffic Ticket Fines and Penalties: What You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Mistakes

If you are convicted of a traffic offense, the court will notify the Department of Motor Vehicles and they will place a conviction on your record. The number of points added to your record depends on the type of offense you were convicted of. Speeding violations, for example, are cited in section 1180b and section 1180d of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Other common violations are failure to obey traffic control lights and signals, which are cited in section 1111 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

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