The New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) keeps track of NY driving records with a point system. Many traffic violations and all speeding ticket convictions have points associated with them. Points mean fees, revocation, suspension, and can cause increases in your insurance premiums
Traffic infractions are not crimes and may usually be handled by mail. A traffic misdemeanor is a crime and requires a court appearance and a lawyer.
Restricted Use License in New York allow a suspended driver to go work, school, and the doctor. But is only applies to certain drivers. Learn more. Doctor
The overwhelming majority of traffic tickets, that drivers do not plead guilty to, are resolved through plea bargaining. Plea bargaining occurs with the prosecutor whereby the prosecutor makes an offer to the driver to plead guilty to a reduced charge.
This post lists the fines and consequences of convictions for the most common types of speeding tickets.
This charge is for talking on your phone while driving. This post lists the fines and consequences of a conviction that the ticket does not tell you.
Speeding in a school zone can be a sensitive issue for prosecutors and judges. Read this post to learn the fines and consequences of the school zone speeding ticket.
Your ticket for speeding in a construction zone does not state the fine or consequences of a conviction. This post does. Update: as of 2/16/2016 all speeding in a work zone tickets are 8 points.
As Americans, we all have increased expectations of privacy in our homes. Pursuant to the 4th Amendment, we are supposed to enjoy a life free from being subjected to unreasonable government searches and seizures. A search warrant is an instrument used under specific circumstances by law enforcement to pierce the protection of these expectations.
Driving distracted is dangerous and in recent years, New York State has taken notice and has made the vehicle and traffic law more strict. Basically, anything you can do with a smartphone is considered “using” and is prohibited. To be charged under the “use of portable electronic device” law, the police officer need only see you hold something that looks like a portable electronic device. Proof of actual use is not required. Learn more.