A suspension at 11 points is not always mandatory. Some judges have discretion to waive a points-based suspension.
If you have been charged with a traffic violation in NY, you very rarely need to attend court with your attorney.
There is no negotiation or plea bargaining at the Traffic Violations Bureau.
If you accumulate six or more points in NY, you will pay a $300 assessment fee and $75 more for each point beyond six.
There are NY insurance laws that protect drivers from unwarranted rate increases.
Sometimes it's more than a moving violation. Driving while suspended and reckless driving are common misdemeanors.
Parking violations do not show on your driving history and do not affect your insurance. Only moving violations do.
An attorney fighting a traffic ticket cannot charge a fee that changes based on case outcome. Hourly or flat fees only as per the NYSBA.
In some situations a court may accept an officer's visual estimation as proof of a motorist's speed even when no radar or laser was used to support it.
A laser can pinpoint an individual car in traffic. Radar use requires some degree of separation between cars.
The highest speed limit in all of NYC is 50.
If there is no posted speed limit on a particular roadway in New York City it is automatically considered a 30mph zone.
To be charged with speeding in a work zone, there is no requirement that there be actual workers present or work being done at the time of the car stop.
