Lists the state to allow you to easily find your home state and discover what effect a conviction on NY will have on you back home.
The Connecticut DMV treats its drivers with New York traffic convictions differently based on the type of driver and the type of offense. The two states share information and Connecticut will honor a suspension from a NY court....
Generally, an Ontario driver convicted of a driving offense in the State of New York will acquire points just as if the offense happened in Ontario.
Don’t send in that guilty plea. Think of the ticket as the officer’s opening offer. Don’t accept it, until you’re sure the prosecutor won’t make a better one.
A defensive driving course will reduce your point total by four points for suspension purposes and will reduce your insurance premiums by 10%. This article explains exactly how this works and provides links to NY DMV approved courses.
“AUO” is based on driving with a suspended license. Our goals in AUO cases is to first to eliminate a criminal conviction and ensure that the client's license is clear to drive.
1) Refusal of the roadside test, and 2) Refusal at the police station. The second type is more serious and causes a DMV hearing that will suspended your license for a year. Learn more.
There are 2 relevant time periods involved: 1) the eighteen month window and 2) three years after a traffic conviction.
Some of our out-of-state clients mention that, unlike their home state, the NY ticket does not state how much the fine will be, how many points the conviction will be, or any other consequences of pleading guilty. Prompted by our out-of-state clients, but helpful for everyone, here are answers to 7 questions that are not answered by the NY ticket.
Most speeding tickets require no appearance. But a few are appearance courts. Either way, you don't have to appear and the difference is in the legal fee.
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