What To Do If You Receive A Traffic Ticket 


INTRODUCTION 
If you are issued a ticket for a non - criminal moving traffic violation in the five boroughs of New York City , it will be handled by a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Traffic Violations Bureau TVB. This allows courts in these areas to concentrate on criminal cases, including driving offenses, such as driving while intoxicated and driving while suspended or revoked aggravated unlicensed operation. However , TVBs do not handle parking violations. If you plead not guilty to a traffic ticket in one of these TVB areas , your case will be heard by a DMV Administrative Law Judge ALJ, an experienced attorney with special training in the Vehicle and Traffic Law. An ALJ has the authority to decide whether or not you are guilty and to set a fine if you are found guilty. An ALJ also has the authority to revoke or suspend your driver license and/or auto registration when required by law or when the ALJ believes it is in the interest of traffic safety. Just as in traffic courts in other areas of the state , you may present witnesses and evidence at a hearing before an ALJ and be represented by an attorney. 

IF YOU ARE ISSUED A TICKET 
Follow the instructions on the ticket for the plea you wish to make, and act promptly. If you don't answer the ticket in the time allowed , your driver license will be suspended. Later , you could be found guilty of the charge because of your failure to respond a default conviction. Your license would be suspended for not paying the fine and a judgment would be entered against you. Driving with a suspended license is a crime. A felony conviction may result in fines of up to $5,000, jail, probation, or confiscation of your vehicle. As the number of suspensions you have increases , the penalties also increase. A driver is suspended for ticket not answered and fine not paid. To Plead Not Guilty - Use the Traffic Ticket Pleas, Hearings and Payments online transaction [1] or

user: what do i do if i receive a traffic ticket?

assistant: introduction. does this apply to you?

user: yes

assistant: if you are issues a ticket for a non criminal moving traffic violation in the five boroughs of new york city. does this apply to you?

user: No. 

user: do i have to attend my hearing?

assistant: hearings are open to the public. you may go to any tvb office to watch hearings so you know what to expect at yours.

user: what if i please guilty?

assistant: you will be notified that you must got to the tvb to answer the charge in person.

user: how do i plead guilty?

assistant: you can easily fill in the request information, sign it and either mail it with your payment to the albany address listed on the ticket or bring your payment to any tvb office :) 

user: what if im a holder of a junior license? 

assistant: you can not plead by mail or online. you still must appear for a hearing in a tvb office.

user: so i have to fill in the requested information

assistant: yes you must full in the requested information, sign it and either mail it with payment or personally bring your payment into any tvb office!

user: what if im issued a ticket?

assistant: you must include a request for one when you mail your not guilty plea.