Consider This Before You Pay That New York Traffic Ticket
Most of the time when you receive a traffic ticket for speeding, driving with a headlight out or any other traffic violation, you want to pay it and move on. You have more important things to worry about than an equipment or moving violation — and it's not like anyone ever wins when they fight a traffic ticket in New York state, right?
That's where the decision to hire a traffic attorney comes in.
In most cases, an attorney can actually appear in court on your behalf, saving you the time and expense of returning to where you received the ticket. And even if that is not possible in a particular local court, an experienced New York traffic violation defense attorney can help you challenge the charges against you — which could lead to a reduction or dismissal in the charges and fines you are facing.
Understanding New York Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations
The consequences of some traffic offenses, like speeding tickets, are easy to understand. But the implications of more serious traffic violations like aggravated unlicensed operation (AUO) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI) can be more complicated.
At Colwell, Colwell & Petroccione, LLP, our traffic ticket defense attorneys are here to make sure that you understand the consequences a New York traffic violation can have on your driving privileges. To learn more about how we can help you with your traffic violation, call 518-462-4242 or contact us online.
To provide insight into what you are facing when you receive a traffic violation in New York, check out our pages that discuss:
- The impact repeat traffic tickets can have on your driving privileges
- How to handle a traffic ticket from New York if you are a driver licensed in another state or if you are licensed in Ontario or Quebec, Canada
- How to choose a lawyer to represent you in traffic court or on a drunk driving charge
- How New York's driver violation point system will affect you
- What the New York driver responsibility assessment (DRA) is
- Answers to frequently asked questions about New York state traffic violations
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