| It is imperative that you fight a traffic | | | | at both times. |
| ticket you receive in NYC. In NYC, traffic | | | | |
| courts are administrative tribunals and, in | | | | The officer must describe the light at issue |
| general, plea bargaining is NOT allowed. | | | | as having circular disks or arrows. The |
| Therefore, any ticket which you receive must | | | | officer must describe the traffic lanes and |
| be fought or you will receive points on your | | | | whether there is a stop line or a cross walk |
| driver's license and a fine. In many cases, | | | | in front of the traffic light. The officer |
| you will receive a driver assessment, which | | | | must state that he or she saw the motorist |
| is a tax for being a bad motorist. | | | | approach the cross walk while the light was |
| | | | in its red phase and pass the traffic light. |
| This tax is in addition to the fine you pay | | | | The officer must state the appearance of the |
| when found guilty by the administrative law | | | | motorist's vehicle and then how he or she |
| judge. By simply paying a ticket, you are | | | | identified the motorist. |
| pleading guilty to the charge. Then the | | | | |
| points will stay on your license for the | | | | That is that the motorist produced a valid |
| longest possible time period. This will | | | | NYS driver's license. A good lawyer will |
| affect your insurance premiums and could lead | | | | know that an officer has missed testifying |
| to the suspension or revocation of your | | | | about an element of the prima facie case, and |
| driver's license. | | | | will move for a dismissal of the charge |
| | | | against the motorist if the People fail to |
| By hiring a competent lawyer you can greatly | | | | establish all the required elements of a |
| reduce your risk of having higher insurance, | | | | charge. |
| paying fines, paying a bad driver tax and of | | | | |
| losing your license. | | | | A good lawyer knows all the prima facie case |
| | | | elements for all VTL or Traffic Rule |
| A good attorney will know how to defend you | | | | violations of which a motorist can be |
| and present your case in the best light to | | | | accused. A good lawyer will know which judge |
| the judge. A good lawyer is familiar with | | | | values which prima facie case elements more |
| the rules which the police officer must prove | | | | than others.For instance, some judges will |
| in order to establish his prima facie case | | | | not care if a {police officer|cop} fails to |
| against you. | | | | describe the shape of the traffic light's |
| | | | actual light bulbs as circular or arrow |
| A prima facie case is the elements which an | | | | shaped. Other judges will dismiss if an |
| officer must state on direct testimony in | | | | officer forgets to do this. |
| order to establish a moving violation charge | | | | |
| against your. For instance, let's suppose | | | | As you can see a good lawyer is imperative in |
| you receive a red light ticket, which is | | | | NYC to fight traffic tickets. Unless you |
| section 1111D1 in the New York State Vehicle | | | | want to study the law on the elements for |
| and Traffic Law. A police officer must state | | | | which you have been charged and spend a week |
| on direct testimony that he tested the | | | | or so at DMV court studying the judges for |
| traffic light at issue before and after the | | | | their particular requirements to prove a |
| traffic stop. He or she must state that the | | | | case, it is better to hire a competent |
| traffic light at issue was working properly | | | | lawyer. |