Traffic Violations
Suffolk County, New York has a mobile population of approximately 1.5 million people. Few businesses are within walking distance for most residents. As a result, automobile transportation is essential. To keep traffic accidents and fatalities to a minimum, the police are quick to issue traffic summonses.
Such cases handled by the district court, a local justice court or most commonly at the Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB). TVB cases are more difficult to defend because there is no plea bargaining and guilt is determined by a “fair preponderance of the evidence” as opposed to the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard used in criminal cases or local justice court.
When one or more traffic summonses is a misdemeanor, such as a suspended license or DWI, a district court or a local justice court handles the charges, depending on where the summons was issued.
Examples of Traffic Violations
The following are examples of New York State traffic law violations:
• Driving with a suspended license
• Driving with suspended registration
• Reckless driving
• Speeding
• Failure to signal
• Passing a stop-sign or red-light
• Driving without insurance
• Tailgating
• Equipment violations
• Window tint violations
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