NEW YORK TRAFFIC TICKET QUESTIONS
What do I do if I receive a traffic ticket in New York State?
In order to prevent suspension of driver's license, you need to respond to the ticket. There should be information on the back of the ticket that will instruct you on how to proceed.
You can answer most DMV Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) traffic tickets online. Please visit this site for further information or to enter pleas, appeal a ticket, etc. http://www.dmv.ny.gov/transact.htm#tvb
Please note the DMV Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) only handles non-criminal moving violations that occur in:
How do I respond to a traffic ticket?
On the back of the ticket are instructions on how to plead. You can plead not guilty, fill out the requested information and sign it within 15 days of the recorded violation. The DMV will then send you a letter telling you when and where to go for your hearing.
If you plead guilty, fill out the requested information, mark guilty and sign it. You have to mail it within 15 days of the recorded violation. You can mail your payment in with the ticket or bring your payment to any TVB office.
For more information about how to plead, hearings and appeals, visit:
http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c49.htm
What if I do not respond to a traffic ticket?
Upon notification from the traffic court or TVB, the DMV will suspend your driver's license until you respond to the ticket pay the fine, or pay the mandatory surcharge. This is not equivalent to a guilty finding on the ticket.
To remove the suspension, you are required to pay the ticket, fine, or mandatory surcharge. You must also pay the suspension termination fee of $35 to the traffic court or the TVB. Contact the traffic court or TVB to remove these suspensions.
If you continue to ignore the ticket after you received a suspension from a TVB for failure to respond to the ticket, you will receive a default conviction. The default conviction is equivalent to a guilty finding. The DMV then suspends your driver's license for your failure to pay the fine. To remove a default conviction from a TVB, you must pay the suspension termination fees.
In order to prevent suspension of driver's license, you need to respond to the ticket. There should be information on the back of the ticket that will instruct you on how to proceed.
You can answer most DMV Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) traffic tickets online. Please visit this site for further information or to enter pleas, appeal a ticket, etc. http://www.dmv.ny.gov/transact.htm#tvb
Please note the DMV Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) only handles non-criminal moving violations that occur in:
- the five boroughs of New York City,
- the cities of Buffalo and Rochester, and
- portions of the towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown in Suffolk County.
How do I respond to a traffic ticket?
On the back of the ticket are instructions on how to plead. You can plead not guilty, fill out the requested information and sign it within 15 days of the recorded violation. The DMV will then send you a letter telling you when and where to go for your hearing.
If you plead guilty, fill out the requested information, mark guilty and sign it. You have to mail it within 15 days of the recorded violation. You can mail your payment in with the ticket or bring your payment to any TVB office.
For more information about how to plead, hearings and appeals, visit:
http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c49.htm
What if I do not respond to a traffic ticket?
Upon notification from the traffic court or TVB, the DMV will suspend your driver's license until you respond to the ticket pay the fine, or pay the mandatory surcharge. This is not equivalent to a guilty finding on the ticket.
To remove the suspension, you are required to pay the ticket, fine, or mandatory surcharge. You must also pay the suspension termination fee of $35 to the traffic court or the TVB. Contact the traffic court or TVB to remove these suspensions.
If you continue to ignore the ticket after you received a suspension from a TVB for failure to respond to the ticket, you will receive a default conviction. The default conviction is equivalent to a guilty finding. The DMV then suspends your driver's license for your failure to pay the fine. To remove a default conviction from a TVB, you must pay the suspension termination fees.