| Justice court is the main place where
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| | date, or appear in Court on that date. A
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| speeding tickets are handled in most of
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| | good attorney will be able to appear for
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| New York State. The justice court system
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| | you in most courts so you don't have to
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| includes town courts and village courts.
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| | go yourself.The attorney will negotiate
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| City courts often serve the same
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| | whatever result he can get for you and
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| function, but are technically not justice
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| | let you know how much to pay and the
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| courts. These courts handle traffic
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| | deadline for payment.There is tremendous
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| tickets, a variety of criminal cases
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| | variety in how cases are handled in the
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| (including DWI) and other violations, and
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| | various traffic courts. In many courts,
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| some minor civil matters.In a few places
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| | the police officers run the calendar. In
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| in the state, including New York City,
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| | some, the judges go by which attorney is
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| parts of Suffolk County, and the cities
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| | ready first. And in a few, no one seems
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| of Buffalo and Rochester (but not the
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| | to have any idea what the process is.Some
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| surrounding towns), tickets are handled
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| | judges will dismiss a ticket if the
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| by a different system called the Traffic
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| | officer does not appear for trial. Many
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| Violations Bureau (perhaps the subject of
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| | judges will simply grant an adjournment
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| a future article). Traffic Violations
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| | to give the officer another chance. While
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| Bureau is a world of its own, and is
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| | that might appear unfair, in reality the
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| considered by attorneys to be much more
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| | process gives the defendant many
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| difficult than the justice court
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| | opportunities to recover if they miss a
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| system.Typically a driver will get a
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| | date. A common mistake many people make
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| speeding ticket somewhere in the state,
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| | is that they assume the date on the
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| and won't know what to do with it.
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| | ticket is a trial date. It is not. The
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| Traffic tickets in NY are not as clear as
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| | officer does not have to appear for that
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| other states. They usually don't say what
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| | date (and neither do you).Some judges
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| you owe. They tell you to respond within
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| | will not accept deals if they think the
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| 48 hours, and then in another spot tell
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| | reduction is too great. Other judges will
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| you to appear in court on a certain
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| | approve any deal. In certain counties,
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| date.You can respond by mail, and in most
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| | for example, for a speed of more than 25
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| courts it's okay to be late (though
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| | mph over the limit, many judges will
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| certainly not recommended). In many
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| | insist that the deal must still be a
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| counties north and west of Albany, an
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| | speed, even if a lower one.Of course, you
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| attorney can resolve the ticket by mail
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| | will find the same variety among police
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| or fax with the prosecuting attorney or
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| | officers and prosecutors as well.Court
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| directly with the officer, and with the
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| | hours vary widely too. Most larger courts
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| Court. In some courts, including most of
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| | have their clerk's office open for normal
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| Albany County and the counties to the
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| | business hours (9-5 or perhaps 8-4). Some
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| south, someone will eventually have to
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| | smaller courts are rarely open. Some
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| appear in Court.The typical way this is
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| | courts have their trials at 8 am, some
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| handled is the attorney mails in a letter
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| | during the day, and many in the evening.
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| pleading "not guilty" and asking for a
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| | Some courts are so busy they have
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| control date or a trial date. With a
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| | multiple sessions.Some courts will handle
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| control date, the case goes into limbo
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| | criminal matters on a different schedule
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| while the attorney negotiates with the
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| | than regular traffic tickets. DWI cases
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| prosecutor. With a trial date you usually
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| | are usually handled on the criminal
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| want to get things resolved before that
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| | calendar.
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