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- Referred to transportation
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Provides that courts advise violators of the traffic law of their trial dates by first class mail
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Joseph Lentol
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to receiving trial dates in the mail
Purpose
To allow Defendants to receive notice of trial for Vehicle and Traffic Law infraction by mail.
Summary of provisions
Restores the Section 1806 of the V&T law to its prior form. This allows that when a Defendant pleads not guilty to a traffic infraction that he may plead not guilty by mail and receive a trial date.
Existing law
Provides that when a motorist is charged with a V&T infraction (i.e. - a speeding ticket), that the motorist may plead not guilty by mail and is then given an appearance date. Only at that appearance date will a trial date be given.
Justification
New York needs to make life less costly and less burdensome on its residents. The change in law effectuated in 2009 does the exact opposite. It clogs court calendars, adds overtime to local justice courts, forces people to spend more time away from work or their families all to answer a simple traffic ticket.
This is all directly traceable to the decision by the leadership of the State Police which prohibited State Troopers from plea bargaining traffic tickets in 2006. The 2009 law is an effort to save money for the State but shift costs to localities and burden New Yorkers. It simply makes no sense and amounted to a "solution" in search of a problem.
This legislation restores the prior system which by and large was working just fine.
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Effective date
Immediately.
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