What is the name of your state? SI, NY
I recieved a tailgating ticket a while ago in Staten Island and figured I won't be able to defend it so I just wanted to go to traffic court and get it reduced to a non-moving violation. Reason being is when I went to college in upstate NY, I recieved a lot of tickets but was always able to go to court in whatever county on the thruway I got pulled over and ask the cop to knock it down, so as long as I pay a equal or greater fine, as long as it didn't get me points.
So at the hearing in SI, I was unable to even speak to the officer beforehand, he wasn't there until the very minute everyone's cases started. I have heard from someone else at the hearing that you can't plea down tickets in the NYC court areas. Is this true and what is the reasoning? I thought as long as they are getting the fine or a greater fine, what's the problem? Why do they care about the points you get, isn't it all about the revenue?
I recieved a tailgating ticket a while ago in Staten Island and figured I won't be able to defend it so I just wanted to go to traffic court and get it reduced to a non-moving violation. Reason being is when I went to college in upstate NY, I recieved a lot of tickets but was always able to go to court in whatever county on the thruway I got pulled over and ask the cop to knock it down, so as long as I pay a equal or greater fine, as long as it didn't get me points.
So at the hearing in SI, I was unable to even speak to the officer beforehand, he wasn't there until the very minute everyone's cases started. I have heard from someone else at the hearing that you can't plea down tickets in the NYC court areas. Is this true and what is the reasoning? I thought as long as they are getting the fine or a greater fine, what's the problem? Why do they care about the points you get, isn't it all about the revenue?