Whether you have received a speeding ticket or been ticketed for running a red light, each county and borough in New York City including, Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens, have one policy to handle traffic tickets. This differs from Long Island (Nassau County and Suffolk County) which have different procedures in dealing with traffic tickets. Below we have listed the address of the major traffic court in Staten Island and will discuss the procedures in this traffic county. Staten Island does not have a District Attorney for traffic court and do not plea bargain. The people involved are the Police, a Judge, a Staten Island Traffic Ticket Lawyer, and the defendant. Therefore, you only have two options: have a trial or plead guilty. You cannot substitute for having a Staten Island Speeding Ticket Lawyer who is experienced and can inquire of the Police Officer of his method to gauge the speed with radar visual or if the defendant was docked. Assuming no witnesses are involved, it is your trustworthiness against the Officer. This is why it is so important to question the Officer. Establishing inconsistencies or defects within the testimony of the Officer, gives you a chance to win against a Speeding Ticket. To fight a Speeding Ticket is very important as insurance companies raise the rates of many of their insured’s after receiving a Speeding Ticket. Additionally, the Department of Motor Vehicles will penalize you by figuring points against your Driver's License. If you receive a total of eleven points in an eighteen-month period, they can suspend your license. All Staten Island Traffic Ticket Lawyers can verify this. The points accrue based upon the day the ticket was issued not the conviction date.
One of our New York Traffic Lawyers put together a short list of the Staten Island Traffic Violations point system. The conviction of a speeding ticket of one to ten miles an hour above the speed limit acquires three points on a license. The conviction of traveling eleven to twenty miles per hour above the speed limit is worth four points. The conviction of speeding between twenty-one and thirty miles an hour beyond the speed limit is six points in Staten Island. The conviction of a ticket for speeding thirty-one to forty miles an hour above the limit is eight points accrued on your Driver's License. Being convicted of speeding forty miles per hour above the speed limit accrues eleven points and your license may be suspended (New York Suspended License Lawyer). This is why having a Staten Island Speeding Ticket Lawyer who is familiar with the Staten Island Traffic Law and New York City Traffic Violators Bureau is so important. Here at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC, each Traffic Ticket Lawyer has much experience in handling a wide variety of traffic violations in the State of New York. This protects the driving privileges and Driver's Licenses of our clients. Furthermore, we can also help restore the driving privileges that may have been suspended. Please call our office and arrange to meet with one of our Staten Island Criminal Lawyers. Moreover, we handle Staten Island DWI cases which are frequently linked to traffic violations. We provide a free consultation at our Staten Island location. Traffic Violations Bureau Courts are open Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 4:30pm, and on Thursdays they stay open until 6pm. The traffic court is located at TVB West Shore Plaza 1775 South Avenue, Suite 2, Staten Island.