NEW YORK traffic & Criminal lawyer
NEW YORK traffic & Criminal lawyer
The NYS DMV assigns points to different violation under the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. It is important to know how points can impact a driver in NY. Whether licensed in NY or another state, a motorist’s privilege to operate in NY will be suspended for a minimum of thirty days if eleven points are accumulated in an eighteen month period or will be revoked for a minimum of six months if convicted of three speeds and or misdemeanors within an eighteen month period (DMV uses the violation date in their eighteen month calculation). Any conviction for a moving violation stays on your driving record for 4 years (10 years for alcohol or drug related driving offenses) and your insurance company can surcharge you on that conviction for the full four year period. Below please find a helpful chart showing the points associated with common Vehicle and Traffic Violations in NY.
VIOLATION POINTS:
If you receive 6 or more points on your New York State driving record in 18 months, you must pay a Driver Responsibility Assessment fee.
If you are convicted of a traffic violation in another state or country, points are not added to your New York State driving record, unless the violation occurred in Ontario or Quebec.
New York State has a reciprocal agreement with Quebec and Ontario. Traffic violation convictions that occur in these provinces are recorded on your New York State driver record, and the convictions have the same effect and carry the same points as convictions that occur in New York State. This can affect your driver violation point total and Driver Responsibility Assessment.
Insurance companies have their own point systems and can increase your premiums based on your driving record. Contact your insurance company for more information.
You use the MyDMV 'My License, Permit or ID' service to check your points. You will need the ID number and document number from your most recently issued New York State
If you lost your document, renewed or ordered a new one recently and have not received it in the mail yet, you will need to wait for it to arrive before you can create a MyDMV account.
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