Nassau County Traffic Attorneys

Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations (VTL)

306 – No Inspection. This ticket is issued when vehicle’s inspection ticket is either missing, expired, altered. This ticket is also issued when car registration is suspended making the existing inspection sticker a nullity.

319 – Operating without Insurance. Very serious charge with additional consequences if vehicle did not have a valid insurance when motorist was pulled over. This ticket will also be issued when insurance lapse causes suspension of registration.

355 – Operating/permitting operation while license/registration is suspended/revoked. This is a criminal charge. It is unclassified Misdemeanor. Issued when vehicle registration is suspended. It is similar to VTL 512, driving with suspended/revoked registration. Pleading guilty to that will result in a criminal record.

370 – Failure to notify insurer of accident for hire vehicle. This is a criminal offense. Unclassified Misdemeanor. Pleading guilty to that will cause to sustain a criminal record.

375-385 These tickets issued for various car equipment violations. Examples are broken

light, no back up mirror, no deadlights, unauthorized lights, etc.

401-403   These tickets issued for a lack of or improper registration of a motor vehicle.

Violation 401.1 will also be issued when vehicle registration is suspended since such suspension makes otherwise valid and current registration sticker a nullity.

509 – Driving without a license, driving out of class. You get this ticket when you drive without a driver license. This has no points. Once such ticket is received and you actually had your license at home. Most courts will dismiss this ticket upon seeing a driver license. This charge is different from 511.1, driving with suspended license (which is a crime). Driver who is charged with driving with suspended license, will also get his charge as well since once driver license is suspended, the possession of actual driver license is a nullity since DMV prohibits driver to use it until certain requirements are met, usually clearance of suspension.

511 –   Aggravated unlicensed operation (aka Driving with suspended license).

It is a crime, unclassified misdemeanor – 511.1. However, VTL 511.3 is a felony. The difference is the number of suspensions. If this charge is issued it will require driver’s personal appearance in court (unlike most of the traffic tickets) when driver has outstanding suspensions but still operates a car, and gets pulled over. See detailed discussion of this charge in our “Suspension” section.

512 –   Driving with suspended or revoked registration. This is a crime, unclassified Misdemeanor. The most common cause for this charge is a lapse of insurance at some point in the past. Although, insurance issues may have been fixed when such VTL 512 charge is issued, most drivers who found themselves in such situation failed to go to DMV to pay penalty for having such lapse that causes registration to be suspended. See detailed discussion of this charge in our “Suspension” section

600 – Leaving the scene of an accident with property damage (VTL 600.1) & personal injury

VTL 600.2. While VTL 600.1 is an infraction, VTL 600.2, is a crime. Conviction of any most like will cause an increase in insurance premiums. Tis is also known as Hit-and-Run charge. For more details on this charge please read our blog article about this.

1101- 1102 Disobeying Traffic device charges. Tickets for VTL 1101 is usually not available as chargeable offense as per DMV’s counsel’s Office. However, VTL 1102 – Failure to comply with lawful order of police officer which carries 2 points is often used as reduction from other charges.

1110 – Failure to obey traffic control device. 2 points ticket.

1111 – 1119 – Failure to yield, failure to stop at sign, running a red light, etc.

1120 – Failure to keep right

1121 – Failed to yield one half of roadway (rare ticket)

1122a – Failure to allow room to passed motor vehicle. 3 points ticket

1123(b) Left pavement to pass on right

1124  – Unsafe passing. This charge carries 3 points

1125(a)(1) Drove to left at hill/curve. 3 points

1126 – Drove to left of pavement marking. 3 points.

1127 – Drove the wrong way. 3 points. When police officer gives such ticket, most likely police officer was investigating whether such driver was intoxicated.

1128 – Moved from lane unsafely. Very common traffic infraction that carries 3 points. Many officers would start with this ticket since this gives them probable cause to investigate additional violations later once the driver is pulled over and officer has a chance to approach the car. Such additional charges may involve suspended license/registration, no insurance, suspicion of DWI charges, and other possible charges.

1129 – Tailgating. This charge accrues 4 points.

1130 – Driving across shoulder and slopes. 2 points infraction

1140 – 1146 Failure to yield a right of way in various situations. Mostly 3 points infractions

1151- 1157 Failure to yield right of way to pedestrian

1160 – Improper turns. 2 points

1161 – Improper u-turn

1163 – Improper, unsafe turn, failure to signal. Very common traffic infraction that carries 2 points. Many officers would start with this ticket since this gives them probable cause to investigate additional violations later once the driver is pulled over and officer has a chance to approach the car. Such additional charges may involve suspended license/registration, no insurance, suspicion of DWI charges, and other possible charges/

1164 – No signal lights

1165 – 1166 Improper turns.

1170 – 1171 Failure to stop at railroad. Often various courts and prosecutors are reluctant to offer reduction on these charges as it is dangerous.

1172 – Failure to stop at stop sign. Common infraction that carries 3 points.

1173 – 1174 Failure to stop for school bus. This charge carries 5 points. It is considered serious infraction and often time prosecutors will not offer a reduction of this charge.

1175 – 1176 Obstructing traffic. 2 points

 

Nassau County Traffic Attorneys at Sharifov & Associates, PLLC understand how frustrating it can be dealing with vehicle and traffic law violations on Long Island. Contact us now and we can represent you today! We are located next to the Nassau County Traffic Court.