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How do I proceed upon receiving a traffic ticket?
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You have two options.
First you may appear in Court at 2693 Main Street, (Town Hall), 1st Floor, Lake Placid, New York on the date and time written on the bottom part of your yellow copy or;
You may fill out the back part of your yellow copy; enter a plea and mail to Town Court, Town of North Elba, 2693 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY 12946
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What happens after I send in a guilty plea by mail?
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The Court will send you an invoice showing the amount of the fine and the NYS Mandatory surcharge.
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What do I do if I enter a plea of not guilty by mail?
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You need to nothing other than enter the plea and state whether or not you wish a support deposition. The Court will notify you by certified return receipt mail of your trial date.
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What is a supporting deposition?
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A supporting deposition is a written instrument accompanying or filed in connection with an information, a simplified information, a misdemeanor complaint or a felony complaint, subscribed and verified by a person other than the complainant of such accusatory instrument, and containing factual allegations of an evidentiary character, based either upon personal knowledge or upon information and belief, which supplement those of the accusatory instrument and support or tend to support the charges or charges contained therein.
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How do I make a request for a reduction?
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Usually you must contact the arresting officer to see if they are willing to have the Court reduce the ticket. Once they have verbally given their consent, you may pass this information along to the Court for their acceptance. The District Attorney's office in Essex County does not handle vehicle and traffic matters unless they are misdemeanors. Or you may just appear before the Judge and make the request in Court.
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How long do I have to take care of the uniformed traffic ticket?
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You have 60 days from date of your first appearance to dispose of the uniform traffic ticket before you may be scofflawed.
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What is a scofflaw?
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A scofflaw is when a person fails to answer or appear on a summons. The Court notifies the Department of Motor Vehicles of outstanding uniform traffic tickets and they in turn send out notices of suspension. You are usually given 30 days to take care of the ticket before the suspension goes into effect.
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What do I do if I receive a suspension notice?
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Contact the Court immediately to find out why you are being suspended. If the suspension is for failure to pay fine, you must send a money order along with the entire suspension notice for endorsement to the Court. If the suspension is for failure to appear, you must either enter a plea by mail or appear in Court.
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How do I go about filing a Small Claims?
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You must obtain a form from the Court Clerk. Jurisdiction of the Court is based on where the defendant resides or has a place of business. Corporations MAY NOT use Small Claims in local courts.
For information - the small claims booklet is available for downloading using Adobe Acrobat.
If after reading the booklet and you have questions, please contact the Court Clerk.
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