No Insurance Tickets
Driving without insurance is one ticket you do not want to be convicted of. In New York, the consequences for a conviction of driving without insurance are severe. If you plead guilty to driving without insurance or are ultimately convicted of driving without insurance in the Malverne Village Court, your license will be revoked for a period of 1 year. You will also receive a fine of at least $100, a $85 surcharge as well as a $750 civil penalty from the department of motor vehicles.
The outcome of a ticket for driving without insurance will ultimately depend on a number of factors including, was an accident involved, did you receive other tickets along with the no insurance ticket, whether you owned the vehicle, the prosecutor handling the case, and whether you are able to show proof that the vehicle was insured at the time of the stop.
While I am often able to get these tickets dismissed, or at least, reduced, I cannot tell you how many times I have sat in other courts and watched while a defendant appeared in without an attorney and plead guilty to a no insurance ticket that I knew I could have gotten dismissed or at very least reduced. The judge will often tell a defendant that if he or she pleads to the no insurance ticket they will receive a $100 fine and $85 surcharge. The defendant pleads guilty not realizing that he or she has just lost their license for 1 year, and will be required to pay an additional $750 civil penalty when they reapply for their license.
NO ONE SHOULD EVER PLEAD GUILTY TO A NO INSURANCE TICKET (319.1a)
WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING WITH AN ATTORNEY
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