This Article addresses the effect on your automobile insurance rates from being convicted of a New York traffic ticket including speeding.
As a New York Traffic Lawyer, I often am asked will a conviction to a NY traffic ticket effect my insurance rates. This question is often posed because insurance rates are one of the primarily reasons why someone would want to fight a moving violation ticket. The short answer is sometimes "yes" and sometimes "no".
Under Insurance Law Section 2335, insurance companies in New York State may raise a motorist's insurance rates for a number of reasons. The ones involving the issuance of a traffic ticket are set forth below:
Motorist is convicted of driving sixteen (16) miles per hour (or more) over the limit Motorist has been convicted of speeding and/or reckless driving on 3 or more occasions Motorist has been convicted of speeding or reckless driving where injury or death results Motorist is convicted of driving while intoxicated or impaired (alcohol or drugs) Motorist is convicted of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it Motorist is convicted or 2 or more moving violations
So what does this mean?
For a motorist with a clean record (i.e., no points, no accidents), a conviction to most "small" moving violations will NOT result in your insurance rates being raised. Examples of such offenses are disobey a red light, running a stop sign, failure to signal, speeding fifteen (15) miles per hour (or less) above the limit and improper turns. The second conviction, however, for a "small" offense can be used against you to hike your rates.
The next question commonly asked is how long will such a blemish on my driver record be held against me. The answer is 36 months from the date of conviction.
The lesson behind Section 2335 is that it does not take much for an insurance company to have a basis to raise your rates. One "big" ticket or two "small" tickets is enough. Therefore, it is generally worthwhile fighting any New York moving violation ticket to try and reduce or eliminate points.
How A New York Traffic Ticket (including a New York Speeding Ticket) Effects Auto Insurance Rates Check For The New Release in Health, Fitness & Dieting Category of Books NOW!
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The author, Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school's prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State's highest court) working on various appellate matters.
In 1991, Mr. Weiss co-founded his private law practice eventually buying out his former partner in 2000. Through the years, 888 Red Light has successfully resolved 1,000s of traffic tickets and trucking tickets for its clients by way of dismissal or plea bargain. For more information about the author visit http://www.nytrafficticket.com
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