Truck Fines
Are you the owner of a truck that was issued a sunmmons for a Criminal Court Appearance located at 346 Broadway in Manhattan? If the owner of the truck is a corporation, which is usually the case, you will need to have a lawyer appear in the case if you wish to plead not guilty or try to reduce the fine through a plea arrangement. One attorney who has experience in this area is Richard A. Solomon, the author of "Winning in the New York Small Claims Courts," featured by the New York Times.
Enforcement
Every day the New York City Police and other agencies including Specialized Truck Enforcement Units issue summonses for the following types of violations: overweight without a permit, overwidth or over length, violating the terms of a permit, failure to have escort vehicles, red flags, failure to have an IFTA sticker, failure to conduct a daily inspection , brake or other equipment leaks or problems, missing or broken lights and signals, and missing equipment such as fire extinguishgers. There are more serious charges such as an unsecured load which are very difficult to defend due to the serious nature of the violation and the policy of the Courts to protect the health and safety of the public.
Your Defense
If you do seek to challenge the tickets or seek a plea you must provide your attorney with documents to bring into Court to either show that a repair or correction was made or that the violation did not exist at the time the summons was issued. Photographs are useful too. For example, trucks are required to post the name and address of the owner on the side of the vehicle. After a violation is issued and the appropriate lettering or DOT numbers are posted, you may wish to take a photograph to show that you repair was made in addition to your paid invoice.
The more evidence you provide to the lawyer, the easier the Court process should be. Obvioulsy the best way to fight a ticket is to prevent the problem from occurring, but we live in an imperfect world and we must face the fact that all the aggreessive truck enforcment out there is motivated by the government's incentive to collect fines.
Criminal Court trials on this issues and can very expensive and time consuming. Even with very strong evidence no lawyer can (or should) guarantee the outcome of a criminal trial.
To determine when your case will be on the NYC Criminal Court Calendar: click here (www.nycourts.gov) to visit the New York State Office of Court Adminsinstrtion webite; available for free every day. When visiting the site click on the following to find your case: Ecourts (bottom of the home page), future court appearances (left side of the page), webcrims (Sign in as a guest and type in th defendants information)
Contact Us Now
To send an email to attorney Richard A. Solomon, click here. Please provide the following information:
The number of tickets issued, the appearance date,a confirmation that the appearnce is to be made at an "SAP Part" located at 346 Broadway in New York, the violations specified on the ticket along with your day and evening contact information. Due to the imperfections of email due to spam filters, if you do not receive a reply within 48 hours, please re-send the email request. Generally the appearance date is set for a date that is weeks (if not months) after the ticket is issued. Due to a very active calendar, please do not wait until a day or two before the ticket date top senf the email as it will be impossibe to process in a timely fashion.
******Include your telephone numbers and the best times for you to be contacted. If possible, include a fax number as well. *******
If you need an adjournment, please appear in person and ask for an adjournment. In the rare circumstances where you cannot appear to ask for an adjournment and cannot send a reliable person from your business on your behalf, contact a process service company.
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