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My wife received 3 tickets last night for improper equipment. An out taillight which she didn't know about, a headlight which was only partially illuminated, and a third which seemed to be a duplicate? Not sure why she got 3 tickets instead of 2. Anyhow, apparently she has until half hour after sunset today to correct the condition and have the tickets dismissed. Does anyone know how this works??
Replace the bulbs, sign the affidavits, carry it to the FPPD to have them insect it? Do we need to mail in paperwork, or can they dismiss it right there at the station? Or does she have to actually go to court on the court date?
If you do the work yourself, you can take it to the police department and they'll inspect it. If you have a mechanic do it, there's a form they fill out where they swear the work was completed and the car has been repairs, and it's electronically sent to the PD.
My tailgate was out and I got one of these I Massapequa a couple of months ago. I had 24 to bring it to any polcie dept. my bulb was fine but the wire to the bulb socket was off. I soldered the wire, tested and drove to the station. An Officer came out and looked. Went back in and printed something out. Took about five minutes. I was shocked at how old school it still was and it went smooth. At least they didn’t involve the courts with this yet.
I went through the exact same thing two years ago. It was a nightmare for me. The ticket went into judgement and I ended up having to pay 1200 dollars. They kept adding fines fees and surcharges . I thought they would send me something in the mail to give me a heads up. They never did.
You would think that as a function of being a part of the community they serve, they would have the decency to simply warn the driver that a light is out rather than mess with them, you know, the way they used to... but it's where we are today in NY governance - revenue, revenue, revenue.
You would think that as a function of being a part of the community they serve, they would have the decency to simply warn the driver that a light is out rather than mess with them, you know, the way they used to... but it's where we are today in NY governance - revenue, revenue, revenue.
They *did* give a warning. You get 24 hours free to get it fixed, with no penalties - that's like the dictionary definition of a warning. Nobody would ever get anything fixed if it weren't any consequences at all.
When this happened to me, I just bought a new bulb the next day and brought the receipt to court with me. I don't even think the prosecutor looked at it
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