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I was in the car at the time waiting to pick up my husband stopped at a "no standing" sign. The officer walked up to the car and just said “you can’t stay here” and proceeded to scan my windshield. My husband who was across the street saw part of what happened. I am not sure if this is releveant of not, but this also happened around the time when Mayor De Blasio called out the NYPD work slowdown and according to the media, resulted in a jump in tickets.
Can I contest the ticket since I was picking up my husband and can he be a witness to contest this ticket? What evidence or proof would I need?
no standing is no standing , not a minute , not a second , not ever. what are you going to contest? no standing means you can not stop to pick up or discharge passengers there .
it has nothing to do with no parking , where you can stop to pick up and discharge passengers .
Right, just pay the ticket. Would be a waste of time and stress to contest it. Lesson learned...even if you were to stand, be vigilant for the officers and be ready to take off asap as soon as you spot them.
There's nothing to contest. You were standing/idling in a "No Standing" zone. True, police officers often, as a courtesy, give drivers an opportunity to move along before writing tickets, but that doesn't take away from the fact that they can write tickets for the offense regardless of how long you are standing in the zone and without a warning. I'd pay the fine and not wait contest as you could end up having to pay late fees by the time you're done fighting this/have a court date.
I see a lot of wrong information in this thread. In fact, you MAY drop off or pick up a passenger in a "No Standing" location. It even says so on the NYC.gov website.
However, as far as I understand it, you must be IN THE ACT of dropping off or picking up the passenger, as in, they should be getting in or out of the car. You can't be waiting for them while they do an errand across the street.
From NYC.GOV NO STANDING REGULATION
Sign indicates that vehicles may NOT stand at this location. You may not wait or stop to load/unload packages or merchandise at curbside. You may stop to expeditiously drop off or pick up passengers.
no standing is no standing , not a minute , not a second , not ever. what are you going to contest? no standing means you can not stop to pick up or discharge passengers there .
it has nothing to do with no parking , where you can stop to pick up and discharge passengers .
That's not true.
No Standing and No STOPPING are two totally different things.
If she was loading or unloading a passenger, that is not 'standing'.
If her husband was within sight and close distance to the vehicle she should contest the ticket.
That's not true.
No Standing and No STOPPING are two totally different things.
If she was loading or unloading a passenger, that is not 'standing'.
If her husband was within sight and close distance to the vehicle she should contest the ticket.
Even if that's the case, does this get you off the hook in court when you explain it to the judge? Doubt it.
I think you should give it a try, and simply letting the judge know that you are just picking up a passenger. If you don't have any previous history with tickets, then you might be granted for one time courtesy from the judge.
There's downside and upside for it. Upside, you might be able to get your fee waive. Downside, you might waste your time and a day of work to go for the contest, and you still end up paying for the ticket.
However, if you don't contest at all, your chance is 0%, compare to 50% if you try to attend.
Think through the upside and the downside yourself, and decide what is more important to you, and make a final judgement call.
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