Traffic Tickets

The Law Office Norley E. Castañeda is a full-service law office with proven success in the defense of all types of traffic tickets and criminal charges. Don’t fight your tickets alone. Let us provide you with aggressive defense to protect your rights. It doesn’t matter if you’re struggling with a speeding ticket pileup, suspended license or any other traffic related issue. Our group of lawyers and attorneys in Suffolk County, NY will help you out.   

 Receiving a traffic ticket can be frustrating and annoying. Simply pleading guilty and paying the fine will negatively impact your driving record for several years, and could cost you higher insurance premiums and even your driver’s license. We know how difficult it is to fight those charges on your own so let us defend you to get them reduced or dismissed.

New York State Point System

• Speeding (1 to 10 MPH over posted limit): 3 points

• Speeding (11 to 20 MPH over posted limit): 4 points

• Speeding (21 to 30 MPH over posted limit): 6 points

• Speeding (31 to 40 MPH over posted limit): 8 points

• Speeding (more than 40 MPH over posted limit): 11 points

• Reckless driving: 5 points

• Failing to stop for a school bus: 5 points

• Following too closely (tailgating): 4 points

• Inadequate brakes: 4 points

• Inadequate brakes while driving an employer's vehicle: 2 points

• Failing to yield right-of-way: 3 points

• Violation involving a traffic signal, stop sign, or yield sign: 3 points

• Railroad-crossing violation: 3 points

• Improper passing, unsafe lane change, driving left of center, or driving in wrong direction: 3 points

• Leaving the scene of an incident involving property damage or injury to a domestic animal: 3 points

• Safety restraint violation involving a person under 16 years old: 3 points

• Texting while driving: 5 points

• Any other moving violation: 2 points