Alaska Licensed Driver and New York Traffic Ticket
This article is about a motorist with an Alaska driver’s license that receives a traffic ticket in New York State. The article discusses the potential consequences to the Alaska driver’s license and potential consequences to New York driving privileges.
Points in Alaska
Like most other states, Alaska has a points system where they assign a numerical value for specific violations. The more serious the violation the more points are assigned. For any specific violation you can get anywhere from 2 to 10 points. In Alaska, 12 points will get your license suspended. The Alaska DMV provided as follows:
If you are convicted of, or forfeit bail for, a moving traffic violation occurring in this, or any other State, points will be entered on your Alaska driving record.
This means that any traffic ticket that you receive outside of Alaska, it is as if you received the ticket in Alaska, for points purposes.
Points in New York
This is not well-known, but if you receive a traffic ticket in New York, the NY DMV will create a phantom license for you and track your points in New York. If you receive more than 11 points in New York, then the NY DMV will suspend your NY driving privileges. The New York DMV cannot suspend your out-of-state license, but they can suspend your NY driving privileges. Driving in NY with suspended privileges is for all practical and for all legal purposes, the same as driving with a suspended NY license.
Fighting a Traffic Ticket in New York
If you received traffic related charges in New York, it is probably imperative that you look into getting the charges modified, reduced, or dismissed. This will allow you to avoid the high fines often associated with NY tickets, and the increased insurance rates often associated with violations on your record.
In New York State, for common traffic violations, your attorney can go to court in your place. Your lawyer can also handle the defense for you. This means you can stay home and get your charges handled without providing a defense or an excuse. For more information, you can contact the attorneys at the Benjamin Goldman Law Office.
Benjamin Goldman Law Office
The Benjamin Goldman Law Office is a New York State traffic ticket defense firm. The law office opened in 2011 with the goal of helping clients with traffic related charges. We have helped motorists in the majority of the over 1000 traffic courts. Attorneys from our law office have handled cases from Brooklyn to Niagara Falls and areas in between. Our firm has received hundreds of five-star reviews, reflecting the effort we put into each case. The Benjamin Goldman Law Office provides all motorists with a free consultation. You can contact us at your convenience. We can be reached by phone call, text message, or email.
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