Town of Liberty, New York
Liberty is the name of a town and village in Sullivan County, New York. The village is located in the central part of the town and is the main population area. Most businesses and town offices are also located in the village. The town also encompasses the hamlets of Ferndale, Parksville, Swan Lake, and White Sulphur Springs., the combined population was estimated at 9,700. Liberty is considered part of the Catskill Mountains region and is approximately 100 miles northwest of New York City.
Traffic Tickets in the Town of Liberty
Many traffic tickets are issued in the town of Liberty. The vast majority originate on Route 17 (NYS-17). The stretch of the 17 is patrolled by Troop F of the New York State. Most of their traffic stops are for speeding. The speed limit on the highway is 65 miles per hour. The typical Liberty ticket charges a motorist with speeding in the 80-9o mph range.
Traffic tickets are also issued on local town roads. Here vehicle stops can also be conducted by Sullivan County Sheriff Deputies. The village has its own small police department that patrols village roads. State Route 52 is the main east-west local road in Sullivan County. It runs in the northern part of the county and crosses through Liberty. Within the village it is known as Mill Street and Chestnut Street.
All traffic tickets issued in Liberty are made answerable to the Liberty Town Court. The village used to have its own court but they closed in 2011 and merged their cases to the town court. In a famous incident in 2012, Liberty court personnel ordered the arrest of a motorist who sent back his paperwork with expletives. The charges were subsequently dropped. The motorist sued the court and the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
The Benjamin Goldman Law Office
For any traffic related charges in Liberty, you can contact the Benjamin Goldman Law Office. We opened our first office in Monticello in 2011. Our goal was to help motorists in the Catskills with their traffic tickets. Since then, we have successfully handled many hundreds of cases in the Liberty Town Court. The Benjamin Goldman Law Office welcomes the most challenging cases. Feel free to contact us at your convenience. Consultations are free.
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