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Title:
County: Dutchess
Address:
Phone:
845-229-1620 Fax: 845-229-2137
Traffic Calendar: Third Tuesday of the Month at
Criminal Calendar: Second Tuesday of the Month at
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Special Town Prosecutor (State Police) or local officers.
Criminal
Prosecutions: Dutchess County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. John M. Kennedy & Hon. David L. Steinberg
Traffic Enforcement & Prosecution
The major Thoroughfares through the Town of
Traffic Court
Both town justices have
"traffic calendars," which are devoted to adjudicating traffic tickets. The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains
on traffic violations. As a result, a special town prosecutor has been appointed to deal with tickets written by the NYS police. 95% of state police tickets are adjudicated through plea bargains with the special prosecutor. The Town Prosecutor and both judges
are reasonable about plea bargains as long as the speed through town was not too high.
Local police officers generally prosecute their own tickets, though the special prosecutor may substitute for them. Again, most
tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
The line of people waiting to talk to the special prosecutor can take a long time.
A 1 hour wait is typical. Attorneys are permitted to appear without their clients being present for traffic court.
For
more information about speeding and other traffic offenses, click here.
To read some Frequently Asked Traffic Law questions,click here.
For information about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell defend your speeding ticket or DWI charge,, click here.
All criminal prosecutions are handled by the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. The
Dutchess DA's office has taken a fairly hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2009 there were more than 3000 alcohol related driving arrests
impaired or intoxicated driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Dutchess County. Both the NYS Police and the Dutchess County Sheriff's
Department made numerous arrests. Most arrests occurred after dark with many taking place after
In addition to DWI and DWAI, numerous arrests were made for Driving While Impaired by Drugs,
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and Driving With a Suspended Registration. All of these offenses are "criminal" violations of
the law and, as a result are prosecuted by the Dutchess County District Attorney's office. Non-DWI cases are handled by local
Assistant District Attorneys, but DWI cases are handled by three "DWI Prosecutors" working out of the DA's office in
Both
judges in
To read some Frequently Asked Questions about DWI, click here.
For information about having the Law Office of
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