Title:
County:
Address:
Phone: 845- 338-2974
Fax:
845- 338-1443
Traffic Calendar:
Criminal Calendar:
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Corporation Counsel (State Troopers)
or local officers
Criminal Prosecutions: Ulster County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. Lawrence E. Ball and Hon.
Philip W. Kirschner
Traffic Enforcement & Prosecution
The City of
The city has several busy
commercial and residential districts. As such, due to the high volume of traffic there are fewer speed traps, yet more traffic stops
from roving patrols. Speeding tickets are usually written for speeds under 10 mph over the limit, as the police are stricter in 30
mph zones. In addition, the police regularly look for miscellaneous vehicle and traffic violations due to the heavy pedestrian traffic.
Traffic
Court
The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations. As a result, Corporation Counsel
for the City of
Local police officers prosecute their own tickets, though Corporation Counsel may
substitute for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
Expect a modest wait for your case to be called.
The prosecutor will try to speak to everyone before the calendar starts. If the calendar starts, you will have to speak to the prosecutor
after your case is called by the Judge. 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.
Criminal Law Enforcement & Prosecution
All criminal prosecutions are handled by the Ulster
County District Attorney's Office. The Ulster DA's office has taken a fairly hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2010 there were
almost 2,000 alcohol related driving arrests impaired or intoxicated driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Ulster County. Both the
NYS Police and the Ulster 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 Ulster County District Attorney's office. The DA’s has a general rule that breath tests of .12% or more will not be reduced through plea bargains. However, this is not
a hard and fast policy.
Both judges in Kingston City Court are attorneys.
For more information about DWI, click here.
To
read some Frequently Asked Questions about DWI, click here.
For information about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell represent
you, click here.
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Law Offices of Glenn W. Magnell
Defense Attorneys for Criminal, DWI, DUI & Traffic Offenses
Phone: 845-294-0585 Fax:
888-724-5470
Email: gmagnell@stormkinglaw.com
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