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County:
Address:
Phone: 336-8853 ext.
12 Fax: N/A
Court Calendar: Every Tuesday
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Special Town Prosecutor (State
Police) or local officers.
Criminal Prosecutions: Ulster County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. Richard Alberstadt
The New York State Thruway runs through a small part of the Town of
Traffic Court
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.
Local police officers and Ulster Sheriff's Deputies generally prosecute
their own tickets. Most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
The wait to speak to speak to the prosecutor or prosecuting
officers is typically not very long. Less than a 1 hour wait is usual. Attorneys are permitted to appear without their clients being
present for traffic court.
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 1,200 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.
The town justice in
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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