Title:
County:
Address:
Phone: 845-691-7544 ax: 845-691-7103
Traffic
Calendar:
Criminal Calendar:
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Special Prosecutor (State Troopers) or local officers
Criminal
Prosecutions: Ulster County District Attorney's
Judges: Hon. Eugene J. Rizzo and Hon. Terry B. Elia
Traffic Enforcement & Prosecution
The Town of
The major speed trap in town is the entrance ramp
to cross the
Traffic Court
The
NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations. As a result, a Special Prosecutor for the town
prosecutes tickets written by the NYS police. The overwhelming majority of state police tickets are adjudicated through plea
bargains with the Special Prosecutor. The prosecutor and both judges are reasonable about plea bargains as long as the speed
was not too high.
Local police officers typically prosecute their own tickets, though the Special Prosecutor may substitute
for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
Expect a modest wait to speak to prosecutor. A wait time
of 1 hour 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.
One of the judges 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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