Title:
County:
Address:
Phone: 845-687-4328
Fax: 845-687-4336
Traffic Calendar: Mondays at
Criminal
Calendar: Mondays at
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by officer
who wrote the ticket
Criminal Prosecutions: Ulster County District
Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. Claudia Davenport and Hon. Mark Glick
Traffic Enforcement & Prosecution
The major thoroughfares in 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
The wait to
speak to speak to the prosecutor or prosecuting officers is typically can last 1-2 hours. 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.
One of the town justices in
For more
information about DWI, click here.
To read some Frequently Asked Questions about DWI, click here.
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
No Cost, No Obligation Consultation on all cases