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Title:
County: Dutchess
Address: 62 Civic
Phone: 845-483-8200 Fax: 845-451-4094
Traffic Calendar: Monday through Friday at
Criminal Calendar: Monday through Friday at
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Corporation Counsel (State Troopers) or local officers
Criminal Prosecutions: Dutchess
County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon. Katherine Moloney and Hon. Frank Mora
Traffic Enforcement
The City of
Speeding tickets are 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,
a special 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 prosecutor and both judges are reasonable about plea bargains as long
as the speed was not too high.
Local police officers prosecute their own tickets, though the special prosecutor may substitute
for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
Expect a modest line of people waiting to talk to the
prosecutor about a plea bargain. 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 and Prosecutions
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 Poughkeepsie 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 on your ticket or DWI charge,, click here.
Please note: Information on this website is intended to inform, not to advise. No one should attempt to interpret or apply any law without the assistance of an attorney that is familiar with that area of law, the rules of the court involved and the specific facts of each individual case.
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Defense Attorneys for Criminal, DWI, DUI & Traffic Offenses
Phone: 845-294-0585 Fax:
888-724-5470
Email: gmagnell@stormkinglaw.com
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