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Title:
County: Putnam
Address: 1360 Route 22,
Phone: (845) 279-8939 Fax: (845) 279-1612
Court Calendar: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Town Attorney or local
officers.
Criminal Prosecutions: Putnam County District Attorney's Office
Judges: Hon.
Traffic Enforcement
The Town of
Traffic Court
Both town justices have "traffic calendars" which are devoted
to adjudicating traffic tickets. 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. 95% of state police tickets are adjudicated
through plea bargains with the special prosecutor. The Town Prosecutor and both judges are reasonable about plea bargains as long
as the speed was not more than 25 mph over the limit or over 90 mph.
Local police officers generally prosecute their own tickets,
though the special prosecutor may substitute for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.
Traffic court
sessions can last several hours. 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 Putnam County District Attorney's Office. Following
a tragic 8 fatality accident on the Taconic in 2009 the Putnam DA's office has taken a fairly hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2011
there were more than 1000 alcohol related driving arrests impaired or intoxicated driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Putnam County. Both
the NYS Police and the Kent Town Police 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 Putnam County District Attorney's office. DWI cases are
handled by local Assistant District Attorney's, but their work is supervised by a DWI supervisor.
Both town judges are
very diligent about insuring that defendant's rights are observed. Generally, criminal defendants must appear at all court dates.
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.
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