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My advice is don't send the citation in to the court. Take it to an attorney in that NY County where the traffic stop took place(the yellow pages could be as good a clue as any, the lawyers often distinguish their specialty practices that way). Perhaps he or she will send a letter to the DA and offer to plea to a lesser charge, such as failure to obey a traffic device(2 points). You sign up for the plea if offered. In some counties it works because of the backlog in the court, ie, if it can be disposed of with letters between the clerks, it saves court time and expense. Then you just get 2 bills from the attorney, one for the fine with the NY State surcharge which about doubles the fine(you will make out a check to the court) and one bill for the attorney's fee. Simple. Good luck, stay cool.
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