if the (NY state) traffic court was closed on my court date, are my charges dropped?
February 262010
In 2008, I was charged with speeding and "failure to keep right" in rural New York. A court date was scheduled, but when I arrived, the building was closed, locked, and dark. I waited 45 minutes, placed a polite note in their mailbox asking to be contacted as soon as possible, and never heard anything for a year and a half. Now, I have received a "Failure to Comply" notice in the mail. Is this sufficient grounds for the ticket to be thrown out?
Generally, if the court house is closed on your last court date, then the day gets moved to the next day the court is open. If you show up to the courthouse and explain your situation they might cut you some slack, but they probably won’t be happy that a year and a half has passed since then.
February 27th, 2010 at 4:35 am
Generally, if the court house is closed on your last court date, then the day gets moved to the next day the court is open. If you show up to the courthouse and explain your situation they might cut you some slack, but they probably won’t be happy that a year and a half has passed since then.
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