New York Vehicle and Traffic Law offers practical coverage of the full range of motor vehicle offenses and issues. The author presents strategies for handling violations and discusses trial preparations and tactics – from the client's initial call to the consequences of conviction. Topics covered include:
- Speeding and parking tickets
- Rules of the road and equipment violations
- Dram shop law
- Driving while intoxicated
- Leaving the scene of an accident
- Reckless driving
- Stolen vehicles
- Driver's license revocation and restriction
- Vehicle registration matters
- Uninsured motorists
- Arraignment
- Plea and sentencing
- Consequences to the client's driver's license and insurance
- Administrative adjudication of offenses involving failure to obey a traffic control device
- Offenses related to portable electronic devices
- DWI with a minor passenger
- Much more
Also included are references to collateral texts and law journal articles, extensive citations, checklists, forms, and sample documents from the New York Department of Motor Vehicles.