How I Beat Registration and Inspection Parking Tickets

I received an expired inspection ticket. All the boxes look in order except that the NYC Traffic Rules citation did not print clearly and reads as 4-08(i)(6). The bottom of the “j” in what should have been (j)(6) is cut off. Worth a challenge by mail? We also got it inspected within the hour but I don’t suspect that helps at all (inspection expired approximately 35 days ago).

HI I was ticketed at 4pm for registration and inspecction expiration, when i went online, i saw i was ticketed for the same offernse at 8am that same day. Interesting comment on the 4pm inspection ticket is that the officer commented: no summons visible? That is clearly a lie because all tickets say the same place of occurence because i did not move the vehicle, so i was ticketed the same day with tickets visible on the wideshield. The second lied and said no visible summons. How do i prove?

I submitted a dispute with NYC for expired Registration for it was missing the Experation date in the comments section of the ticket and was informed that it is not a valid defence, because the date is listed with the vehicle information

Hello, I submitted for an online hearing for a parking ticket ( expired inspection ) but was found guilty.

Should I still appeal the decision and use the consultation services ?

Hi Larry,
I received a 4-08(J)(7) ticket by a warrior stating that the Insp Stkr Mutilated.
Under the complaint’s comments section: it states that there is no plaque, no permit, no driver, sticker discolored.
My inspection sticker is due to expire next month (september) There are some color peels due to sunlight exposure around the edges for months, february, april.
I had never tempered with the sticker. Not sure how can I go about beating this ticket.
Please help.
Thank you

Larry, THANK YOU for all your help, impeccable knowledge, and dedication over the years. Your knowledge has helped so many New Yorkers and people abound, you will be forever blessed. I wish you a speedy and healthy recovery.

Bought a vehicle from my brother 2002 Chevy Silverado 4×4 went to have it inspected posted safety part failed emissions part only have a ten day right now. Was informed why it failed emissions and replaced everything yet was informed that I have to drive it for the computer to reset itself for lights to go out w/o any idea oft how long it will take for the computer to reset itself. What do I do if the l my term day express before the computer tests itself because it won’t do it unless it’s driven everything was already fixed .?

Hi Larry,

Longtime reader, first time commenter.

I received a ticket for an expired inspection but the wrong plate number was entered because I had yet to replace the old registration sticker for old plates with the new one. Nothing on the ticket mentioned mismatched registration and plates and none of the necessary information is in the comment section. What should I do?

Thank you!
Best, Adam

Hi,

From reading the comments/questions I see that you’ve been able to help a lot of people and am hoping you may be able to do the same for me. I received 2 tickets (one for inspired inspection and another for partially blocking a crosswalk) both tickets were issued at the same exact time (9:12) but by two different complainant’s – how is this possible and is there anything I can do about it? I appreciate it!

Thanks,
Dee

Im having problem with my registration. I can not renew my registration due to a Insurance time lapse for 10 mothns. This is my insurance company who doesnt sent the prove of the insurance to the DVM. Now in about 2 weeks I got 6 tickets for expired registration. Im not using the vehicle, I just park the car arrownd my house . I dont have a personal parking at home. What can I do about it?

I’m trying to look for more information on “What if your vehicle is properly registered, but you forgot to attach the registration sticker? Or, what if your vehicle was registered in Utah and the warrior issues you a (j)(1) violation? [Both parking tickets can be beaten]”

I had the registration sticker sitting safe in the glove box and I totally forgot about this sticker up until I got ticketed. My vehicle is properly registered, but I just forgot to attach the registration sticker. Is there any way to get out of this one ?

I received 2 tickets: missing plate and a no standing violation (which lead to a tow). The ticket is computer generated so it’s all legible/correct- but I think I might have a claim because of the EXP.DATE – it had the sticker’s expiration date, not the temporary registration paper (just like your exhibit) which was on my dashboard right under the expired registration. So the tickets say Exp.Date 1/16/17 when the temporary ended 1/23/17. Is this enough to get this dismissed?
In addition to the expiration date issue, the “Place of Occurrence” is “front of” an address that doesn’t show up as a building in NYC DOB’s website nor does the address exist in NYCityMap. In your experience, does “front of” have to mean in front of a building that exists? The address pops up as in the middle of the road in a traffic circle on google maps and on DOT’s map (and unfortunately there are ‘no standing’ signs near there) – but my car was actually parked 4 blocks away, but I can’t show proof that it wasn’t at that address since the car was towed (although, I guess I could contact the tow yard to see if they have an address where they picked up the car?).

Hi Larry,

thanks for this incredible wealth of information. I received an inspection expired ticket 4-08(j)(6), which was in fact expired. Everything seems to be in order, however I received two tickets for the same violation within the same week. I was traveling out of the country so my questions are:

Are there any legal grounds for defense related to either receiving multiple tickets for the same offense or traveling (I have copies of my flight ticket)?

Also, each ticket has a different address (one states I was in front of 60-14 X St and the other 60-12 X St). Is this a valid dispute and reason for dismissal?

I received a ticket for the inspection sticker being mutilated, discolored and duck tape on the edge of bar code 4-09 (j)(7). Is it possible that the parking warrior encountered a fake registration sticker and issued a ticket based off what he observed? He even entered the correct expiration date of my new registration, but he did not enter sticker number. Can you please tell me ,if it is possible to encounter a fake registration sticker and if the traffic warrior required to provide the sticker serial number? Also, is it illegal, of someone on the outside of the glass windshield places a duck tape on your registration sticker?

Hi,

I got the ticket for Inspection sticker on Mar 1 at 08:57am and which expired in Feb 2017. The ticket was folded and the words was blurred and It mentioned the fine $65, however as DMV website mentioned: “If the inspection sticker on your vehicle has expired in the past 60 days, you can receive a fine of $25 to $50. ”
Do I have any chance to beat the ticket or lower the fine?
I did the inspection and got the new sticker on Mar 2, right away, will there be a chance to lower the fine?

Thank you very much in advance.

Hi Larry,
I hope that you are feeling better and wish you a speedy recovery! I’m so happy I stumbled onto your educational website. I unfortunately received a ticket for expired inspection. Once upon a time ago, wasn’t there a grace period offered to have it fixed within a week of the ticket and you would be clear of the offense? Kindly advise.

Hi Larry,

I just wanted to wish you a great day and thank you for your kind service.
I beat countless tickets thanks to you and I never took the time to properly thank you. I am glad to see you’re back and wish you and your family all the best. Sincerely,

Hi Larry,

I hope you’re feeling better these days. Wishing you only the greatest health and happiness.

Got an expired inspection ticket today, and everything listed on the ticket looks accurate and is an exact match to all the information listed on the registration, inspection sticker, etc. There’s one potential thing I wanted to ask about:

While the registration lists the car type (it’s a Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback) as 4DSD, I can take a few pictures to prove that it’s a suburban. Is that enough to warrant a dismissal? It doesn’t really sound like it, based on some of the recent posts upthread, but just thought I’d ask.

Best,
Jared

My registration was expired the ticket only said expiration date on the little box not in comment or the registration number either on comment box can I beat the ticket for inproper receipt

Good Morning Larry,
I trust you are having a good Summer. I got a ticket for an expired inspection sticker. the sticker WAS expired, but the inspection itself was still good! the mechanic put the sticker on for May when the inspection was done on June 1st, 2016.
do you think this is beatable?
Thank you for your time.
A

Hi Larry,

I have received a parking violation ticket for “Improper Display of Reg Sticker” on 07/23/2017

I just received the vehicle registration last night from the dealership around 8.30p.m and I didn’t stick the Reg. Sticker since it was night and I had something to do with the sticker later on. but the registration was displayed on the dash with the temporary inspection sticker along with Vehicle Registration. (you know how they come together in one piece and stapled temp. Inspection Sticker top of the Reg. Sticker side.)

Just this morning I got this ticket “Reg. Sticker covered not scannable Sticker on Dash.” VC 70

I got my car from NJ dealership and I had my temporary registration until 17th July 2017. since that my registration was expired and I was worried I might get a ticket but since dealership cover any damage due to late registration I did worry too much. However, DMV had issued plates on 19th July 2017. but I received it 22nd.

But unluckily I got a ticket after I received the registration.

Even side of the reg. the sticker is not scannable, Vehicle Registration was totally visible with the barcode which is the same extract barcode on Sticker side.

The main reason I didn’t stick them because later on (coming week) I was planning on Gift the vehicle under my aunt’s name. since I might need to remove the sticker again, I didn’t stick it.

Do you have any suggestion for fighting this ticket?

Thank you in advance.
Manuka

Good Morning Larry,

Thank you for the reply.

Well, I read a bunch of comments here and I didn’t find anything special to fight in this case other than taking a picture of how it was placed in the dash.

As I previously mentioned, I left the whole registration thing on the dash since it was dark and never pay attention to temp inspection sticker stapled to the ticket.

Violation ticket for “Improper Display of Reg Sticker”
VC 70
Comments: “Reg. Sticker covered not scannable Sticker on Dash.”

These are the information that I could find on the ticket.

WRONG Exp. Date: 07/18/2018
Correct: 07/19/2018

Section: 4-08 (j)(3)
VC: 70
VIN# is missing but I don’t think that necessary.

Is there any way that I can provide the story as I told and maybe prove that sticker was visible but it was covered by the inspection sticker. or something similar to that (photo proof)

Thank you!

Hi Larry, Thanks for your wonderful post!!
It appears from your post that the Exp. Date of registration needs to be in the box titled Exp. Date. and ALSO in officers comments.
I have received a ticket for expired registration and officer comments had the sticker # but not the expiration date. The exp. did appear in the small box titled exp. date. Is the lack of exp. date in officer comments a basis to strike it down?

Hi Larry,

I recently received a ticket for improper sticker safety only. In the comments of the ticket it mentioned “Voided sticker and NYMA reg.” I had the sticker since I got the recent lease and didn’t think about it. It did have some vague letters of void on it , probably someone at dealer tempered with it. After the ticket i got the car reinspected to get new sticker. Is there a way to fight this?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Larry,

I have an interesting situation, in reading the article and some of the comments, I understand that the Expiration date for an inspection has to be put into the comments. I had moved back to NYC after a couple years and gotten my car registered but keep forgetting to have it inspected. I had the temporary inspection paper hanging but I received a violation for missing inspection sticker. The temporary one is expired in all honesty, but do I have an angle here? Thank you for your help!

Hi,
I just have a question about packing with the fail inspection report. My car just failed the emission inspection and its label was expired. Could I park the car on street with the fail inspection report?
Thank you,
James.

Hello,

My brother was driving my car and managed to get pulled over for an expired inspection on my car. I’d been driving the car since it expired last October (without incident). I was unaware of it being expired because I honestly thought my inspection was due in February (I mixed it up in my mind with my registration renewal month which is in February).

I’d had my car in the shop 3 times since October, once for an oil change, once for an exhaust pipe repair, and once for new tires. Unfortunately they never mentioned my inspection was overdue. Nor did I get any notice from the DMV. I now have an appointment to get the inspection tomorrow.

At any rate, I’m in Erie County (Western New York). I was examining the ticket as well as the ‘Supporting Deposition / CPL 710.30 ‘ and neither one of them include any information about the Inspection sticker or expiration date. It simply includes in the Description of Violation “Uninspected Motor Vehicle” and in the Section box says “306B”

My brother of course wants to send the ticket in as pleading guilty and make me pay the fine (and court fees). Up to $188 I understand. I explained to him that this ticket may be invalid for not including any information about the Inspection sticker or expiration date. He stated that he’s not going to go sit in court to try to get off on a technicality, and that besides all that information (registration, inspection, etc… ) are in the DMV computers so they don’t need that information on the ticket, so he’d be wasting his time trying to get off. Easy for him to say since he intends to make me pay the fines.

So is he correct? Will they simply refer to information available to the DMV in their computers regarding an expired inspection, or can I (he) really get off in court by pointing out that there is no information on the ticket and deposition regarding the inspection sticker and expiration date? Is it written somewhere that this information MUST be on the ticket, or is it simply up to a particular judge to find it unacceptable?

Thank you for your time and help.

“Parking” shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. The definition of parking does not distinguish it being on public or private property. So my question is can I successfully defend a ticket for violation of 4-08(j)(3) expired registration when parked in my driveway?

I recently received 2 parking tickets for expired registration and expired inspection, when further inspecting the tickets I noticed that the address on both tickets was incorrect and was actually an invalid address as there is no corresponding house number on my street where the car was parked.

They entered “17” instead of “70”
Is there anyway to fight this ticket ?

hi Larry, I got a ticket for improper display of registration. my old registration was displayed but (one day) expired. I already had the new registration, but did not put it up bec i wanted to wait until I can scrape old one off and display new one cleanly. anything I can do? I affixed the correct one later that day. all information on the ticket is correct

Hi Larry,

Thanks for your generous contributions over the years!

I received a ticket for parking too close to a hydrant. My old registration sticker (not expired) was on the windshield, and the warrior wrote the expiration date from that sticker. It happens that I have my new registration sticker but haven’t yet put it on the windshield.

Does RCNY 39-02(a)(1) allow the warrior to write the date that is on the sticker on my windshield — or does she have to write the date in 2020 that my registration will actually expire? (I suppose she could only know the actual expiration date if she looked it up in the computer.)

Thank you!

I had my car parked up in my driveway. I got a ticket for an expired inspection sticker. I live in Staten Island New York. Is it legal for the meter maids to do this. Motor Vechical NY says I am guilty. I am appealing ticket and fine. Are they allowed to come on private property to give tickets?

Hello Larry,
I have recently recieved a ticket for an expired inspection (expired 12/31/18) and got it inspected the same day of the ticket… Is there any way that I can show the inspection recipt to get the fine reduced or even wiped?

Hi Larry!

I received two tickets that say “Reg. Sticker Expired (NYS).” I had a temporary registration in the window next to the expired one. The warrior wrote me VC 70 under 4-08(j)(3) but the Exp. Date the warrior has on the ticket was the expiration on the actual registration and not my temporary. Do I have a case and if so how should I proceed? I would like to add this ticket is more than 30 days old but younger than 60 days.

Thank you so much for your help!

Hi Larry,

My inspection sticker expired 3/31/19 on april 3 at 11:38am i got a $65 ticket and at 2:08 pm i got another $65 at the same spot.
(i tried disputing the second one online and i just saw online that was found guilty did not receive the email yet so dont know the reason.)
is there anything that can be done?

Thank you so much!

I got a violation for expired inspection,

I tried fighting the ticket and submitted proof that my car was parked in my driveway.

following is the response of the Judge;

The respondent has been charged with violating Traffic Rule 4-08(j)(6) by standing or parking a vehicle bearing New York plates that
did not display a current inspection sticker or certificate in accordance with section 306(b) of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.Find that
on date and at time ticket was issued vehicle had been parked within public view while displaying an expired inspection sticker as alleged. Submitted evidence establishing that condition was corrected subsequent to issuance of ticket does not constitute a defense
as vehicle was not permitted to be parked “within public view” while displaying an expired inspection sticker.

My Question;
Is there any point to try repealing? is there really any law about “car parked within public view”? I mean it was on private property!

Hi Larry,

I just realized that i’m way to late to re-appeal this ticket…
The court decision was emailed on 4/24, while I only noticed it on 6/7!
(confusing gmail inbox / primary…)

I guess its long after the 30 days so I’m out of luck….

In any case thanks so much Larry for having this blog! You are doing a great service it is very much appreciated!

I have a question. The officer signs in the bottom of the ticket that under penalty of perjury laws they saw the offense and indicated the operators name or indicated I’d refused and personally served this notice upon them…..
I had an ID badge hanging on my neck, and was talking to the officer. She never asked for my ID and opted to put the ticket on the windshield and did not serve me even though I was there.
Technically, this is perjury. She didn’t do what she signed she did would this be a valid claim to render the ticket invalid (for inspection ticket)?

Hi, Larry
I ended up appealing it by mail and the judge dismissed the ticket.

Thanks again for all your help and for having this blog.

I received a ticket for for no inspection sticker(810), but my vehicle is older than 25 years, how do I fight?

Good morning, I just received a ticket at 3:30 AM for no standing at a bus stop but over further review of the ticket I’m surprised he didn’t get me for expired inspection sticker as well .. it expired at the end of the month January 2020.. were in February now. But the officer put inspection expires in Jan 2021…so he didn’t write me up for that.. once again I’m not sure if he was cutting me a break or if this will be grounds to get the whole ticket dismissed? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Larry my hero! Could you kindly help me?

I got 3 tickets in the same day by 2 warriors – Evil as you eloquently put it.

Both warriors issued an expired registration and the second warrior also issued an expired meter ticket.

I’m fighting the meter as I had the purchased ticket and displayed, I took proper pictures and sent that in. (waiting on decision)

My question is on the registration tickets. I had my renewal sticker visible in the dashboard – I hadn’t taken the expired off the windshield yet. Unfortunately, I do not have clear pictures showing both registrations in one pic. I’m looking for some other way of not having to pay them for both (I asked using their online hearing for the second ticket to be dismissed as a double jeopardy and they found me guilty anyway)

In your expert opinion, can I use the fact that I proved the warrior’s first ticket was bogus as a defense for the second ticket? saying he ignored my windshield both times?

The description for both are the same: “reg stricker expired” 4-08(J)(3). Which I was going to defend I’m in compliance with that being that if anything I was in violation of 4-08(J)(4) for having an expired registration displayed.

Thank you in advance for your help. I appreciate it.

My name is George and my situation isn’t much different from Sara expired registration ticket. I received a parking ticket for expired registration. The car was purchased new at the dealer and the temporary was on the windshield and it expired I just never had the chance to put the current one on. I honestly kept forgetting to do it. When the ticket was issued the car was actually registered the temp was never switched to the current yearly nys registration. If I go to court and show the car was in fact registered would they dismiss the ticket or will I still be on the hook for it. Thank you ahead of time. I am also glad you have a website like this to educate us on how to combat tickets.

Larry – I received a standing violation, the ticket did not record my VIN number and the license plate was a temporary tag. Is this something that should be paid?

Hello Larry,
My name is Sergey. I’ve got two violation tickets for the expired inspection sticker within less then 24-hours at the same location:
1st- 09/07/2021 @ 12:28pm
2nd- 09/08/2021 @ 10:35am
Will it be possible for me to use the custom in Parking Ticket Land, that only one expired registration ticket can be issued per day?
And, requesting judge to dismiss the second registration expiration ticket by offering proof of payment for the first ticket and copies of both tickets issued within less then 24 hours window?

Another question about inspection tickets: I got two tickets for $65 on successive days, one and two days after my inspection expired. The ticket cites NYC Traffic Rules, Section 4-08(j)(6). That section cites Section 306(b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which has a provision that says: “provided however, that if the vehicle bears a certificate or certificates of inspection which was or were valid within the last sixty days, such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars.”

I argued before the ALJ that the violation should be dismissed or reduced because the inspection had expires less than 60 days ago.

The ALJ upheld the ticket stating: “The section cited refers to moving violations which are summons issued by a police officer at a traffic stop. This summons is a parking violation issued by a traffic agent and subject to different rules and fines.”

I appealed and the board found no error.

Am I correct that the violations should have been no more than $50 pursuant to VTL 306(b)? If so, does it make any sense to bring an Article 78 challenging the Board’s determination? Would I have any chance of winning costs?

Really appreciate this Blog. Thanks in advance if you can shed some light on this.

Hi,

I received a summons for Inspection sticker expired (expired on 1/31/22), summons was issued on 2/8/22. The vehicle was inspected on the same date; can I fight the ticket? I’ve enjoyed reading and learning from your various posts.
Thank You for your help

Hi Larry,

Thanks for helping people here, this is great! I read most of the comments, but did not see my situation (perhaps missed).

I moved out of NY 2 years ago, but never bothered to remove the registration and inspection stickers on the window. I visited NY this week and got tickets for both of these stickers being expired. The tickets actually listed my current MD plates with valid registration, so it’s not like the person issuing these did not see that I was from out of state. Do I have a case here? Can’t really come to court, so would have to fight by mail, I guess.
Thank you!
Yegor

Hi, Larry! Congrats on your move out of town. I’ve long been a huge fan.
I have a couple of questions – I’m a paralegal preparing an APPEAL of a ticket for my boss (the lawyer).
Boss lady had her windshield replaced. More than a month later, she received a summons for 4.08(j)(7) VC 72 the claim Insp Sckr Counterfeit. Complainant’s comments: Void printed on stckr xxxxxxxx.
My defense:
1) The inspection sticker was a valid and unexpired sticker, and was not “counterfeit”.
2) The agent’s claim that “Void printed on stkr #xxxxxxx” does not render the sticker counterfeit; moreover, Respondent denies that the sticker registered “Void”.
3) The summons, on information and belief, may be facially deficient. While it lists the sticker number, it fails to indicate the expiration date of said sticker number, which respondent believes is a required element of such summons.
4) The possible explanation for the agent’s misunderstanding that the sticker was not valid was that the windshield had been replaced several weeks prior; the receipt for this work is attached in support of an explanation for said misunderstanding.
5) Respondent has driven in and around the City without any incident; a counterfeit inspection sticker is a serious traffic violation and there was no citation of Respondent by any police for driving with a counterfeit sticker.
It should be pointed out that Respondent (the writer is her authorized agent) is a resident of 527 W 110th Street which is across the street from the location of the alleged infraction, and Respondent has regularly parked on the streets of the city since the windshield was replaced without previous incident; upon receipt of this summons, Respondent went to the nearest service station that performs inspections and had a new inspection done so there would be no further such confusion on the part of traffic agents (this does not constitute any kind of admission that there was anything irregular or wrong with the existing sticker).
Respondent asks for a finding of not guilty.

One of the resident a**hats at PVB, Carl P. Kanev (on staff since at least 2010 based on cases filed against him; attorney since 1981), found as follows:
The respondent has been charged with violating Traffic Rule 4-08(j)(7) by standing or parking a vehicle bearing New York plates that
displayed a mutilated, imitation or counterfeit certificate of inspection. Respondent testified the vehicle’s inspection sticker was
removed when the windshield was replaced, then reaffixed to the windshield, and that the vehicle was parked as alleged in the summons. Respondent’s testimony is not a legally sufficient defense to the violation because a vehicle is required to display a valid
current inspection sticker when parked. Respondent’s testimony that the vehicle was reinspected, together with a photo of a receipt
showing reinspection after the summons was issued, is not a legally sufficient defense to the violation because a vehicle is required to
display a current inspection sticker when parked and a subsequent reinspection does not cure the violation.
***End of decision***
1) Kanev didn’t deal with my claim – from YOUR blog – that the expiration date is a required element of the summons (can you send along where this is cited – it’s important for the appeal!)
2) Kanev further acted inappropriately in adding the other two possible reasons for complaint under 4.08(j)(7) VC 72, namely “imitation” or “mutilated”. I believe that when it was clear to Kanov that the sticker was not “counterfeit” i.e. actually printed by someone other than DMV, I should have won.
There may have been some surplusage in the defense (perhaps I didn’t need to state that Boss Lady had in fact gotten a new inspection immediately to avoid future summonses; indicating that the windshield had been changed and somehow the “Void” notation did not occur immediately but after a month) but that should NOT have cost me this case.
Am I wrong to wonder what LOONEY BIN ALJs like Kanev come from? It brings back nightmare memories of fighting PVB tickets back in the 1970s and 1980s in front of palsied, ancient ruins of lawyers (peppered with times when I actually started to realize how the game was played, and started winning in front of these guys…) Of course the fact that I myself recently turned 70 might give pause in making comments like that but…really interested in your feedback (and any creative ideas of doing the appeal, beyond perhaps not calling Kanev an a**hat to what will likely be three of his ancient, palsied buddies!)

Dear Larry,
I received a summons for failing to display my registration I had a temporary registration on the dashboard and the traffic ignored or missed it I can send in a copy of my temporary registration however that is not enough proof that I had it displayed how can I proof something like that they should except my claim ?

Got ticket for discolored registration sticker! Sticker is valid till 2024. Is this my problem?

Hello Larry! I could really use some advice.

I just moved back to NY and received a parking ticket for my inspection being expired. I’m in the military and moved on military orders. My insurance said I had ten days to get my car inspected when I returned to NY. I did not get a temporary inspection extension. Do you think I have a chance at fighting the ticket or should I just pay it?

Hi Larry,

I got an expired inspection ticket on 6/1/23. The next two days I was ticketed again for the same thing. I couldn’t get the inspection done asap because I was sick at home getting over a horrible flu and couldn’t get out of bed. I didn’t go to the doctor and just now was able to get the inspection done. I will pay the first ticket but can i get the other two dismissed or am I liable for all three? $195 is alot to pay as i’m out of work. Thanks and love the blog!

Hello Larry,
I was temporarily standing / parked (with engine off) in front of our relative residential building in NYC Mid-Town to drop / help my elderly father (90 years), when I got a parking ticket, as soon as i came back the car was also towed. I had a valid NYC Special Parking ID on my dashboard, just for such situations

Upon collecting the car and paying towing costs, I noticed that the parking ticket had incorrect violation code and description ( 4-08(d) , “No Parking Days/HRS Except SU/7A-7P) and incorrect address (opposite 460W 34th Str.).
The building that I had parked in front was Bldg. 455W 34th street which is on the other side of the street (apposite 460W 34th Str.).
The sign in front location 460W 34th Str. is a Bus Sign with red writing “No Standing” as it is a Bus lane.
The sign in front of location where I was actually parked has a Red sign “No Standing Anytime”.
So I did request for an on-line hearing and submitted photo of the both signs with the background number of the buildings.
My reason was ” Dear Judge, I request that his parking ticket to be dismissed as it is misdescribed; incorrect violation description, and address. Please find attahed in form of recent photos of the parking signs in from of both locations.”

The hearing decision came as Guilty with following comments: ” The respondent has been charged with violating Traffic Rule 4-08(d) which prohibits parking a vehicle in violation of the restrictions posted on signs, markings or traffic control devices. Respondent claims the summons incorrectly describes the sign posted at the cited location. Pursuant to Traffic Rule 4-08(a)(1)(i), “one authorized regulatory sign anywhere on a block, which is the area of sidewalk between one intersection and the next, shall be sufficient notice of the restriction(s) in effect on that block.” Respondent’s claim is not supported by persuasive evidence. The respondent’s photo evidence does not show the entire block from corner to corner.

Now I am lost at how I can provide further evidence for reconsideration of judge decision or appeal .
Looking at the ticket after further reading your blog, I noticed further error in the ticket: Plate CD section as NS, Registration EXP. date as N/A., Vehicle year as N/A., Place of Occurrence as Opposite 460W 34th Str.”

I appreciate any advice and or guidance.
Thanks.
Frank