10 Sure-Fire Ways to Beat Status Violation Parking Tickets

I got 3 “status” tickets in the same day for expired registration sticker …none were dismissed…..full penalties and fines….

they booted and towed my car within 2 hours….while I was in my vehicle…for the expired registration sticker tickets….when my reg was valid and the summons that were issued for the sticker was issued when the car was not in my name.

they proceeded to also issue a “mutilated” registration sticker at 9:30 pm, by drive up Police/Traffic Van when I had left my vehicle for 5 minutes to get a cup of coffee….and no other traffic agents or van in the vicinity for 20 blocks up or all avenues each way…..

They also found me guilty for a summons that had major missing required information on it…..and am currently fighting another ticket that was never issued to me, the meter was broken and the agent called it in and said he was not issuing the summons to me…..and several other factors on the ticket were incorrect…(another fake false ticket).

I have had to pay over $2000 for summons issued to a vehicle within the last 6 months…all were direct attacks and I was not responsible for any of the summons. No one has done anything to resolve or help with any of these matters….They literally piled a bunch of shit on top of me and expect me to undig….someone in my family died and they seem to have buried me with her….and an obvious wrongful death….all on the fault of NYC and anyone involved in the parking tickets, which is the least of it….

So all your blogs and advice, obviously has not helped one bit. NYC gets to do what they want, when they want and to whomever they want to do it do and they get away with it all. I am a professional woman who has been treated as if I am a complete and utter “moron” (to say the least)…and NO ONE has helped or is helping me with anything…..

They immediately tell me to file an article 78 without even hearing the ticket to begin with. I am not filing an article 78. If I go to the supreme court, it will be for a lawsuit….of which of course, will never be heard …so again, they get away with all of it…

but thanks for your rosey colored blogs…for a city which should be condemned for all their actions and double standard garbage “rules”…and by making others pay for the expenses of the ones make those rules to suit themselves.

All in Manhattan

the mutilated registration ticket given at 9:30 pm, by a van that drove directly over to my vehicle……was because I had taped the registration back on to the vehicle….a separate police officer said the registration sticker was fine…and if it was “mutilated”, which is strong word…how could they scan the registration for the ticket?? I’m sure they will come up with an answer for that…How dare they!!! and how dare you even post these “blogs” without doing anything to prove how wrong they are. I am sure that you get responses and comments and asked for assistance by tons of people….all of whom should be signing petitions and bringing class actions against the city of NY for all that they do, especially with regards to the parking summons

Dear Mindy,
I hope publishing your comment helps in some way.
Now that you pointed all your fingers at everyone else, I’d love to take a look into what happened to you.

If you received three status violations (according to your comment, all three were for expired registrations) on the same day, you are entitled to a dismissal of the second and third expired registration parking tickets, upon applying for a dismissal of each parking ticket.

I’m happy to take a look at all three parking tickets.
Please email me copies at larry@newyorkparkingticket.com along with the defense you submitted for each parking ticket, and the judge’s decision.

Looking forward to reviewing these documents (no charge).
Best,
Larry

I received an expired inspection sticker ticket which expired on 5/31/2014. The date of the ticket is 6/3/2014. Is there a grace period that the NYS DMV allows?
Thanks for your help!!
Bruce

Does an expired inspection parking violation need to say the expiration date? I received 1 ticket at 3 am stating a 6/30 expiration and another ticket at 5 pm of the same day in the same location stating a 7/1 expiration.

Thanks

Hello, My car is registered in NY and I recently received a parking violation
{4-08 (j)(2)} for having a “plastic cover on my plate” however there is no plastic cover on either of my plates. I do have a rear bumper guard which I place when I park it on the street but, it isn’t plastic and my plates are properly displayed. The front bumper has not guard.

I’d like to use defense #8 for a 4-08 (J)(3) violation. The registration had been renewed but we forgot to put on the new sticker in time. We received 3 tickets within 3 days. How do i go about executing this strategy? The tickets are already 6 days old but are not yet in the city’s pay system online. Do i have to request a hearing? Or is there some way do it thru citypay?

Thanks!

Thank you for all your help. I just got back serving in the Military and found that my younger brother drove my car out from the compound where I parked it. he received lot tickets for “No Inspection Sticker” and the ticket is over $2,200 because of of added fees. I am so confused and don’t know how to fight this. The 10 days temporary sticker I had before I left was still valid when he got about 2 of the tickets. I’d just bought the car and registered it before I went away. I would appreciate your help on this.

Yes, it was parked in my house’s parking garage (Private House). Unfortunately, I left the keys at home where he found it. However, from record, the tickets were issued on different locations where he’d parked it whenever he drove the car out. Some of them were also issued when he parked it on the street where I live while some tickets were sometimes issued everyday. In total, I see about 26 tickets issued for expired sticker with about $2,000+ due in payment. 4 is already in Judgement and I even fear my car will be booted. It’s like tickets were just being issued on the car everyday. I am so confused Sir. I just got back and actually have an appointment to get the car inspected today. I really appreciate your respond on this matter Sir. Also, I was wondering, do Judges have access to the system, to know when a car was last inspected because a lot of ideas about taking a picture of another vehicle’s sticker to show as mine has come to my mind. I am sorry I thought that way, but I am just so confuse and ideas including negative ones are coming into my head about what to do. $2,200 is a lot of money.

I had an registration that was going to expire on Aug 01, 2014. I renewed my registration via NYC DMV’s online services on July 30, 2014. I paid for the registration renewal and received a 10-day temporary registration paper that I could print out and put on my dash while I wait for the registration sticker. It is Aug 15, 2014 now and I still have not received my registration in the mail and have received 2 tickets so far for expired registration.

What kind of recourse do I have?

I had a registration that was going to expire on Aug 01, 2014. I renewed my registration via online at NYC DMV’s online services on July 30, 2014. I paid for the registration renewal and received a 10-day temporary registration paper that I could print out and put on my dash while I wait for the registration sticker to come in from the mail. It is Aug 15, 2014 now (as I write this comment) and I still have not received my registration sticker in the mail and have received 2 tickets so far for expired registration while I wait.

What kind of recourse do I have? Any advice?

I was away from NY from August 10th -17th. My temporary registration expired August 10th, and while I was away the registration came on August 13th. I received 2 ticked the 14th and 15th. I have proof that I was away. Is there anyway I can fight this ticket, seeing as I was away during that time and could not place the registration sticker on the car?

I got a parking ticket for. registration ticket mutilated (4-08 j-4)
when I had black spots on the scan bar. so it was unscannable. ticket agent wrote in comment of ticket : “motorist discolored reg sticker so it can not scan, ticket discolored”
is that considered mutilated ?
Thanks John

Dear Larry
I received a NYC parking violation for expired inspection sticker (vtl 306 b) while my car was at a repair shop for 3 weeks. When I picked up the car it had been parked on the street and I noticed the ticket, which had been issued the previous day. I had the car inspected that same day, so the ticket was no more than 24 hours old. I submitted proof over the internet and received a decision today indicating that the fact that the car was left for repair in the shop’s care was not a defense. However, I had also included a copy of the NYS Inspection receipt as evidence. Should I appeal the decision based on the curing of the inspection violation within 24 hours?
Thanks,
Jeff

Dear Jeff,

What a shame.

I am sorry to report that there isn’t any “cure” period for an inspection parking violation. You may be thinking about minor repairs, such as a broken mirror, where you are allowed a 24-hour cure period.

Have you spoken to the repair shop about paying for the parking ticket they caused you to get? They should have known better than to leave a car with an expired inspection sticker parked on the street.

I suggest checking the front of the parking ticket for any omitted, misdescribed, or illegible required elements. For example, did the warrior enter the inspection sticker number and date of violation in the comment portion of the parking ticket? If not, you may be able to win on appeal.

Best,
Larry

My question is, if I missed one day for inspection then i passed and have a receive, will my ticket be dismissed?
Do I have a grace period?
In NYC

Hey Larry, I would like to get your opinion on my situation. I was recently found guilty at the hearing for “expired registration” (4-08(j)(3). In my defense I stated that my registration was NOT expired and that the new sticker was on the windshield at the time the summons was issued, however I accidently left the old sticker laying on the dashboard. The judge stated that it was not a defense because displaying an expired sticker is a violation even though the car was currently registered. If that is the case, then the officer should of charged me with “improper sticker” (4-08(j)(4). In addition the officer did not indicate in his comments about the old sticker on the dashboard. I believe I have grounds for dismissal because the charge or violation in question is for “expired registration” which clearly I am not guilty of due to documental evidence. I am in the process of appealing, what is your opinion on this? ..Thank you.

Thanks Larry for your reply. I sure do hope the appeal panel dismisses it. By law are they suppose to dismiss it based on this defense? I mean isn’t in the law that a case has to be dismissed if the charges are different from what he or she is guilty of? I just don’t understand why the judge did not dismiss it in the first place, its clear that I am not guilty of the violation in question, and the violation that she imposes is irrelevant to my current charge (expired registration sticker).
Ok so, worse case scenario the appeal panel sustains it, what happens then? I mean its clear that it is a mistake of law, can they go against it? Wouldn’t that be a violation against them for not dismissing it?
Thanks again for feedback, I appreciate your opinion and answers. I sure will keep you and everyone posted.

Dear Larry,
I got a parking ticket for an expired inspection a day after my inspection sticker expired, which was at 10:22 AM. I got my inspection done the next day at 1:00 PM. Can I still get a dismissal on the ticket? If so, how do I go about it? I was told I could go to the precinct and ask them to dismiss it.
Thank you.

Good morning,

I received 2 parking tickets at the same day and time. One was for an expired registration sticker (4-08(j)3) and the other for “no match-plate/reg sticker” (4-08(j)(5). Each is for $65. As noted on the tickets, my car has California plates (with clear stickers indicating the registration month and year, which were not expired). I submitted online my dispute of both tickets (including photos), but neither was dismissed. The first ticket response uses the incorrect traffic rule as its explanation, though 4-08(h)(10). How do you suggest I move forward? Thank you in advance.

I got a inspection ticket while park at a store on long island. Do I have 24 hours to get it done.

I received a ticket for “improper display of registration sticker” as the new registration sticker was on the dashboard (not yet stuck on windshield). Registration was paid on time. Is there any recourse or suitable defense?

Thanks.

Hello, I was pulled over by the NY State Police in Orange County and received a uniform traffic ticket for violating section 306B. My inspection sticker was punched for 8/14 and I received the ticket 1/28/15. In the Description of Violation section, the officer wrote: “UNINSPECTED M/V EXP: 08/2014.”

However, the registration expiration date is missing on my ticket. Is that still grounds for an automatic dismissal? I am uncertain if operating the vehicle vs being parked is of any consequence.

After thanking the officer =) I had the car inspected 10 minutes later. Should I include a copy of the passed inspection report when mailing in the NOT GUILTY plea, or should I just save it for the court?

Thank you.
Stephen

I received a NY parking summons for having a plastic cover (cover is clear, not tinted and in no way prohibits anyone from comprehending my plate #).

Obviously, with all of the snow, traffic enforcement officers are becoming desperate.

Complainant noted section 4-08 (j)(2), which reads as “valid plates must properly be displayed,” however, in the body of the summons, complainant notes, “Covered plates,” which is technically 4-08(j)(8), “Vehicle covers prohibited.”

Do you think this is grounds for dismissal if I attempt to fight the summons?

Larry,
Thanks for this great resource – i learned a lot – the snow has certainly gotten the warriors hopping. Received 2 expired inspection tix while parked in the same place on the street – my bad – missed that it was expired – got the inspection done on the following Monday – I know from reading your blog this is not a defense.
First ticket hand written – info is all correct on both – Saturday Eve 11:12PM 2/7/15 and the next ticket electronic Sunday 7:52AM 2/8/15 -(not even 12 hours – too bad you can’t make this stuff up) how do I go about requesting dismissal of the second – technically I am guilty but this is like piling on after the play is over. Thanks in advance.

I received two tickets in NYC for expired inspection. I pleaded not guilty through an online hearing because the date was wrong for the inspection expiration on the ticket, but was found guilty with this verdict: “Respondent does not deny that the inspection was expired but claims that the issuer entered an incorrect expiration date. This is harmless error. The fine is imposed.”

Can I appeal? Also The second ticket was a few hours after the first one (although on the next calendar day) and I got a new inspection within 24hrs of the first ticket, so I think I can appeal at least that one (based on your article).

Hi my question is. … I got a ticket for a exspired registration. …. I get a ticket every time my registration exspires do to its has to be done every…. I believe it’s every 2 years and I end up forgetting about it so what I would like to know is how would I request that exspired tickets become a fix it ticket by a certain day

Hi, I received a parking ticket on an expired registration sticker. However, the registration is updated. I forgot to put the new one on the windshield, but it was kept in the car. I mailed the picture of the updated registration and tried to dispute. They sustained the summon. You mentioned that if the correct registration date is not stated on the ticket, and the date of registration expired must be entered in the comment section, otherwise it should be dismissed. Those two things, however, are not inserted on the ticket. What should I do next to get the ticket dismissed. Thank you.

hi Larry,

I received 3 tickets, 1 each for an expired registration, inspection sticker, and the no match-plate / reg sticker violation.

My car has CT plates and has been registered there for almost 3 years (CT does not require a registration sticker on the car). When I first bought the car, we lived in NY but soon moved and I suppose have left the original NY stickers on the car which are now technically expired even though my car is not subject to NY rules anymore.

Do you think Im still subject to these fines for simply not removing the stickers off my car? I would think being legally registered in another state would be a good defense but wanted to hear your opinion on it.
thanks in advance

I have my Vespa parked in front of my building but I haven’t been riding it since it’s recently been experiencing mechanical issues. Before the registration expired on 4/30/15 I had it renewed online, however it was sent to my old address prior to my move. This evening I was surprised to find a ticket in the amount of $65 for having an expired registration sticker. I am able to prove that I renewed my registration online prior to the expiration and also that I have a new address. I didn’t realize that you could be ticketed for an expired registration when the vehicle is parked. Is this worth contesting?

I received a parking ticket yesterday , when my car was parked front of my home. It said my plate covered with plastic cover.
But there is no any plastic cover, only cover from outside, which there is no any glass or anything from front just plain plate just a outside rubber cover.

Can I dismissed the ticket ? This is ridiculous that issue a ticket for nothing and I don’t even know when it was giving until I come home.

Thanks

Hello,

I received a ticket today for 4-08(j)(6). The comments state “hole for apr improperly filled in. Hole punched in for May inspection exp 4/30/15.

Now my sticker is in bad shape because I replaced a windshield, but i bought the car last may and have a may registration and may inspection sticker. Is there anyway to lookup the inspection number online anywhere and print out the actual date of expiration? Will the court be able to?

Hi just received a $65 ticket that says “no back plate”. I used a bumper bully while its parellel parked to protect my bumper from being scratched up by other cars. NY drivers are notorious for bumping cars. We all work hard for our things and want
to take care of them. It seems my bumper bully was covering most of it. But the car does have a back plate. Is there anything I can do.

Hi Larry,
Wow, you seem to be a person of wisdom and genuinely interested in helping people navigate the NYC evil parking empire. My hat is off to you for being such a helpful person!
While visiting the “holy city” (term used very loosely) of NYC a week ago, I received 2 tickets at the same time (spaced 1 minute apart). The first for “No parking street cleaning” 4-08 (d)(1) which was a silly oversight on my part.
But the 2nd one was for improperly displayed plate with comments of: “Vehicle plate covered -Tag line covered” 4-08(j)(2). We do have a plastic cover which I use in PA on the plate where I’m from, which is completely see-thru. Nothing is covered or obscured, so I’m baffled as to what this “tag line covered” means. I took a pic on my cell the moment I read the ticket, and the entire plate is visible unless you’re vision-impaired!
Any advice for me with either of these 2 tickets? Your help and suggestions would be most welcome!
Thanks for sharing your expertise with all of us unwitting visitors who chance upon the ticket warriors of the Rotten Apple …..and all the best to you!

Hi Larry,

I received a parking summons on my motorcycle for an expired registration sticker – Shame on me, it was expired (I figured I’d have at least until the morning to go to the DMV after bringing it out of storage the night before!)
After getting the summons, I opted to renew online post-haste, which I hadn’t wanted to do before since there simply is nowhere on a motorcycle to securely display the printed temporary registration – I realize that renewing after the fact isn’t grounds for dismissal, but would articulating how I intended to renew at the DMV the same morning I received the summons so that I would receive a sticker, rather than taping a flimsy temp registration onto the motorcycle would be adequate grounds for leniency, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Failing that – I observed that the make of the motorcycle was marked down as NS even though it’s clearly shown on both sides of the gas tank in addition to directly above the license plate in large, entirely unmistakeable, and rather permanent, from-the-factory text – would the traffic agent’s failure to observe and list the make be a dismissible error?
Additionally, although the place of occurrence is accurate (Front of an address), the precinct of occurrence is incorrect – the north side and south sides of the street are policed by different precincts, and the precinct which covers the opposite side of the street is listed on the summons, would an incorrect precinct have any bearing on my case?
Thanks,
Jack

Hi Larry,

We received seven parking tickets for VC71 (inspection sticker expired) over the course of a twenty day period. We use our car very infrequently and didn’t see these tickets until all seven had been issued. Only three physical tickets were on our car, although we saw that seven in total had actually been issued once we searched our car in the NYC DOT website.

The tickets add up to about $500. Is there anything we can do to reduce the amount due?

Thanks,
Jen

Dear Larry,

I appreciate your website and comments trying to help out common folk in whatever way you can.

I just (june 3rd) received a parking ticket for expired inspection sticker. Not that it matters, it was my wife’s graduation and I was so excited that I forgot
about everything else. I parked, paid my meter, ran to the ceremony, had to come back to pay for extended parking stay, so I paid 2s for the meter. Then, when I finally come back, there is a ticket! I was a bit shocked because I knew I paid for the meter. I open it… and it’s for inspection. The warrior put 5/2 7 as expiration of inspection but that is wrong because in NY the inspection always expires on last day of a month. In this case the inspection sticker said 2015 and had circle through May, so expiration should have been 5/31 Can I fight the ticket based on this, anything else I can use? I know there is no excuses, it’s my fault, but I don’t agree the fine should be $65, I would pay lesser fine but $65 is just nuts.

Any input is appreciated, thanks!

Simon
New York

Hey Larry,

Thank you so much for taking the time to write thoughtful responses to everyone’s cases. I was hoping you could help me.

I received a parking ticket on my motorcycle this morning for violating Section 4-08 (j) (8), which states :

Vehicle covers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle having a cover on it that obscures the make, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), license plates and/or registration and inspection stickers, and/or restricts entry to the vehicle, if such vehicle is standing or parked
in violation of posted rules.

I, like many New York City motorcyclists, have a cover on my bike to keep it safe from rain, debris, leaves, dirt, etc. I also use it as a security measure to avert thieves (I use a cover alarm, which is tripped if the cover is removed). The rear part of the cover was flipped up to reveal the license plate number, and the ticket was left there. The bike is registered in state, and the ticket has “NS” for the expiration month and day (year is shown on the plate), and vehicle model year.

Is there a good defense for this ticket? Thank you in advance.

Hey Larry,

I got a ridiculous ticket today in Queens. An officer approached my car and said the registration barcode was not clear (which I put on windshield as I received from DMV one year ago). I showed him the registration copy that has the barcode clearly shown. However, he insisted on giving me a $65 ticket and told me that “give this ticket to DMV”.

I wonder if the DMV can do anything about this. Would you please suggest me a good way to argue with it?

Thanks,

Bai

I got “not standing” violation parking ticket for my vehicle with temporary NJ plates. The ticket has “N/A” in Exp. Date cell.
Can I beat this ticket? Do I need to keep those temp plates to prove it has expiration date on it? What I need to do in order to get the ticket dismissed?

Hi, I purchased a car and had it registered and inspected. However the dealer gave me temporary registration stickers. which expired 6/6/15. The permanent ones never came in the mail however my registration does not expire until 2/17/2017 and I still have not received a permanent sticker in the mail I went online and received a temporary to display in my window as soon as I received the ticket today 7/21/15. is there any way to dispute this ticket since I never received permanent stickers?

I received two tickets for having an expired inspection ticket, one on 6/29 and the other on 7/13. I commute to NYC for work and my car was park in a park and ride location in Orange County, NY. The problem is that never received that first parking ticket, dated 6/29, and the only reason I found out was when I went online to pay for the 7/13 ticket I was delinquent and being charged $200 for the first ticket ($100 additional fee). I took my care to the mechanic and they are getting back to me with a a price to fix it. This care is no longer being used. I pleaded not guilty with hopes to talk to the judge and explain that I really did not receive the first ticket. Any advise?

I received 2 tickets today for registration sticker expired NYS 4-08(j)(3) and inspection sticker expired NYS 4-08(j)(6). A year ago, I bought this car from my uncle and I never had a chance go to DMV for inspection but I did register my car in NJ and everything. Is it possible that I can waived the registration sticker expired ticket because I did register my car in NJ? And also is there any points deduction associate to these two tickets? Thanks!

Larry I am so sorry to hear of your heart attack. I would keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I would love to sue the City – a class action from all of us – as I feel they are somewhat responsible because these warriors issue some ridiculous and unfair tickets to innocent law abiding citizens. Thanks for all your time and dedication to helping us all.
I am writing because I got useful information from your blog which helped me to get my ticket dismissed. Hoorah!!
I got a ticket improper display of registration yet they quoted the below for expired registration and it said in the comments sticker on the dash. well the only thing on the dash was my disability permit. There was no need for this ticket as I not at fault at all in any way – nothing was expired nor improperly displayed. Here is what I submitted.
Honorable Judge,
I humbly ask that his ticket be dismissed because of inconsistencies and incorrect information on the ticket. The information on the ticket contradicts the violation.
This ticket cited Section 4-08(j)(3) of the Traffic Laws as the violation which refers to vehicle registration sticker expired or missing.
My registration sticker was neither expired, nor was missing and was clearly visible to the Officer writing the ticket at 6.39 pm Oct 6 2015 when it was slightly dark outside. The ticket itself states the expiry date of my registration as September 27 2017 – this information was not missing nor expired and was clearly visible and properly displayed to the officer. The ticket stated my vehicle VIN number as 3459 and this is incorrect. A VIN number consists of more numbers and letters and must be in conformity with the number plate assigned.
With due diligence I renewed my registration on 17 August 2015 and immediately mounted it accordingly next to my inspection sticker. I own a special parking permit for people with disabilities and that was displayed properly on my dashboard. In view of the above I am kindly asking that this violation be dismissed because it is without merit. It contradicts itself and it is improperly written. Attached are the evidence for your perusal.
This ticket was dismissed.

I got another ticket for violating street cleaning rules. when my special parking permit was displayed. I sent a copy of the parking permit along with the ticket to the Adjudication Division and it was dismissed. Then I made 20 copies of that letter I got from them, 20 copies of the ticket circling the agent name, and 20 copies of the rules. I stapled a copy of each and took them to the Traffic Command Center in my area for their information. Since then they have never given me a ticket for violating street cleaning rules. For the ill advised and misinformed warrior I leave an enlarged copy of the rules on the dash next to the parking permit.

Hello, I received 10 tickets this summer for an expired inspection. I was out of the country at the time and I simply forgot that the inspection was due. The car was legally parked and didn’t move for 2 months. Is there something that I can do to get these fines reduced?

I just received a ticket for “improperly displayed plate.” My car is registered in Virginia but bought in Pennsylvania. Thus, there is not license plate frame in front. In light of that, I place my front plate on the front windshield and that is the reason for the ticket. I have a valid back plate. Should I fight this? Nothing in the code describes exactly what “improperly” means.

I received a registration sticker expired 4-08(j)(3). Exp. Date is 3/4/16. I renewed the registration 1/27/16 but just procrastinating borrowing a straight razor to replace the stickers. I thought I had until midnight of 3/31/16 because of the big “3” & “16” on the registration sticker.. I NOW learned that is not the case.
Will I be able to fight the ticket by showing a copy of the registration?

Hi Larry, I renewed my registration via DMV.gov online. They issue a printable temporary registration ‘paper’. The paper reads
“New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
This certificate is not valid unless there is a corresponding NYS registration sticker affixed to the windshield.”

I did receive a ticket for expired sticker while this temp paper was visible through the windshield right next to the expired sticker. When renewing online, the DMV does not issue any stickers. They ONLY issue this temporary registration paper. Technically my vehicle’s registration was valid because I renewed online and displayed the temp registration, but also technically the sticker in on the window was expired. Since the DMV does not issue stickers corresponding with the temp registration that is printed, how in the world am I supposed to display a valid sticker until they send the sticker in the mail? Shouldn’t the temp registration paper be good enough
until the expiration of the printed date on the paper. Also the ticket the officer wrote had the expiration date of the sticker, not the temp registration, but shouldn’t the temp registration trump the expired sticker in terms of actual registration expiration?

On side note, I received location violations during the 10 day period the temp registration was displayed, and the issuing officers respected and acknowledged the temp registration, and used the date from the temp registration to input on the ticket, and did not also issue a j3 ticket. So was the officer who issued me the j3 on another day, just a lone warrior?

Hey Larry, I received an expired registration sticker with the correct violation traffic rule of 4-08(j)(3), they put in the sticker # in the comments, but did not put in the date it expired. I read all your articles couldn’t figure out what my defense is for this. As I renewed it a while back way before it was expired, I just completely forgot to remove the old one and affix the new one. Please let me know what I should do.
Thanks

Hi Larry,

I received a ticket on 5/31, and was towed for a missing inspection sticker on a small 50cc scooter. The year of the scooter is 2009, but it was written on the parking ticket as 2012.

The scooter has been inspected, and the sticker is on the fork now.

Any possibility of this being dismissed?

Thank you.

Hello Larry,

I received a ticket under section 4-08(j)(6) for Inspection Sticker Expired (NYS) at 01:04PM on 07/03/16.
I knew my inspection expires on 06/30/16 and thus, drive from Boston, where I work for a long 4th of July weekend trip to NYC, but not many shops were taking appointments. Finally, I got an appointment from 1 shop on 07/03/16 at 01:30PM and got my inspection done by 01:37PM.

Do you think is there a ground to dispute this ticket?

Thanks,
Amit

I got a 4-08j5 and the comment says no match plate/Reg sticker. Alternate plate #######. I bought my car out of state in Virginia but it’s registered here. They gave me temporary plates to drive it home that were valid for a month. By the end of the month they still hasn’t sent my NY plates so they gave me another temporary set which expired on the 27th. I finally got my rea plates a week or two ago. I immediately put the registration on my car but I didn’t have a screwdriver and I’ve been busy this week to change the plates. But I thought as long as I did it by the 27th I would be fine. My actual plates were right in my trunk. I see a patrol car driving by when I saw the ticket, flagged her down, and explained the situation. She said just take it to the dmv and they’ll dismiss it. Is that true?

hi larry!

thanks so so much for all your helpful info. my friend got my scooter out of the garage after months of storage over the weekend and i got ticketed on the monday. the scooter was registered, just didn’t have the sticker. also got slapped with an expired inspection sticker which i fixed the very next morning. the diligent warrior seems to have filled out all the correct info in the comments and boxes for both tickets. is there anyway out of these you think?

thanks so much for arming us with the knowledge,

poo!

Hi, I recently received a ticket for an expired inspection sticker. My inspection sticker does not expire until March of 2017. I pleaded not guilty and sent in a defense letter, my valid inspection sticker, and the ticket itself. I received the judge’s decision and he has asked for more evidence or I can choose to pay the amount due, but he has not specified what evidence he wants to see. Any advice?

Hello, i was giving a parking ticket for no standing. I did have temp nj plates while waiting for my nys plates to arrive since i did buy the car in nj. The ticket doesnt have the expiration date of the temp plate which is clearly visible. Can the ticket be dismissed on that alone based on your article about necessary information needed on the ticket for out of state plates?

Good afternoon Lawrence,

I received a ticket for an expired inspection on a Friday and had my car inspected on Monday. I once heard that if you inspect the car within 3 days of receiving the fine that it would be forgiven.

Is this true?

Hello, Larry!

Found a parking ticket on my windshield today and was wondering if I have a strong case to dispute and win if the cop wrote down the wrong Meter#? My parking receipt shows the correct Meter #. The cop switched the last two numbers around. Do I have a case?

Thank you!

hi, i got a ticket for expired inspection and registration. my car was parked in lawrence ny which is in nassau county. i was ticketed by a nyc police and on the ticket by county it says Q. can i fight this? the nyc does not have jurisdiction in nassau county. thank you

Hi Lawrence,

I was idle outside of JFK terminal 1 waiting to pick up a friend. When I saw the security person outside walking towards I signaled left and was going to move. He scans my registration and then moves to the side. I asked him what he just did and he said you might get something the mail. Is that a ticket? Or any idea what that is? I thought tickets have to be given in person? I did JUST lease this car and maybe he was curious about the temp registration sticker?
-Jack

Hi Lawrence,

i got a ticket for expired inspection, the ticket was issued by the town’s parking enforcement (not a police officer) in the towns commuter lot. when the car was originally parked the inspections were valid.

Thanks

hi there,

I haven’t seen this one so I thought I would give it a shot. I received a ticket in Brooklyn for an expired inspection sticker. the sticker expired EOM May however the car was inspected in JUNE of 2016. my mechanic put the wrong sticker in last year! So I was thinking I had til June–and the day after this happened I got a reminder from the DMV by email that I have until EOM June to get the car inspected.
technically the sticker was expired, but I was within the timeframe to get a new inspection, and I did so the same day as the ticket. can I win if I fight this?
thank you,
Abby

And the DMV website says that the ticket would be between $25-50 if its within 60 days but may ticket (as the one shown above in your example) was for $65 why would that be?

Hi Larry,
do you have any advice on the above? I did get my mechanic’s receipt from June 1, 2016 when my inspection was done last year.

thank you for your help,
Abby

I have a ticket from New York because of ” improperly displayed plate.” I am from Connecticut. I have tried to pay, but I could not pay it. It is a first to have a ticket, and hopefully, it is the last time to have tickets.

Hello Larry,
Thanks for the information! I just got “Reg. Sticker Missing (NYS)” and “Inspection Sticker Missing (NYS).” I recently transferred from Maryland registration to New York registration (within the last week). There’s proof that I put the plates on yesterday. (Though the MD plates were on the car, the inspection and registration for the MD plates have not reached their expiration date. Perhaps a saving grace?) I arrived at the car as the ticket was being issued and showed the “warrior” that I had the registration and temporary inspection stickers in the glove compartment. No dice.

Is there any hope here?

Dan

Hi,

I just returned from the holidays and found that my car parked near my property is missing a plate. I also found three violation tickets said “missing plate” all within less than a week – it is possible to fight them?

Thank you

A

I received a Ticket on 10/17/17 for expired Reg Sticker at 2:32pm. I then recieved another ticket on 10/18/17 at 11:39 am. Is the law 24 hours so the second ticket can be disputed? I also receivd no Email or Letter of renewal eve though Im registered online at DMV. As soon as i saw both tickets as i have not moved my car in 2 days I printed out temp and paid for Registration. Would any judge have mercy?

Dear Larry,

I received a parking ticket for “Impropr Disply of Reg Stickr” 4-08(j)(3)

My expired sticker was still on the windshield, while my legit sticker was placed legibly on the dashboard.

Under the Complainant’s Comments the Warrior listed, “Expired REG affixed on windshield. Sticker on Dash.

However, the parking ticket warrior entered my renewed expiration date under the ‘EXP. Date’ box, NOT my previously expired date. Since the date entered within the ‘EXP. Date’ box lists a future date in 2019, can I enter a void defense since there is no expired date listed. If so, would you have any tips to include in my defense?

I also read on your site that “The date your inspection sticker expired must be entered in the comment section of the parking ticket”. Curious if that might apply here too.

Many Thanks,
Jan

HI Larry,
I was issued a ticket as NO INSPECTION CERT on 4/4/17. A sticker was on my vehicle but was 4 days expired. When my bill came it was $93 surcharge and $100 NYS fee. I took it to the clerk and asked that it be adjusted because it was only 4 days overdue and under 60 days, NYS max was $50. Months later the new bill was still $193. I went back to the clerk and she pulled out the ruling book and said No Inspection was $100. The officer wrote it incorrectly. I was given a court date but (now) right before the court date, I receive a letter from the court, with the officer’;s deposition, saying the judge feels I need an attorney to fight the fee and they’re taking me off the dock. The officer’s deposition states “…un inspected at the time as it was Due March 2017.” I also have my receipt for the previous year.
How can I explain to the judge the fee difference between No Inspection and Expired Inspection when he’s seen the deposition?

Hi,
Received a ticket for expired registration, which I have but forgot to put on. I know that is no excuse but looking over the ticket the sticker number is missing. Only the expiration date is listed. Can I fight this by mail using the fact that the sticker # is missing ?

Hi Larry,
I received a ticket for a covered plate ..I have a clear cover over it which doesn’t obstruct anything,can i remove it and fight it?Or just pay the damn ticket ..

Thanks

Anthony

Would you please give a source for the requirement for the ticket to say “WHY” the registration was not displayed “properly”?

I see in RCNY 4-08(J)(1-8) that registration should be displayed in the car, http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/trafrule.pdf
but where are the rules that say that the ticket should give the reason?

Does that law apply to the whole New York State specifically to Nassau County as well?

My new registration was on the dashboard behind the windshield and got a ticket for code 537-23i(2) “Current registration imprplry” in the incorporated village of Great neck (Nassau county) ,
on the ticket comments section, it just says “p”

the inspection Exp. is left blank.

Any ideas?

Thank you

I received a ticket for Improper Display of Registration 4.08(j)(3). My registration was in date and sitting on the dashboard directly under where it was supposed to be stuck on the windshield (when I removed the old sticker, it left behind remnants, so I placed the new registration underneath, so that I could scrape the windshield with a blade and properly place the new sticker). The only comments are “no driver; no permit”. Can I appeal this??

Hi,

Got a ticket for failing to adhere current registration sticker. My vehicle was properly registered; I simply forgot to attach the new sticker. Can this be beaten or should I just pay the darn thing? $100 is a lot of money for me.

Hi Larry,

I received a ticket for improper placement of rear license plate on my delivery truck. Comment:” rear plate on rolling gate” The only NYS law reference I was able to find on line only states about no higher than 48 and no lower than 12 inches off the ground. Nothing else. I have the rear plate lighting installed near my plate (which regular cops care about during traffic stops) and no other place to put the plate designed by the manufacturer. How does this traffic officer come up with such stuff.

thanks
David.

Hello Larry
Love your work! You’re insightful knowledge and diligence is a thing of legend.
Got a ticket recently for “improperly displayed plate” Section 4-08(j)(2). Comments: Plate on dash.
The thing is, someone REMOVED my plate in the morning (maybe scraped front of my car and it fell off). So I put it by the dash for the time being and got s ticket that same day. A few hours later I put the plate back in its place and took a picture of it. Same day that I got ticket. I was thinking of TWO ways to fight the ticket.
1: The ticket doesn’t specify WHICH plate is improperly displayed. Doesn’t say front or back plate. Is this valid grounds for dismissal as defective ticket?
2:If I send them the picture of my plate back in the proper place (the picture has a date to it, showing it was fixed the same day) as proof that i took care of it right away, is that a good defense?
And last, which of these 2 defenses should i pursue?

Hi Larry,

I received a ticket for an expired registration on on Friday morning (I was parked in an alternate side parking Mon/Thurs 1130-1 spot). I then received a 2nd ticket on Monday morning at 730 for the same expired registration. I didn’t go back to check my car since I did not have to move it for alternate side.

In the comments on the first ticket the agent wrote “No summon visible.” The same thing was then written in the comments on the 2nd ticket along with no permit, temp reg sticker.

Do I have any chance to fight and have the second ticket removed? It’s ridiculous to receive a second ticket for the same offense, with no reason to have to move the car.

Thanks for the help

I received a “no standing commercial meter zone” ticket (4-08(l)(3)(ii). The sign however does not say anything about non-commercial vehicles being considered no standing as opposed to no parking. They charged me $115. Is there any way to fight this one?

I got a parking violation ticket for not paying for metered parking. However, I did pay with the app and I realized I have paid for my friend’s car instead of mine. Few days before this incident, I was in the city with my friends and I used my parking app to pay for her parking and totally forgot to put My car back as default. So basically I have been paying metered parking for my friends car instead of mine.
But I still want to dispute because I was paying for my parking. My friend’s car wasn’t even near that parking.

Hi,
A month ago I received a $65 ticket for misplaced vehicle registration on my car’s windshield. It wasn’t misplaced, it was dangling because the glue had dried on part of it. I paid the ticket and taped it in place. Now, a few days ago, I got a $65 ticket for “sticker discolored” . It’s not, all is readable. How should I respond to this? Appreciate your suggestions.