If you have received a Suffolk County cell phone ticket or portable electronic device ticket, it’s best to consult with and retain a Suffolk County traffic lawyer. They are familiar with the VTL Law that covers cell phone tickets, and more importantly are familiar with the courts where the tickets are returnable to. Suffolk County cell phone tickets and portable electronic device tickets carry 5 points. 5 Points on a motorist’s driver’s record will usually lead to significant insurance premium increases, and can also adversely affect the driver’s license including a license suspension. Most cell phone tickets issued in Suffolk County are returnable to the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency in Hauppauge. Other Suffolk County cell phone tickets and portable electronic device tickets will be returnable to one of the local courts in Suffolk County. The Southampton Town Court, Southampton Village Court and Westhampton Village Court all handle a significant number of cell phone and portable electronic device tickets. The different courts throughout Suffolk County all prosecute tickets differently. For example, up until the end of 2023, The Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency in Hauppauge would often refuse to reduce cell phone tickets and portable electronic device tickets, often suspending the motorist driver’s license in the process. In fact, the court policy up until the end of 2023 was to reduce a portable electronic device ticket one point only, from a 5 point infraction to a 4 point infraction if they were going to reduce it at all, and only after the motorist completed a 4 hour diversion course. Today, with changes in the way in which the courts analyze and prosecute cell phone tickets and portable electronic device tickets, I have been able to obtain 0 points on all cell phone tickets and portable electronic device tickets at the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency, Southampton Town Court, Southampton Village Court, Westhampton Beach Village Court, Islandia Justice Court and Head of the Harbor Village Court.
If you have received a Suffolk County traffic ticket, contact Suffolk Traffic Lawyer Gary S. Miller for a free consultation at (631) 665-2200. You can also text me at (631) 624-4000.
