Suffolk County Traffic Judgment Reversed

The New York Traffic Agency, the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency ("TPVA") is the place where most individuals encounter law enforcement for traffic violations or traffic stops. A New York Accident or New York Traffic Matter - this case involved the Suffolk County TPVA and school bus traffic infractions.

The judgment is overturned - the Suffolk County Traffic Agency does not even put in a respond brief - in an "Appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Suffolk County, Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency." The TPVA adjudicated liability after running a stop sign. The Appellate Court, the Second Department, discusses "The judgment," at the Suffolk County Traffic Court, "after a nonjury trial, imposed a $275 civil liability upon defendant as the owner of a vehicle which had failed to stop for a stopped school bus." The Court reverses.

The Court recites the facts of the matter:

Defendant was served with a notice of liability pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1174-a. The notice states that a vehicle owned by defendant failed to stop for a stopped school bus on March 29, 2022 at 300 Block of Deer Park Avenue in Dix Hills, New York. At a nonjury trial, the video depicting the violation was reviewed by the court. The court found defendant liable and a judgment was entered imposing a $275 civil liability.

The Case is People v. Maxwell 2024 NY Slip Op 50197 - NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept., 2024. Due to the People v Croce (___ Misc 3d ___, 2023 NY Slip Op 23399 [App Term, 2d Dept, 9th & 10th Jud Dists 2023]), the Suffolk County Traffic Prosecutors consent to the appeal - the Suffolk Country Traffic Judgment is vacated.

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