Parking Violation in New York
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Laws relating to traffic violations and fines are governed by state law as well as county and city ordinances, which vary by jurisdiction. There are three levels of severity of traffic violations: infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies. Drivers stopped for moving violations are usually released after they sign a Note to Appear, printed on the ticket, agreeing to appear at a set date and time. The traffic ticket provides information about when to appear in court. Upon receipt of a traffic citation, a driver may be able to either pay the ticket, go to driver's improvement school or contest the ticket in court. Drivers who plead not guilty and request a trial may be required to post bail or sign a written document to appear in court.
The following are New York statutes:
§ 1200 Veh. & Traf. Basic rules.
(a) When stopping is prohibited by this article, or by local law,
ordinance, order, rule or regulation, no person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or traffic-control sign or signal.
(b) When standing is prohibited by this article, or by local law,
ordinance, order, rule or regulation, no person shall stand or park a
vehicle, whether occupied or not, but may stop temporarily for the purpose
of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
(c) When parking is prohibited by this article, or by local law,
ordinance, order, rule or regulation, no person shall park a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, but may stop or stand temporarily for the purpose
of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or
passengers.
(d) When official signs have been posted prohibiting, restricting or
limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway, no
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the
restrictions stated on such signs.
§ 1201 Veh. & Traf. Stopping, standing, or parking outside of business
or residence districts.
(a) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district no
person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or
unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is
practicable to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off such part of said
highway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a
standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a
clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of
two hundred feet in each direction upon such highway.
(b) This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is
disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway in such
manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and
temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.
§ 1202 Veh. & Traf. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified
places.
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or when
in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official
traffic-control device, no person shall:
1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the
edge or curb of a street;
b. On a sidewalk;
c. Within an intersection, except when permitted by official signs or
parking meters on the side of a highway opposite a street which intersects
but does not cross such highway;
d. On a cross walk;
e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of
points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a
different distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking
meters;
f. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a
highway tunnel, unless otherwise indicated by official signs, markings or
parking meters;
h. On any railroad tracks;
i. In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including
crossovers, except in an emergency;
j. On a state expressway highway or state interstate route highway,
including the entrances thereto and exits therefrom, which are a
part thereof, except in an emergency.
k. Engage in the retail sale of frozen desserts as that term is defined
in subdivision thirty-seven of section three hundred seventy-five of this
chapter directly to pedestrians on any highway having a speed limit in
excess of thirty miles per hour. Nothing herein shall be construed to
prohibit the operator of such vehicle from stopping such vehicle off such
highway, in a safe manner, for the sole purpose of delivering such retail
product directly to the residence of a consumer or to the business address
of a customer of such retailer.
2. Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a. In front of a public or private driveway;
b. Within twenty feet of a cross walk at an intersection, unless a
different distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking
meters;
c. Within thirty feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop or
yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of the roadway,
unless a different distance is indicated by official signs, markings or
parking meters;
d. Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and,
when on the side of the street opposite to the entrance of any fire
station, within seventy-five feet of said entrance, when properly
signposted, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs,
markings or parking meters.
e. Alongside or obstructing a curb area which has been cut down, lowered
or constructed so as to provide accessibility to the sidewalk.
3. Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise
or passengers, within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad
crossing, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs,
markings or parking meters.
(b) 1. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within fifteen feet
of a fire hydrant except when such vehicle is attended by a licensed
operator or chauffeur who is seated in the front seat and who can
immediately move such vehicle in case of emergency, unless a different
distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking meters.
2. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within fifteen feet of a
fire hydrant except when such vehicle is attended by a licensed operator or
chauffeur who is seated in the front seat and who can immediately move such
vehicle in case of emergency, when such vehicle impairs or hinders the
access of a fire vehicle to a fire hydrant while such fire vehicle is
engaged in an emergency operation, unless a different distance is indicated
by official signs, markings, parking meters or the provisions of any local
law, rule, or ordinance.
(c) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful
§ 1203 Veh. & Traf. Additional parking regulations.
(a) Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked wholly upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped,
standing, or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to
and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked wholly upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped,
standing, or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the
direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within
twelve inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its
left-hand wheels within twelve inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the
roadway.
(c) Except where angle parking is authorized, every vehicle stopped,
standing, or parked partly upon a roadway shall be so stopped, standing, or
parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway. On a one-way roadway
such vehicle shall be facing in the direction of authorized traffic
movement; on a two-way roadway such vehicle shall be facing in the
direction of authorized traffic movement on that portion of the roadway on
which the vehicle rests.
(d) No person regularly engaged in the sale or repair of vehicles shall
park a vehicle upon any highway for the purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale.
2. Greasing or repairing such vehicle, except for such repairs as may be
necessitated by an emergency.
Please see the additional information at the following links:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/traffic_rules.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_tickets.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_tickets_dispute.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_tickets_violations.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/pdf/04pdf/parking_rules39.pdf
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/trafrule.pdf