The Kokosa Law Firm provides representation for clients charged with the following violations of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
| Operating a vehicle without insurance | VTL 375-29(c) | 0 Points |
| Failure to dim headlights | VTL 375-3 | 2 points |
| Improper Towing/ more than one vehicle | VTL 375-29(a) | 2 points |
| Towing with a rope or non-rigid connection longer than 16 feet | VTL 375-29(c) | 2 points |
| No license driver in towed vehicle | VTL 375-29(d) | 2 points |
| Inadequate brakes (motorcycle) | VTL 381-1(a) | 4 points |
| Unlicensed operator | VTL 509-1 | 0 points |
| Operating out of class | VTL 509-2 | 0 points |
| Operating in violation of restrictions | VTL 509-3 | 0 points |
| Permitting unlicensed operation | VTL 509-4 | 0 points |
| Holding more than one New York State License | VTL 509-5 | 0 points |
| Using another person’s license, allowing someone else to use your license, using a fictitious or fraudulent license | VTL 509-6 | 0 points |
| Operating a commercial vehicle without an appropriate license | VTL 509-7 | 0 points |
| Failure to notify the DMV of change of address | VTL 509-8 | 0 points |
| Operating without filing a notice of disability | VTL 509-9 | 0 points |
| Holding both a non New York License and a valid New York License | VTL 509-10 | 0 points |
| Failure to surrender a suspended or revoked license or registration. | VTL 510-7 | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Aggravated unlicensed operation in the 3rd degree. | VTL 511-1(a) | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle with a gross weight more than 18,000 pounds. | VTL 511-1(c) | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Aggravated unlicensed operation in the 2nd degree. | VTL 511-2(a) | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Aggravated unlicensed operation in the 1st degree. | VTL 511-3(a) | 0 points / Felony |
| Facilitating unlicensed operation in the 3rd degree | VTL 511-a-1 | 0 points |
| Facilitating unlicensed operation in the 2nd degree. | VTL 511-a-3 | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Facilitating aggravated operation in the 2nd degree. | VTL 511-a-3(c) | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Facilitating aggravated operation in the 1st degree. | VTL 511-a-4 | 0 points / Felony |
| Aggravated failure to answer appearance tickets or pay fines imposed. | VTL 511-d | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Operating a motor vehicle while registration is suspended/ revoked. | VTL 512 | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Failure to report conviction, bail forfeiture or failed to answer summons | VTL 514-7 | 0 points |
| Willfully erasing or making illegible, record of a conviction endorsed on a license | VTL 515 | 0 points |
| Leaving the scene of an accident with Property damage | VTL 600-1a | 3 Points |
| Leaving the scene of an accident with Personal injury | VTL 600-2a | 3 points |
| Leaving the scene with injury to animal | VTL 601 | 3 points |
| Fail to comply to a lawful order of a police officer / Flag person | VTL 1102 | 2 points |
| Fail to obey traffic control device | VTL 1110-(a) | 2 points |
| Fail to yield right of way / green light | VTL 1111-(a)1 | 3 points |
| Fail to yield green arrow | VTL 1111-(a)2 | 3 points |
| Passed red light | VTL 1111-(d)1 | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right on red | VTL 1111-(d)2a | 3 points |
| Failed to yield left on red | VTL 1111-(d)2b | 3 points |
| Passed red arrow | VTL 1111-(d)3 | 3 points |
| Passed flashing red signal | VTL 1113-(a) | 3 points |
| Traveling in lane in violation of Red X signal | VTL 1116-d | 3 points |
| Failing to stop at an out of service or malfunctioning traffic control device | VTL 1117 | 3 points |
| Failed to keep right | VTL 1120-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to keep right- Slow moving vehicle | VTL 1120-(b) | 2 points |
| Failed to keep right – 4 or more lanes of traffic | VTL 1120-(c) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield one half of roadway | VTL 1121 | 3 points |
| Failure to allow room to passed vehicle | VTL 1122-(a) | 3 points |
| Failure to give way to the right | VTL 1122-(b) | 3 points |
| Overtaking a bicycle | VTL 1122-a | 3 points |
| Left pavement to pass on right | VTL 1123-(b) | 3 points |
| Unsafe passing | VTL 1124 | 3 points |
| Drove to left on hillcrest or curve | VTL 1125-(a)1 | 3 points |
| Drove to the left on railway crossing | VTL 1125-(a)2 | 3 points |
| Drove to the left of pavement markings – no passing zone | VTL 1126-(a) | 3 points |
| Drove wrong way on a one way street | VTL 1127-(a) | 3 points |
| Drove wrong way – traffic island | VTL 1127-(b) | 3 points |
| Moved from lane unsafely | VTL 1128-(a) | 3 points |
| Driving in Center Lane | VTL 1128-(b) | 3 points |
| Failed to use designated lane | VTL 1128-(c) | 3 points |
| Drove across hazard markings | VTL 1128-(d) | 3 points |
| Following too close | VTL 1129-(a) | 4 points |
| Failed to leave sufficient space between vehicles – combination of vehicles | VTL 1129-(b) | 4 points |
| Failed to leave sufficient space between vehicles motorcades and caravans | VTL 1129-(c) | 4 points |
| Driving over, across, along or within shoulder or slope of controlled-access highway | VTL 1130-(1) | 2 points |
| Improper entrance or exit from controlled access highway | VTL 1130-(2) | 2 points |
| Driving on shoulders and slopes | VTL 1131 | 2 points |
| Failed to yield right of way approaching intersection | VTL 1140-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way in intersection | VTL 1140-(b) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way – left turn | VTL 1141 | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way – stop sign | VTL 1142-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way yield sign | VTL 1141-(b) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way entering roadway | VTL 1143 | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way emergency vehicle | VTL 1144-(a) | 3 points |
| Failure of emergency vehicle operator to use reasonable care | VTL 1144-(b) | 3 points |
| Failure to move over for an emergency vehicle | VTL 1144-a | 2 points |
| Failed to yield at traffic circle | VTL 1145 | 3 points |
| Failed to use due care for bike, pedestrian or animal | VTL 1146-(a) | 2 points |
| Causes physical injury by failing to use due care | VTL 1146-(b) | 2 points |
| Causes serious physical injury by failing to use due care | VTL 1146-(c) | 2 points |
| Approaching horses | VTL 1146-(a) | 2 points |
| Failing to yield right of way to pedestrian | VTL 1151-(a) | 3 points |
| Passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk or intersection | VTL 1151-(c) | 3 points |
| Failing to yield to pedestrian on sidewalk | VTL 1151-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to yield right of way to a blind person | VTL 1153 | 3 points |
| Improper turn signal | VTL 1160-(a) | 2 points |
| Improper left turn signal | VTL 1160-(b) | 2 points |
| Improper left turn | VTL 1160-(c) | 2 points |
| Failed to turn as required | VTL 1160-(d) | 2 points |
| Improper u-turn | VTL 1160-(e) | 2 points |
| U-turn at grade/ curve | VTL 1161 | 2 points |
| Unsafe start | VTL 1162 | 2 points |
| Improper or unsafe turn/ without signal | VTL 1163-(a) | 2 points |
| Failing to signal stopping/ decreasing speed | VTL 1163-(c) | 2 points |
| Improper/ no signal | VTL 1163-(d) | 2 points |
| Improper/ failed to use four way flasher | VTL 1163-(e) | 2 points |
| No signal lamps | VTL 1164-(a) | 2 points |
| Failed to use signal lamps | VTL 1164-(b) | 2 points |
| Improper right turn from roadway to alley / driveway, etc. | VTL 1166-(a) | 2 points |
| Improper left turn from roadway to alley / driveway, etc. | VTL 1166-(b) | 2 points |
| Improper left turn (one way roadway) | VTL 1166-(c) | 2 points |
| Failed to stop at railroad crossing | VTL 1170-(a) | 3 points |
| Drove through / around / under railroad barrier | VTL 1170-(b) | 3 points |
| Drove through/ around/under railroad barrier while carrying passengers under 18 years old | VTL 1170-(c) | 3 points / Misdemeanor |
| Drove through / around/under railroad barrier which points causes physical injury | VTL 1170-(c)2 | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Failed to stop at Railroad crossing | VTL 1171-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to stop for a stop sign | VTL 1172-(a) | 3 points |
| Failed to stop for a yield sign | VTL 1172-(b) | 3 points |
| Failed to stop emerging from alley/ driveway | VTL 1173 | 2 points |
| Failed to stop for a school bus | VTL 1172-(a) | 5 points |
| Failed to keep school bus halted / lighted | VTL 1172-(b) | 2 points |
| Obstructed traffic at intersection | VTL 1175 | 2 points |
| Obstructed highway/ railroad crossing | VTL 1176 | 3 points |
| Speed not reasonable and prudent | VTL 1180-(a) | 3 points |
| Speeding | VTL 1180-(b) | Points determined by speed |
| 1 – 10 mph over speed limit | 3 points | |
| 11 – 20 mph over speed limit | 4 points | |
| 21 – 30 mph over speed limit | 6 points | |
| 31 – 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) | 8 points | |
| More than 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) | 11 points | |
| Speed in a school zone | VTL 1180-(c) | Points determined by speed |
| Speed over the speed limit | VTL 1180-(d) | Points determined by speed |
| Failing to reduce speed involving a special hazard | VTL 1180-(e) | Points determined by speed |
| Speed in a construction Zone | VTL 1180-(f) | Points determined by speed |
| Speeding using a radar detector in vehicles weighing greater than 18,000 Lbs | VTL 1180-(g) | Points determined by speed |
| Driving too slowly (impeding traffic) | VTL 1180-(a) | 3 Points |
| Driving below minimum speed limit | VTL 1181-(b) | 3 Points |
| Unauthorized speed contest | VTL 1182-(1) | 0 points / Misdemeanor |
| Driving while impaired by alcohol | VTL 1192-1 | Violation / Misdemeanor |
| Driving while intoxicated with a reading of .08 or more | VTL 1192-2 | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Aggravated Driving while Intoxicated with a reading of .18 or more | VTL 1192-2a(a) | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Aggravated Driving while Intoxicated with a child 15 years or less in the vehicle | VTL 1192-2a(b) | Felony |
| Driving while intoxicated with a reading of .08 or more | VTL 1192-3 | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Driving while ability impaired due to drugs | VTL 1192-4 | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Driving while ability impaired due to drugs and alcohol | VTL 1192-4a | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Driving commercial vehicle while ability impaired due to alcohol with a reading of .04 or more not more than .06 BAC | VTL 1192-5 | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Driving commercial vehicle while ability impaired due to alcohol with a reading of .06 or more not more than .08 BAC | VTL 1192-6 | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol under the age of twenty one (also known as the zero tolerance law) | VTL 1192-a | Misdemeanor / Felony |
| Refusal to take breath screening test | VTL 1194-1(b) | |
| Conditional license violation- operating out of restriction | VTL1196-7(a) | Misdemeanor |
| Use vehicle without ignition interlock | VTL 1198-7(a) | Misdemeanor |
| Renting a vehicle without ignition interlock | VTL 1198-7(b) | Misdemeanor |
| Circumventing the ignition interlock device- having another person blow into the device or start the vehicle | VTL 1198-9(a) | Misdemeanor |
| Circumventing the ignition interlock device- blowing into the device or starting the vehicle for a driver required to use an ignition interlock | VTL 1198-9(b) | Misdemeanor |
| Circumventing the ignition interlock device – tampering | VTL 1198-9(c) | Misdemeanor |
| Circumvention of ignition interlock device – Operating a motor vehicle without a court ordered interlock device | VTL 1198-9(d) | Misdemeanor |
| Soliciting another to circumvent an interlock device | VTL 1198-10(a) | Misdemeanor |
| Circumventing an interlock device for another | VTL 1198-10(b) | Misdemeanor |
| Tampering with an interlock device | VTL 1198-10(c) | Misdemeanor |
| Unsafe backing | VTL 1211-(a) | 2 points |
| Backing on controlled access highway | VTL 1211-b | 2 points |
| Driver of frozen food truck backing to, or attempting to make a sale | VTL 1211-c | 2 points |
| Reckless Driving | VTL 1212 | 5 points |
| Driver’s view / control obstructed / more than 3 in front seat | VTL 1213-a | 2 points |
| Failed to keep right / mountain highway | VTL 1215 | 2 points |
| Coasting on downgrade / neutral | VTL 1216 | 2 points |
| Following fire apparatus too closely ( 200 feet) | VTL 1217 | 4 points |
| Drove into (or parked) within block where fire apparatus stopped | VTL 1217 | 2 points |
| Crossed fire hose | VTL 1218 | 2 points |
| Working on state highway without a permit | VTL 1220-c | 2 points |
| Drove through/ within safety zone | VTL 1221 | 2 points |
| Avoiding a traffic control device / intersection | VTL 1225 | 2 points |
| Driving on sidewalk | VTL 1225-(a) | 2 points |
| Cell phone violation | VTL 1225-(c) | 3 points |
| No hands on the wheel or steering device | VTL 1226 | 2 points |
| No child restraint seat, back seat child under 4 yrs | VTL 1229-(c)1 | 3 points |
| No child restraint system, back seat child 4yrs to 7yrs | VTL 1229-(c)1 | 3 points |
| No seat belt, back seat child 7yrs to 15 yrs | VTL 1229-(c)1 | 3 points |
| No seat belt, front seat child 7yrs to 15 yrs | VTL 1229-(c)2 | 3 points |
| No child restraint seat, front seat child under 4 yrs | VTL 1229-(c)2 | 3 points |
| No child restraint seat, front seat child 4 yrs to 7 yrs | VTL 1229-(c)2 | 3 points |
| No seat belt driver | VTL 1229-(c)3 | 0 points |
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