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The New York State Legislature amended the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) in the Laws of 2021 to eliminate certain driver license suspensions and to allow motorists to apply for payment plans for certain traffic ticket fines, surcharges, and fees.
Following these changes to the VTL, you may be eligible for a payment plan at no additional charge for most suspension termination fees, other fees, fines, and/or surcharges you owe for traffic tickets.
Suspensions for Failure to Pay will still be applied to tickets for oversize/overweight violations received in New York City that are returnable to the Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB).
Payment plan eligibility is limited to traffic ticket-related fines, fees, and surcharges. This legislation does not cover all types of required payments under the VTL.
Apply for a Payment PlanMost tickets issued in New York City (NYC) will say Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB). See an example ticket returnable to the Traffic Violation Bureau. All other tickets will need to be resolved in the court where your ticket was returnable.
If you do not have the traffic ticket and do not know where you received the ticket, you can check your driving privilege status.
For example, your ticket is resolved when:
If your ticket was issued outside of New York City, look up the court and contact them directly to resolve your ticket.
If your ticket was issued in New York City, you can plead your ticket online, by mail, or by phone.
Work directly with the court where your traffic ticket is returnable to resolve the ticket and apply for a payment plan. You will need to follow the directions on the Financial Disclosure Report for Payment Plans (AA-FDR) (PDF).
After your ticket is resolved with the court, you can apply for a payment plan.
