Submit Application to Reopen Default Conviction

Who Should Use This Form

Only use this application if you have been convicted by default of a violation, which means that you failed to answer your traffic ticket or you failed to appear at your scheduled hearing for a valid reason and you now are requesting to have a hearing.

Do not use this form if you were convicted at a hearing or pled guilty to this ticket.

Instructions for Filling Out "Application to Reopen Default Conviction"

You must use a separate application for each ticket.
If your application was previously denied, do not submit another application to reopen the default conviction.
You must attach copies of any documents necessary to support your reasons for not responding to the ticket.

Failure to certify and complete all sections of this form will result in the denial of your request to reopen your default conviction. If your request is denied, you will not be able to resubmit the application.

Application to Reopen Default Conviction

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Identifying Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Verify Email Address

Phone Number

9-Digit DMV ID Number (from New York State license, permit or non-driver ID). See sample documents.

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYY)

Address

Street Address

City

State

5-Digit ZIP Code

Ticket Information

Ticket Number

Date of Violation (MM/DD/YYYY)

Violation Description (for example: speeding or driving without insurance)

I did not respond to the ticket and/or notice because

Attachments

Operating Without Insurance

To support a claim that your insurance was valid on the date of the violation, the following documentation must be attached:

If your vehicle was registered in New York at the time of the Operating Without Insurance violation, provide a letter from your insurance company (not your broker or agent) on the company's letterhead stating that the vehicle was insured on the date the ticket was issued. The letter must be signed. The letter must contain the vehicle year, make (i.e. Ford, BMW, etc.) and the vehicle identification number (VIN).
If your vehicle was registered in a state other than New York at the time of the Operating Without Insurance violation AND we find that you had an acceptable reason for not responding to the ticket we will approve your application to reopen the default conviction, and we will schedule a new hearing.

Reason for Failure to Appear at your Scheduled Hearing

Examples of documentation:

If you failed to appear due to your incarceration, a letter from the Correctional Institution, the Parole Board, or other appropriate agency, on agency letterhead, signed by an authorized agent and verifying dates of incarceration, must be provided.
If you failed to appear due to your hospitalization, provide proof verifying the dates that you were hospitalized.

Attach Documents

Certification

By checking the box below, I affirm under penalty of perjury that all of the information above and all supporting documents are true, and that no prior application has been made with respect to this ticket.

I agree to the above certification

SUBMIT