Vehicle sold before violation
Camera tickets are owner-liability; a documented pre-violation transfer of ownership is a statutory carve-out in every launch city.
School-zone speed camera ticket in New York — code 36
In New York, 14% of contested school-zone speed camera tickets were dismissed between 2025-01-01 and 2026-07-27, per the TossMyTicket Outcomes Index (n=134,567 hearings, source: open data).
The basics
Fine: $50. Deadline to contest: 30 days from issuance. Citation: VTL 1180-b.
Defenses that actually work
Not your vehicle / plate misread
Compare the citation photo to your vehicle: wrong plate, make, or color. Camera OCR misreads happen.
Vehicle or plate stolen
A police report showing the vehicle/plate was stolen before the violation is a statutory carve-out.