Traffic Violations and Points in NYS
Information from https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/reduce-driver-violation-points

About point reductionCompleting a Point and Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP) course does not remove a violation, conviction, or the number of points from your driving record.   Even after you complete the course, most violations, convictions and points will continue to show on your driving record for up to 4 years. Violations and convictions involving drugs or alcohol will remain on your driving record for ten or fifteen years, depending on the violation.  If you get 11 points for traffic violations in an 18-month period, your driver license may be suspended.  "Point reduction" means the number of points on your driving record used to calculate the number of total points received within 18 months will be reduced by 4 points and may help you avoid a suspension. See About the NY State Point System for more information about how points are calculated.



How do I receive the point reduction?The PIRP course sponsor will notify the DMV within 10 weeks after you complete the course.  DMV will then reduce the active points on your driving record by up to 4 points.

How do I know my driving record shows my PIRP course completion?If you need to verify that your course completion is on your DMV record, you can request a copy of your driving record.
If your course completion is not recorded on your driving record more than 10 weeks after you completed it, contact the course sponsor.

What effect does point reduction have on my license and driving record?
  • Point reduction applies only to points assessed for violations that occurred within the eighteen months immediately before course completion. It does not affect points for earlier violations, and cannot be used as "credit" against future violations or points.
  • Point reduction cannot reduce your point total lower than zero.
  • If your license has already been revoked or suspended, the point reduction will not affect that action.

  • If a violation hearing has already been scheduled, the point reduction will not affect that action.
  • Point reduction does not prevent or cancel a mandatory revocation or suspension for violations such as DWI, DWAI, or three speeding violations within 18 months.
  • You can only use a Point & Insurance Reduction Program course to reduce points once in a 18-month period.
  • The DMV point system and your insurance company’s "point" systems are separate and not related. Point reduction on your driving record does not affect points assigned by your insurance company for violations and accidents.
Completion of a course under the Point & Insurance Reduction Program also cannot prevent or reduce the calculation of points affecting a Driver Responsibility Assessment.

​What is a driver responsibility assessment?The driver responsibility assessment is a fee you must pay to DMV over a three year period if you are convicted of certain traffic offenses in New York State or accumulate 6 or more points on your driving record within 18 months.  This fee is in addition to any fines, penalties or surcharges that you must pay for a traffic conviction.  The purpose of the assessment is to prevent the repeated behavior of problem drivers and to improve traffic safety.  

Who must pay?Effective November 18, 2004, you must pay a driver responsibility assessment if
  • you were convicted of an alcohol or drugged driving-related traffic offense while driving a motor vehicle, boat, or snowmobile in New York State
  • you were found to have refused to take a chemical test for blood alcohol content in New York State
  • you received 6 or more points on your NY State driver record within an 18 month period for convictions of traffic offenses committed in New York, Quebec or Ontario
You must pay the driver responsibility assessment whether you have a driver license issued by New York State, another jurisdiction or if you do not have a driver license.

How much do I have to pay?The amount depends on the type of violation or the total number of points on your driving record.
  • If you are convicted of an alcohol or drugged driving-related offense or if you refuse to take a chemical test, the annual assessment is $250. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $750.
  • If you receive 6 points on your driver record for violations committed during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $100. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $300. If you receive more than 6 points on your driver record during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $25 for each point in addition to the original six points. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $75 for each point in addition to the original 6 points.
If you must pay a driver responsibility assessment, DMV will send you a statement with the amount you owe.  You must pay at least the minimum amount by the payment date or your driver license will be suspended. You can also pay the full assessment.  1
The amount you owe may increase if you are convicted of additional offenses after your statement is issued.
NYC Traffic Violations Bureau (TVB) locations 
New York CityTraffic Violations ONLY - no other DMV services
New York City Metropolitan Area Call Centers
  • Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. weekdays (except state holidays)
  • Phone: 718-488-5710
Offices
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Thursday until 6:00 p.m.
Rochester Traffic Violations ONLY - no other DMV services
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. weekdays (except state holidays)
  • Phone: 518-474-0941

Link to DMV TVB Locations
dmv.ny.gov/tickets/find-tvb-office-locations

How to get a Refund from NYC for a paid ticket that won or to File an appeal for a guilty decision

If a parking ticket or camera violation is overpaid, a refund is automatically mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle 30 business days later if:
  • The amount owed was reduced by a hearing or appeal after payment was made
  • The same violation was paid more than once
  • The violation was not a parking ticket or camera violation and was paid in error
  • There are no outstanding parking or camera violations in judgment
No request is required. However, if someone other than the registrant wants the refund, they must submit a Parking and Camera Violations Refund Form.

Booting and towing refunds are not generated automatically and require submission of a refund form.

You can download a Parking and Camera Violations Refund Form to fill in and mail to the Department of Finance or complete a refund request online at the Finance website.

Finance usually takes about 3 weeks to process a submitted refund form.

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