Vehicle & Traffic Application For Reduction Of Charges

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR VEHICLE & TRAFFIC APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION OF CHARGES
DEFENDANTS & DEFENSE ATTORNEYS – The purpose of this application is so that you do not have to appear in
court, you must notify the Town/Village Court in Writing advising them that you are handling your ticket(s) through the
District Attorney’s Office with an Application for Reduction of Charges and request that your court date be adjourned
for 30 days.
FACISMILE APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THIS OFFICE BY PHONE.
APPLICATION MUST BE HANDLED THROUGH THE MAIL BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
1. YOU MUST COMPLETE all of Section (1) and mail to the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office,
P.O. Box 588, 226 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14902-0588.
YOU MUST INCLUDE:
A. COPY OF THE FRONT OF YOUR TICKET – if you have lost your ticket or have already sent
your ticket in to the court, you must contact the court directly to send you a copy or a court
printout of what your original charge(s) are:
Your application will not be processed without a copy of the front of your ticket or the
printout of your original charge(s)
We are not responsible for the original.
B. YOUR DRIVING ABSTRACT – Which can be obtained by contacting your local Department of
Motor Vehicles. This applies for all drivers, NYS and out-of-state.
Your application will not be processed without a copy of your driving abstract
We are not responsible for the original
Out-of-state application must provide a copy of the front of your valid driver’s license
along with your driving abstract.
C. A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE – If you do not include a self-addressed stamped
envelope this form will not be sent back to your or processed.
IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT
BE PROCESSED.
2. AFTER the Assistant District Attorney completes Section (2) either Accepting, Modifying or Rejecting your
proposal, this office will mail to you this application in your enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. This
application is only valid for 60 days from the date of acceptance of this office.
3. YOU THEN COMPLETE Section (3) ACCEPTING OUR PROPOSAL AND ALL CONDITIONS and forward
the application with a self-addressed stamp envelope to the TOWN/VILLAGE COURT where you received
the ticket. Please do not contact the District Attorney’s Office about the fine amount and/or points that may
occur. You must contact the TOWN/VILLAGE COURT directly.
DO NOT SEND BACK TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
4. IF THE COURT accepts the proposal by the District Attorney’s Office, the Court will then advise you of your
FINE, SURCHARGE and/or POINTS on your license.
PLEASE KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURTHER USE AND DO NOT SEND IN WITH APPLICATION
ALSO PLEASE KEEP A COPY OF ALL INFORMATION FOR YOUR RECORDS

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