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Title: Town of Monroe Justice Court
County: Orange
Address: 17 Lake Street, P.O. Box 449, Monroe, NY 10950
Phone:
(845) 782-8404
Fax:
Court Calendar: Tuesday & Wednesday
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted by Special
Town Prosecutor (State Police) or local officers.
Criminal Prosecutions: Orange County District Attorney's Office
Judges:
Justice Maria S. Vasquez-Doles & Justice Morton Marshak
Monroe, NY Town Court
Traffic Enforcement
The Town of Monroe contains an extensive section of busy Route 17 which has a speed limit of 65 mph throughout
Monroe (there are regular workzones with speed limits of 55 mph). Monroe also contains several busy local roacs including Route
17M. Traffic enforcement on Rt. 17 is handled almost exclusively by NYS Police troopers from "Troop F." There is a state
police barracks located along Rt. 17 in Monroe. Local traffic law enforcement is handled by a combination of Montoe Town
and Village police officers.
Traffic Court
Both town justices have "traffic calendars" which are devoted to adjudicating
traffic tickets. The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations. As a result, a special town prosecutor
has been appointed to deal with tickets written by the NYS police. 95% of state police tickets are adjudicated through plea bargains
with the special prosecutor. The Town Prosecutor and both judges are somewhat reasonable about plea bargains as long as the speed
was not more than 25 mph over the limit.
Local police officers somtimes prosecute their own tickets, though the special
prosecutor may substitute for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains. Traffic court sessions can last 1-2
hours. Attorneys are permitted to appear without their clients being present for traffic court.
For more information about
speeding and other traffic offenses, click here
To read some Frequently Asked Traffic Law questions, click here.
For information
about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell defend your speeding ticket or DWI charge, click here.
Criminal Law Enforcement and Prosecutions
All criminal prosecutions are handled by the Orange County District Attorney's
Office. The DA's office takes a very hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2009 there were more than 1800 alcohol related
driving arrests for impaired or intoxicated driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Orange County. Both the NYS Police and the Monroe
Town and Village Police made numerous arrests. Most arrests occurred after dark with many taking place after midnight. Police
officers assume that many driver's who are out after midnight have consumed alcohol and or drugs. As a result they are looking for
any lawful reason to pull drivers over in order to investigate possible DWI incidents. Alcohol checkpoints have been occassionaly
been established by the a combined task force of NYS Police and Monroe Town or Village police. All of these
offenses are "criminal" violations of the law and, as a result are prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's office.
Police have been known to observe and follow patrons leaving local bars and make traffic stops at the first opportunity.
Other
typical criminal cases heard in Monroe Town Court are petty larceny, 3rd degree assault, harrassment and drug possession.
Misdemeanors remain the jurisdiction of the town court, while felonies are transferred to the Orange County Court if there is
a felony indictment by the Grand Jury. The criminal court calendar can be very busy and criminal court can
last 2 hours or more.
For more information about DWI, click here.
To read some Frequently Asked Questions about
DWI, click here.
For information about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell represent you on yourticket or DWI charge,, click
here.
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