VTL 1128(a)Not TBWD eligibleLane & turning
Moving from lane unsafely
Failure to maintain single lane / unsafe lane change.
Vehicle & Traffic Law 1128(a) — statutory text
Official source ↗Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply. (a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
Quoted from the California Legislative Information website. The full section may contain additional subdivisions not reproduced here — click “Official source” for the complete text as currently in force.
Base fine
$150.00
Does not include court fees or assessments.
DMV points
3
Points raise your insurance.
Filing window
N/A
TBWD not available.
Not eligible for TBWD
New York does not currently offer a Trial by Written Declaration process. NY TVB requires a hearing; mail-in plea is limited to guilty admissions only. We won’t charge you for an ineligible filing.
Defenses our AI considers (15)
- Equipment fixed — correctable violationhistorical success ~80%Equipment violations (window tint, exhaust, lights, plates, wipers, etc.) are correctable in every supported state. Proof of repair signed by a qualified inspector resolves the citation administratively.
- Documentary cure — proof on date of citationhistorical success ~75%Many "failure to produce" charges (insurance, registration, license) are dismissed on proof the document existed and was valid on the date of citation. This is codified in most state fix-it / correctable-violation statutes.
- Supporting deposition not timely served (NY CPL § 100.25)historical success ~60%N.Y. CPL § 100.25(2) entitles a defendant in a traffic matter outside NYC TVB to a supporting deposition containing non-hearsay allegations establishing every element. Failure to provide it within 30 days of a timely request is a jurisdictional defect requiring dismissal.
- Sign obscured, missing, or recently changedhistorical success ~50%A driver cannot be held to a regulation that was not reasonably communicated. An obscured, damaged, missing, or recently-changed sign at the cited location is both a mistake-of-fact defense and a due-process notice defect.
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