Legal Question in Traffic Law in New York
Traffic tickets
Who is responsible for summons received while driving a company owned vehicle? The owner or the driver? What responsibilities does the company owner have to maintain vehicle safety? Lights, tires, fire extinguisher, etc?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Traffic tickets
Generally, the individual to whom the summons is issued is the responsible party. However, if a driver is issued a ticket for his company's unsafe vehicle, a corporate substitution is usually done. We do this all the time for our clients. I recommend speaking to your employer about the situation and see if they will retain an attorney who will arrange for the substitution. Hope this helps.
Matthew Weiss, Esq. 212@6837373
www.nytrafficticket.com
Re: Traffic tickets
Responsibility generally runs with who is cited on the summons. If the tickets are written against the company, the driver is off the hook; if they are written in the driver's name, the driver is responsible.
Exceptions include overweight violations (against registered owner) and moving violations/license issues (against driver).
A commercial driver is required to make a pre-trip inspection of the vehicle- they are not supposed to blindly rely upon the vehicle's owner.
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