Vehicle sold before violation
Camera tickets are owner-liability; a documented pre-violation transfer of ownership is a statutory carve-out in every launch city.
Red-light camera ticket in New York — code 07
In New York, 16% of contested red-light camera tickets were dismissed between 2025-01-01 and 2026-07-27, per the TossMyTicket Outcomes Index (n=28,613 hearings, source: open data).
The basics
Fine: $50. Deadline to contest: 30 days from issuance. Citation: VTL 1111-a.
Defenses that actually work
Not your vehicle / plate misread
Compare the citation photo to your vehicle: wrong plate, make, or color. Camera OCR misreads happen.
Vehicle or plate stolen
A police report showing the vehicle/plate was stolen before the violation is a statutory carve-out.