# A new law you might not know.
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 18, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196 "2008-06-18T08:52:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/1 "2008-06-18T08:52:06Z")
A law that I never knew about, and was quietly implemented in 04.
[http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/drp.htm](http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/drp.htm)
Things not to do now or they will cost you big:
- Refuse a chemical test (a constitutional right that you now have to pay a fine for if you exercise it)
- Get 6 or more points in 18 monthsIs this law news to anyone else?
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/2 "2008-06-18T08:55:46Z")
the 6 points thing sucks.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/3 "2008-06-18T08:57:25Z")
NY, always finding new ways to tax you.
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/4 "2008-06-18T08:57:33Z")
the 6 pts in 18 months is not news to me, it happened to me last year around august.
got a 78 in a 55 in the city of buffalo and suffered big time.
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### Author:  [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/5 "2008-06-18T08:58:03Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> the 6 points thing sucks.
It sucks more that for each additional point beyond 6 it is an additional $25/year.
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### Author:  [@97Ranger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/6 "2008-06-18T08:59:52Z")
um yes… i believe i have 5 points and in august when i got back to court i will be getting another 1 or 2 so im hoping i lost some points before august
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/7 "2008-06-18T09:00:09Z")
oh trust me, i am VERY familiar with the DRA fines…
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/8 "2008-06-18T11:13:46Z")
> [@JayS](#):
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> NY, always finding new ways to tax you.
Yep. Just a way for the DMV to make more money.
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/9 "2008-06-18T11:29:33Z")
Always fun opening the mail getting a random fine for $475 from the DMV.
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### Author:  [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/10 "2008-06-18T11:38:35Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> oh trust me, i am VERY familiar with the DRA fines…
Someone told me you are very familiar with the chemical refusal test too. Maybe you should stop getting shwwasted and getting behind the wheel.
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### Author:  [@ldiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ldiablo233)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/11 "2008-06-18T12:49:12Z")
> [@bobbyg1243](#):
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> the 6 pts in 18 months is not news to me, it happened to me last year around august.
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> got a 78 in a 55 in the city of buffalo and suffered big time.
Is b-lo bad on speeders?
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### Author:  [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/12 "2008-06-18T12:51:30Z")
> [@ldiablo233](#):
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> Is b-lo bad on speeders?
BPD themselves rarely hand out speeding tickets. If you get caught on lets say the 190 by trooper, and have to report to Buffalo for court, plan on paying the max and getting the points.
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### Author:  [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/13 "2008-06-18T12:57:12Z")
> [@nappy1380](#):
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> BPD themselves rarely hand out speeding tickets. If you get caught on lets say the 190 by trooper, and have to report to Buffalo for court, plan on paying the max and getting the points.
yeah, NEVER speed on the 190. there is a ton of troopers, and they really fuck you in court.
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/14 "2008-06-18T12:58:40Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#):
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> Someone told me you are very familiar with the chemical refusal test too. Maybe you should stop getting shwwasted and getting behind the wheel.
lol…
i’m such a good drunk driver though.
I drive WAYYY better after i’ve had a few beers.
I’ve only gotten in 2 accidents while drunk, but at least 4 while sober!
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/15 "2008-06-18T12:59:01Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> the 6 points thing sucks.
x2, NY’s got atleast 1K out of me as a result, not including fines. Just another reason to get the hell out of this overtaxed cesspool
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### Author:  [@Tjsz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tjsz)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/16 "2008-06-18T13:05:05Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#):
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> x2, NY’s got atleast 1K out of me as a result, not including fines. Just another reason to get the hell out of this overtaxed cesspool
its not being overtaxed. it is a driver responsibility act. it is in place to deter people from breaking vehicle and traffic law to help cut down on accidents and death etc. if you dont wanna pay it dont then loose your license or you could just not break v&t all together and not have to worry about it.
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/17 "2008-06-18T13:05:46Z")
> [@Tjsz](#):
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> its not being overtaxed. it is a driver responsibility act. it is in place to deter people from breaking vehicle and traffic law to help cut down on accidents and death etc. if you dont wanna pay it dont then loose your license or you could just not break v&t all together and not have to worry about it.
shut up.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/18 "2008-06-18T13:12:40Z")
> [@Tjsz](#):
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> its not being overtaxed. it is a driver responsibility act. it is in place to deter people from breaking vehicle and traffic law to help cut down on accidents and death etc. if you dont wanna pay it dont then loose your license or you could just not break v&t all together and not have to worry about it.
Really? I thought that was what the fines for breaking the various laws were for?
No, this was just another user fee that was snuck in to balance the budget. You probably support the red light cameras Buffalo is pushing for to under the guise of “safety” too right? Nevermind that red light cameras, especially the ones run by for profit corporations like Buffalo is looking at, actually cause more accidents than they prevent.
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### Author:  [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/19 "2008-06-18T13:25:48Z")
If you are convicted of a traffic violation that is alcohol-related or drug-related, or if you refuse a chemical test, the annual assessment is $250. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $750.
If you receive six points on your driver record during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $100. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $300. If you receive more than six points on your driver record during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $25 for each point more than the original six points. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $75 for each point more than the original six points.
thats fucking nuts.
i never get tickets anymore but damn, that sucks
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-new-law-you-might-not-know/50196/20 "2008-06-18T13:28:59Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#):
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> Someone told me you are very familiar with the chemical refusal test too. Maybe you should stop getting shwwasted and getting behind the wheel.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ME an:beer:d NEWMAN GOT HAM:beer:MERED AND WEN:beer:T DRIVING TWO NIGHTS AGO!!!
We had a c:beer:ase of the MONDAYS!!!
🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Got pulled over toooooo!
Newman is soo good at acting sober and driving drunk! He is my “DD”
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