Missing sign on part of block

[nycshopkeeper]

Jurisdiction

New York

We have a small shop in midtown New York City. One of our delivery persons received a summons for no standing in a no standing zone at a certain time, unaware that the block has such rules during a certain time period. The problem was that the sign which was on the block was damaged and not visible so he temporarily stopped there to unload and a traffic cop was down the block and writing tickets. The only sign that remained was all the way on the other end of the block, which he complained about after he returned to the van but the cop said that they had already begun to write the ticket and he could fight it if he wanted to. Unless you knew to walk all the way to the end of the block, you wouldn't know that the block is a no standing zone during that time. Would this be a valid defense to fight the summons?

 

[Zigner]

We have a small shop in midtown New York City. One of our delivery persons received a summons for no standing in a no standing zone at a certain time, unaware that the block has such rules during a certain time period. The problem was that the sign which was on the block was damaged and not visible so he temporarily stopped there to unload and a traffic cop was down the block and writing tickets. The only sign that remained was all the way on the other end of the block, which he complained about after he returned to the van but the cop said that they had already begun to write the ticket and he could fight it if he wanted to. Unless you knew to walk all the way to the end of the block, you wouldn't know that the block is a no standing zone during that time. Would this be a valid defense to fight the summons?

There's really only one way to find out...

 

[adjusterjack]

Would this be a valid defense to fight the summons?

Plead not guilty, of course.

Bring photos of the broken sign from various angles to show that it was not visible.

Say a prayer and sacrifice a small animal to the NYC parking gods and hope that they are paying attention. (That's a joke, folks).

At the end of the day, a parking fine, while a nuisance, is harmless to other than your wallet.

 

[Zigner]

(That's a joke, folks).

I guess I should have read ahead a little...poor fluffy.