You looked up a bureau because the ticket named one, and the city's website does not mention it anywhere.
The Traffic Violations Bureau is a New York State DMV bureau, not a city office. It adjudicates non-criminal moving violations written in the five boroughs, and it refuses parking, red light camera and speed camera tickets, which are the city's and are searchable by plate here.
| Who holds it | What that covers | Where to look it up | The clock | What it costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State DMV, Traffic Violations Bureau | Non-criminal moving violations written in the five boroughs. Not parking, not red light or speed camera, not a misdemeanor or felony. | Plead or pay a TVB ticket, or print an open one | The date is on the ticket. DMV publishes no single number of days, only the penalty for missing it: your license is suspended. | No single figure published. Stated when you plead or pay. |
| NYC Department of Finance | Parking tickets, red light camera and speed camera violations. These sit on the plate. | Dispute free at nyc.gov, pay at CityPay, or the free plate lookup here | 30 days from the date on the ticket to request a hearing. | Published code by code on the city's fine schedule. |
Every row above links the office that holds the ticket. Sources read 2026-09-22.
Holding a parking or camera ticket? That side is free here. It is the city's, it sits on the plate, and you do not need to pay anyone to see it. Show every open violation on my plate. Disputing is free at nyc.gov, inside 30 days from the date on the ticket.
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DMV lists the exclusions itself: parking, red light camera, speed camera, and misdemeanor or felony offenses such as driving while intoxicated (dmv.ny.gov, plead or pay a TVB ticket, checked September 22, 2026). Tickets written outside the city are answered to the local court. Its line on parking is blunter: DMV does not handle parking violations or regulate parking, and you must respond to the locality that issued it (dmv.ny.gov, parking tickets, checked September 22, 2026).
The hearing is held in a bureau office in the borough where the ticket was written, and you can attend in person, attend virtually, or send a statement in place of personal appearance. DMV states the standard out loud: you are considered innocent unless proven guilty, and you cannot be found guilty unless there is clear and convincing evidence that you committed the violation. Miss the hearing without sending that statement and your driving privilege is suspended and you may be convicted by default (dmv.ny.gov, checked September 22, 2026). A decision you believe is wrong on the facts and the law can be appealed.
DMV publishes a bureau phone line, 718-488-5710, open weekdays outside state holidays, and a list of bureau office locations (dmv.ny.gov, checked September 22, 2026). There is no city number for this, because it is not a city function.
We compute New York City parking and camera hearing outcomes and publish them free. We hold nothing on state moving violations or on the other agencies' files, so this page sends you to the office that does. If a link has moved, write to me. One person reads that mail and answers it; expect a reply within a few days.
Every claim above is linked to the document it was read from. All read 2026-09-22. Not legal advice.
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