Uniform Traffic Tickets

Buffalo police officers may issue a traffic ticket in circumstances in which there has been a violation of the traffic laws or ordinances and the motorist has not been issued a warning/traffic stop receipt or has not been placed under arrest. Traffic tickets may be issued to any person who is at least 16 years of age (refer to M.O.P. Chapter 7, link in note section).

They shall be issued for any violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or City Ordinances relating to traffic, except those relating to parking, standing, or stopping for which a parking tag must be issued. For violations involving driving during a snow ban, an Adjudication Summons shall be issued in lieu of a traffic ticket (refer to M.O.P. Chapter 3, link in note section).