http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Traffic_violation_code_1201a_in_new_york This is a parking violation. The law says:
§ 1201. Stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or
residence districts. (a) Upon any highway outside of a business or
residence district no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any
vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled
part of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave
such vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an
unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be
left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such
stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet
in each direction upon such highway.
Reference: http://law.onecle.com/new-york/vehicle-and-traffic/VAT01201_1201.html
One individual paid $150 for the fee. I paid $100 even, no surcharge or court fee back in 2003.
Reference: http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?p=966951
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