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Ancram, New York
Historic Farming Community Moving Forward

Town Court

Town of Ancram Justices

The Honorable Suzan Flamm
The Honorable Catherine Redlich

Court Clerk

Ruth Wittlinger
(518) 329-6512 ext. 211
AncramTownCourt@nycourts.gov

Lori Weigl
(518) 329-6512 ext. 211
AncramTownCourt@nycourts.gov

Address:
1416 County Rd 7
Ancram, NY 12502

Court Clerk Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5-7pm.
To reach a Court Clerk, please call (518) 329-6512 ext. 211. Outside of office hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned during office hours. Please note that the Court Clerk cannot provide legal advice.

Court Hours: Vehicle and Traffic cases and criminal matters are heard on the fourth Wednesday of every month starting at 6 pm. Requests for adjournment must be made more than 7 days in advance of a scheduled court date.

If you have received a traffic ticket, please sign the appropriate plea section on the right hand side of the ticket and MAIL it back to the Court by the return date indicated near the bottom left side of your ticket.

If you have entered a NOT GUILTY plea, the Court will notify you by mail of your court date and the options available to you. You MAY choose to initiate plea negotiations online or by mail with the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office. Information explaining how to apply for a reduced charge to a traffic offense can be found at: http://www.columbiacountyny.com/trafficticket.html.

If you have entered a GUILTY plea to the original traffic charge, or submitted a negotiated plea agreement to the Court, which the Court must then approve, the Court will inform you by letter as to the fine imposed. If you wish to appear in person for sentencing, please state that when you submit your guilty plea. The Court will notify you of your appearance date, at which time you or your counsel may make any arguments relevant to sentencing. Please note that when you plead guilty to the charge stated on your ticket, the Court cannot reduce your charge or any possible points associated with it.

Please Note:

  • If your ticket was issued on the Taconic Parkway in the Town of Gallatin, it is under the jurisdiction of the Gallatin Town Court. The Gallatin Court Clerk can be reached at (518) 398-7690.
  • If your ticket was issued on the Taconic Parkway in the Town of Taghkanic, it is under the jurisdiction of the Taghanic Town Court. The Taghanic Court Clerk can be reached at (518) 329-3030.

Resources

New York Court Help: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/

Small Claims Handbook: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/pdfs/smallclaimshandbook.pdf