I was given a ticket in Old Brookville. What are my options?
You have exactly two, and the court is unusually clear about how you exercise them. Old Brookville Village Court accepts a guilty plea or a not guilty plea, and both must be submitted in writing or entered in person on your court date. The court does not take pleas verbally and does not take them over the phone. Before you check either box, get a lawyer’s read on the charge, because one of those boxes ends your case with a conviction and the other keeps it alive.
Old Brookville Village Court
Address: Old Brookville Village Court, 201 McCouns Lane, Old Brookville, NY 11545
Phone: (516) 671-4664, extension 107
Court Clerk: Sharon C. Moses
Email: courtclerk@oldbrookville.gov
Clerk’s hours: Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Thursdays by phone only, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Court sessions: Once a month on a Thursday evening, though dates are subject to change
Village Justice: Edward P. Jenks
Associate Village Justice: Steven G. Leventhal
Section A or Section B: The Choice on Your Ticket
Old Brookville asks you to respond by returning your plea with the correct section marked. Completing Section A pleads you guilty. Completing Section B pleads you not guilty and puts your case on the court’s calendar. You can mail either to the court on McCouns Lane or email it to the court clerk.
What the court will not do is take that plea from you on the phone. Drivers who call the clerk expecting to settle the matter in a conversation leave the call with nothing entered, and the response deadline keeps running. The court states the rule plainly: no pleas will be accepted verbally or over the telephone, and all pleas must be in writing unless you are appearing in person.
The rule protects you as much as it constrains you. A written plea is a record. But it also means a guilty plea sent in haste is documented, dated, and difficult to walk back.
A Once-a-Month Court on a Thursday Night
This court sits monthly, in the evening. That schedule shapes the case in ways drivers do not anticipate. There is no next-day calendar to slide onto if something goes wrong. An adjournment does not move your matter by a week, it moves it by a month. And an unanswered ticket does not simply wait for you: New York courts notify the DMV when a summons goes unresolved past its return date, and that notification can put your driving privileges at risk before any judge has heard a word about the underlying stop.
The upside of a small monthly calendar is real, though. Cases here are not disposed of in bulk. There is room for an actual discussion of your charge, and a prepared attorney can use that room.
Policing in Old Brookville Changed in 2022
For decades the Old Brookville Police Department patrolled a group of north shore villages under a shared intermunicipal agreement. That agreement expired on May 31, 2022. Since then the department has downsized to patrol the Village of Old Brookville alone, while neighboring Brookville, Cove Neck, Matinecock, and Mill Neck are served by the newly formed Brookville Police Department.
A department covering one village instead of six has more time per square mile. Wheatley Road, McCouns Lane, Chicken Valley Road, and the stretches feeding toward Route 25A are patrolled by officers whose entire assignment is this village. Traffic enforcement reflects that.
What Is Actually at Risk
Points are the mechanism, and they accumulate quietly. Speeding runs three to eleven points depending on how far above the limit the officer recorded. Failing to stop at a stop sign is three. Handheld phone use is five, as is texting. Eleven points inside eighteen months puts your license in front of the DMV for suspension. Six points in the same period adds a Driver Responsibility Assessment billed annually for three years.
The insurance consequence generally exceeds all of it. Carriers see the conviction on your abstract at every renewal for years, and the compounded premium increase dwarfs the original fine. Commercial license holders face a separate and harsher calculation, because violations reported against a CDL abstract carry employment risk that no fine reflects.
How We Handle Old Brookville Matters
The Law Offices of Isaac Abraham has represented drivers across Nassau County’s village courts for years. In a court with strict written-plea rules and a monthly calendar, most of the value is in getting the first step right: the correct plea, filed the correct way, inside the deadline, with a strategy already behind it rather than improvised afterward.
For traffic infractions we generally appear for our clients, so a Thursday evening in Old Brookville is our obligation instead of yours. We start by reviewing the summons alongside your driving abstract, because what can be asked for depends heavily on what your record already shows.
We have earned more than 2,000 five-star reviews from drivers throughout New York. The case review is free, and we will give you a straight answer about whether your ticket is worth contesting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I settle my Old Brookville ticket over the phone?
No. The court is explicit that no plea is accepted verbally or by telephone. Every plea must be in writing, by mail or email to the court clerk, unless you are appearing in person in court. You can call the clerk with questions, but a phone call does not resolve your case.
What is the difference between Section A and Section B?
Section A is a guilty plea, which ends the case as a conviction and brings a fine along with points on your license. Section B is a not guilty plea, which places your matter on the calendar so the charge can be examined and, in many cases, negotiated. If you are unsure which serves you, ask before you sign, not after.
When is court actually held?
Once a month, on a Thursday evening, with dates subject to change. The clerk’s office is open Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and on Thursdays by phone only from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Confirm your date rather than assuming it, since a monthly calendar leaves no room for a near miss.
Who polices Old Brookville now?
The Old Brookville Police Department, which since mid-2022 patrols this village exclusively rather than the six-village territory it previously covered. Tickets written by that department in Old Brookville are answered in this court.
Is it worth hiring an attorney for one ticket?
Compare the fine to what a conviction costs across three years of insurance renewals plus any Driver Responsibility Assessment, and the arithmetic usually answers itself. We will walk you through your specific numbers at no charge. Call or text 646-397-9529.
Free Case Review
If your summons is returnable to Old Brookville Village Court, talk to us before you mark either section on the back. Call or text 646-397-9529, or complete the form on this page.