escalationUnited States · New York CityDifficulty: Medium
Appeal to Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
After losing at first-level hearing, you can appeal to an Administrative Law Judge within 30 days. The ALJ may overturn the decision if there were procedural errors or new evidence.
Legal basis
NYC Administrative Code; OATH Rules
Sample appeal wording
I hereby appeal the decision rendered on [DATE] regarding Summons Number [TICKET#]. I believe the hearing officer erred in their decision for the following reasons: [STATE GROUNDS - e.g., failure to consider evidence, misapplication of law, new evidence not previously available]. I respectfully request that the Administrative Law Judge review this matter and overturn the original decision.
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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