The New York State Thruway runs through a small part of the Town of Kingston, however a substantial number of speeding tickets are issued in the section.  Enforcement on the Thruway is exclusively handled by officers from "Troop T" of the NYS Police (a special unit than only patrols the Thruway).  The speed limit along the Thruway is mostly 65 mph, howver there are extended sections in the south and west that are 55 mph.  Almost all speeding tickets are written for speeds more than 10 mph over the limit.  Stationary radar and laser speed detection are widely used.  The wide and often wooded median creates numerous opportunities for radar or laser speed traps that cannot be detected in advance.  Traffic law enforcement along all of the other roads in the Town of Kingston is handled by a combination of NYS Police, Ulster County Sheriff's and local town police officers.  Enforcement is intense on Rt. 28, particularly on the W/B section of the road going downhill towards Kingston (speed limit changes from 55 mph to 45 mph).

Traffic Court

The Town Court holds  "traffic calendars" which are devoted to adjudicating traffic tickets.  The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations.  As a result, a special town prosecutor has been appointed to deal with tickets written by the NYS police.  95% of state police tickets are adjudicated through plea bargains with the special prosecutor.  The Town Prosecutor and both judges are reasonable about plea bargains as long as the speed was not more than 25 mph over the limit or over 80 mph.

Local police officers generally prosecute their own tickets, though the special prosecutor may substitute for them.  Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains.