Legal Question in Traffic Law in New York

Being in your vehicle is not a requirement in this situation. An officer can testify that he or she observed you driving and ticketed you after you were out of the vehicle. As for reading your rights, it is only required for a criminal charge not a violation, which most vehicle and traffic laws are, and it is only when they question you. It is television fiction that the police will read you your rights at the time of arrest. It is only when they start to question you that your rights are necessary. Pedigree information such as name, address, age, dob, etc. is not considered questioning for the purposes of requiring your rights to be acknowledged.