Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 1662-d. Residential parking system in the town of Mamaroneck. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the town\nboard of the town of Mamaroneck may, by adoption of a local law or\nordinance, provide for a residential parking permit system and fix and\nre…

§ 1662-e. Residential parking system in the town of Hempstead. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the town\nboard of the town of Hempstead may, by adoption of a local law or\nordinance, provide for a residential parking permit system and fix and\nrequ…

§ 1663. Special speed limits on bridges and other elevated structures.\nThe town board of any town may determine the maximum speed which may be\nmaintained without structural damage to bridges and elevated structures\nthat are a part of any town highway in such town and, if, suc…

§ 1664. Application of article. This article shall not apply with\nrespect to state highways maintained by the state which are controlled\naccess highways, nor to highways under the jurisdiction of the New York\nstate thruway authority, the office of parks and recreation, a coun…

§ 1670. Regulation of traffic within municipal facilities. Any local\nauthority or school district, with respect to driveways or parking\nfields accessory to any school, playground, park, municipal building,\ninstallation or facility, and under the jurisdiction of such local\nau…

§ 1671. Access of motorcycles. No local authority may enact or enforce\na law that applies only to motorcycles and the principal purpose of\nwhich is to restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion\nof a highway under the jurisdiction of any such local authority …

§ 1672. Traffic safety board. Any city, any town, or any county not\nwholly included within a city may by local law establish a traffic\nsafety board. The borough president of any county wholly included\nwithin a city may establish a traffic safety board for such county.\n

§ 1673. Membership of board. (a) Such board shall be composed of not\nless than ten members interested in traffic safety and traffic problems\nappointed by the city council, town board, borough president or board of\nsupervisors or other governing body of the city, town, borough…

§ 1674. Organization and reports by the board. The traffic safety\nboard shall:\n 1. Meet and organize within fifteen days after its members are\nappointed.\n 2. Elect annually a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary from its\nmembers.\n 3. Adopt rules for the conduct of its b…

§ 1675. Functions of the board. The board is authorized:\n 1. To promote and encourage street and highway traffic safety.\n 2. To formulate highway safety programs and coordinate efforts of\ninterested parties and agencies engaged in traffic safety education\nwithin such city, t…

§ 1676. Executive secretary of board. The executive secretary of the\nboard shall:\n 1. Subject to the supervision and control of the board perform the\nfunctions necessary to properly and efficiently carry out the provisions\nand purposes of this article.\n 2. Be a citizen of t…

§ 1677. County purpose and charges. For any county not wholly\nincluded within a city, the provisions of this article and expenditures\nmade hereunder shall be deemed a county purpose and charge.\n

§ 1680. Department of transportation to maintain a manual of uniform\ntraffic-control devices. (a) The department of transportation shall\nmaintain a manual and specifications for a uniform system of\ntraffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter\nfor us…

§ 1681. State traffic-control devices. (a) The department of\ntransportation shall order the installation, operation, maintenance and\nremoval of such traffic-control devices, conforming to its manual and\nspecifications, upon all state highways maintained by the state or on\nan…

§ 1682. Local traffic-control devices. Local authorities in their\nrespective jurisdiction shall place and maintain such traffic-control\ndevices, conforming to the state manual and specifications, as they may\ndeem necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chap…

§ 1683. Signs or markings required. (a) No ordinance, order, rule or\nregulation made by any local authority under the powers conferred by\nthis title shall be effective until signs or markings giving notice\nthereof are posted, except under such conditions as may be authorized …

§ 1684. State highways maintained by the state. No local authority\nshall place or maintain any traffic-control device on any state highway\nmaintained by the state, or at any location so as to prohibit, restrict\nor limit the movement of traffic proceeding along, entering or cr…

§ 1685. All vehicles must stop or yield at certain railroad grade\ncrossings where a stop or yield sign is erected. The state\ntransportation commissioner, with respect to state highways, and local\nauthorities with respect to local streets within their jurisdiction,\nwith the a…

§ 1690. Authority of the Nassau county and Suffolk county district\ncourt judicial hearing officers and the city of Buffalo judicial hearing\nofficers and the city of Rochester judicial hearing officers. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, where the trial of a traffi…

§ 1691. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Transportation\nnetwork company vehicle" or "TNC vehicle" means a vehicle that is:\n (a) used by a transportation network company driver to provide a TNC\nprearranged trip originating within the state of New York; and\n (b) owned…

§ 1692. General provisions. 1. A TNC or a TNC driver shall not be\ndeemed a common carrier, as defined in subdivision six of section two of\nthe transportation law; a contract carrier of passengers by motor\nvehicle, as defined in subdivision nine of section two of the\ntranspor…

§ 1693. Financial responsibility of transportation network companies.\n1. A TNC driver, or TNC on the TNC driver's behalf through a group\npolicy, shall maintain insurance that recognizes that the driver is a\nTNC driver and provides financial responsibility coverage:\n (a) whil…

§ 1694. Disclosures. A TNC shall disclose in writing to TNC drivers\nthe following before they are allowed to accept a request for a TNC\nprearranged trip on the TNC's digital network:\n 1. The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the\nlimits for each coverage…

§ 1695. Insurance provisions. 1. Insurers that write motor vehicle\ninsurance in this state may, in the insurance policy, exclude any and\nall coverage afforded under the policy issued to an owner or operator of\na TNC vehicle for any loss or injury that occurs while a TNC drive…

§ 1696. Driver and vehicle requirements. 1. (a) At all times, an\nindividual acting as a TNC driver shall be permitted by the TNC as\nfollows:\n (i) The individual shall submit an application to the TNC, which shall\ninclude information regarding his or her address, age, driver'…

§ 1697. Maintenance of records. A TNC shall maintain the following\nrecords:\n 1. individual trip records for at least six years from the date each\ntrip was provided; and\n 2. individual records of TNC drivers at least until the six year\nanniversary of the date on which a TNC …

§ 1698. Audit procedures; confidentiality of records. 1. For the\npurpose of verifying that a TNC is in compliance with the licensing\nrequirements of the department, the department shall reserve the right\nto audit a sample of records that the TNC is required to maintain, upon\…

§ 1699. Criminal history background check of transportation network\ncompany drivers. 1. A TNC shall conduct, or have a third party conduct,\na criminal history background check using a lawful method approved by\nthe department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision two of thi…

§ 1700. Controlling authority. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, the regulation of TNCs and TNC drivers is governed exclusively\nby the provisions of the chapter of the laws of two thousand seventeen\nwhich added this section and any rules promulgated by the state …

§ 1701. Legislative findings and declaration. The ongoing failures of\nthe tracks, signals, switches, electrical power, and other\ntransportation infrastructure throughout the subway system in the city\nof New York continue to have a significant deleterious impact on the\nhealth…

§ 1702. Short title. This act shall be known as and may be cited as\n"the traffic mobility act".\n

§ 1703. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the\ncontext otherwise requires:\n 1. "City" means the city of New York.\n 2. "Central business district toll" means a toll charged for entry\ninto or remaining in the central business district as described in\nsectio…

§ 1704. Establishment of central business district tolling program. 1.\nThe Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall establish the central\nbusiness district tolling program.\n 2. The central business district tolling program will operate in the\ncentral business district. T…

§ 1704-a. Central business district toll. 1. Consistent with the goals\nof reducing traffic congestion within the central business district and\nfunding capital projects the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority\nshall have the power, subject to agreements with its bondholders,…

§ 1705. Disposition of revenue and penalties. The Triborough bridge\nand tunnel authority shall establish and collect central business\ndistrict tolls, fees and other charges as provided in subdivision\ntwelve-a of section five hundred fifty-three of the public authorities\nlaw.…

§ 1706. Reporting. Beginning one year after the operation date and\nevery two years thereafter, the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority,\nin consultation with the city department of transportation shall report\non the effect of the central business district tolling program on…

§ 1800. Penalties for traffic infractions. (a) It is a traffic\ninfraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of this\nchapter or of any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation\nadopted pursuant to this chapter, unless such violation is by this\nchapter or o…

§ 1801. Penalties for misdemeanors. 1. Every person convicted of a\nmisdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter for\nwhich another penalty is not provided shall for a first conviction\nthereof be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars …

§ 1802. Receipts for fines or bail; installment payment plans. 1.\nReceipts for fines or bail. Upon receipt of the payment of any fine or\npenalty collected under a sentence or judgment of conviction of a\nviolation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any local law,\nord…

§ 1803. Disposition of fines and forfeitures. 1. Except as otherwise\nprovided in subdivision five of section two hundred twenty-seven of this\nchapter and as provided in section eleven hundred ninety-seven of this\nchapter, section ninety of the state finance law and sections f…

§ 1804. Prohibition of imposition and collection of a fine, penalty,\nforfeiture, fee or surcharge. A municipality may only impose a fine,\npenalty, forfeiture, or any other fee or surcharge against a person\ncharged with a violation of this chapter or any local law, ordinance,\…

§ 1805. Plea of guilty, how put in. The provisions of section 170.10\nof the criminal procedure law and the provisions of section eighteen\nhundred seven of this article may be waived, to the extent hereinafter\nindicated, by a defendant charged with a violation of any provision…

§ 1806. Plea of not guilty by a defendant charged with a traffic\ninfraction. In addition to appearing personally to enter a plea of not\nguilty to a violation of any provision of the tax law or the\ntransportation law regulating traffic, or to a traffic infraction for\nthe viol…

§ 1806-a. Default judgment in cases of failure to answer. 1. In the\nevent a person charged with a traffic infraction does not answer within\nthe time specified, the court having jurisdiction, other than a court in\na city over one million population may, in addition to any othe…

§ 1807. Provisions applicable to arraignments for traffic violations.\n1. The local criminal court, upon the arraignment in this state of a\nresident of this state charged with a violation of the vehicle and\ntraffic law, or other law or ordinance relating to the operation of\nm…

§ 1808. Effect of stay order on appeal from judgment of conviction of\nan offense under this chapter. (a) When an appeal is taken to an\nintermediate appellate court from a conviction of an offense under this\nchapter resulting in the suspension or revocation of the defendant's\…

§ 1809. Mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee required\nin certain cases. * 1. Whenever proceedings in an administrative\ntribunal or a court of this state result in a conviction for an offense\nunder this chapter or a traffic infraction under this chapter, or a\nl…

* § 1809-a. Mandatory surcharge required in certain cities for\nparking, stopping and standing violations. 1. The provisions of any\nother general or special law notwithstanding, whenever, in a city having\na population of one hundred thousand or more according to the nineteen\n…

§ 1809-aa. Mandatory surcharge required for certain parking\nviolations. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever\nproceedings in an administrative tribunal or court result in a\nconviction for a violation of section twelve hundred, twelve hundred one\nor twelve h…

§ 1809-b. Mandatory surcharge required for certain violations relating\nto handicapped parking spaces. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, whenever proceedings in an administrative tribunal or a court\nresult in a finding of liability, or conviction for a violation o…