Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 501. Drivers' licenses and learners' permits. 1. The commissioner\nshall issue classified drivers' licenses as provided in this article.\nAny such license shall be valid only for the operation of the type of\nvehicles specified for each such class of license but shall not be v…

§ 501-a. Definitions. The following terms when used in this article\nand in articles twenty and thirty-one of this chapter, shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n 1. Commercial driver's license or CDL. A class A or B driver's license\nor a class C driver's license which bears an …

§ 501-b. Additional restrictions on certain learners' permits and drivers' licenses. 1. In addition to the restrictions contained in subdivision five of section five hundred one of this article, no holder of a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit shall: (a) operate a motor vehi…

§ 502. Requirements for licensing. * 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identity, age, and fitness as may be…

§ 502-a. Determination of weights applicable to license requirements. The applicability of the requirements relative to licensing as defined in this article shall, except when a commercial driver's license is required solely because the vehicle is transporting hazardous material…

§ 503. Period of validity of drivers' licenses, learners' permits and\napplications; required fees. 1. Periods of validity. (a) A driver's\nlicense shall be valid from the date of issuance until a date of\nexpiration determined by the commissioner. Such dates of issuance and\nex…

§ 504. Form of license. 1. (a) Every license or renewal thereof shall contain a distinguishing mark and adequate space upon which an anatomical gift, pursuant to section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law, by the licensee shall be recorded and shall contain such ot…

§ 505. Duplicate and amended licenses and permits; change of address. 1. Lost, mutilated or destroyed license or permit. In the event of the loss, mutilation or destruction of any driver's license, or any part thereof, or any learner's permit, or any document issued by the commi…

§ 506. Reexamination of licensees. 1. If the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person holding a license issued pursuant to this article is not qualified to drive a motor vehicle, the commissioner may require such person to submit to an examination to determin…

§ 507. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. Driver education. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed a driver education course approved b…

§ 507-a. Special requirements for for-hire vehicle motor carriers and drivers; drugs and alcohol. 1. (a) All motor carriers shall be required to conduct pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Part 382 of Title 49 …

§ 508. Administrative procedures. 1. The commissioner shall appoint agents to act in his behalf with respect to the acceptance of applications and the issuance of licenses and permits prescribed in this article, and he may prescribe the internal procedures to be followed by such…

§ 509. Violations. 1. Except while operating a motor vehicle during the course of a road test conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article, no person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any sidewalk or to or from any lot adj…

§ 509-a. Definitions. As used in this article the term: (1) bus shall mean every motor vehicle, owned, leased, rented or otherwise controlled by a motor carrier, which (a) is a school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of this chapter or has a seating capacity of mo…

§ 509-b. Qualifications of bus drivers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall be qualified to operate a bus only if such person: (1) is at least eighteen years old; (2) has been issued a currently valid driver's license or permit which is valid for the opera…

§ 509-bb. Reexamination of bus drivers. (1) Any person employed as a bus driver who has on three occasions been the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident of a nature or type set forth in section five hundred nine-a of this article, where such accidents occurred wit…

§ 509-c. Disqualification of bus drivers generally. (1) Other than\npersons requiring qualification under section five hundred nine-cc of\nthis chapter, a person employed as a bus driver on September fifteenth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five and who was subject to the provisions …

§ 509-cc. Disqualification of drivers of school buses. (1) A person\nemployed as a driver of a school bus as defined in paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision one of section five hundred nine-a of this chapter on\nSeptember fifteenth, nineteen hundred eighty-five and who was subject to\n…

§ 509-d. Qualification procedures for bus drivers, maintenance of files and availability to subsequent employers. (1) Before employing a new bus driver a motor carrier shall: (i) require such person to pass a medical examination to drive a bus as provided in section five hundred…

§ 509-e. Annual review of driving record. Each motor carrier shall, at least once every twelve months, review the driving record of each bus driver it employs to determine whether that driver meets minimum requirements for safe driving and is qualified to drive a bus pursuant to…

§ 509-f. Record of violations. Each motor carrier shall, at least once every twelve months, require each bus driver it employs to prepare and furnish it with a list of all violations of motor vehicle traffic laws and ordinances (other than violations involving only parking) of w…

§ 509-g. Examinations and tests. Each motor carrier shall require the following from each driver it employs: 1. A biennial examination pursuant to regulations established by the commissioner, by a physician, a certified nurse practitioner to the extent authorized by law and cons…

§ 509-h. Operation by person not licensed to drive a bus. The motor carrier shall not knowingly permit any person to operate a bus carrying passengers unless the driver meets all of the requirements of this article; except that a motor carrier may permit a conditional school bus…

§ 509-i. Notification of a conviction resulting from a violation of this chapter in this state or a motor vehicle conviction in another state and license revocation. 1. A driver who receives a notice that his or her license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has bee…

§ 509-j. Compliance required. (a) Every motor carrier, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees responsible for the management, maintenance, operation or driving of motor vehicles, or the hiring, supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers, shall be i…

§ 509-k. Ill or fatigued operator. No driver shall operate a bus and a motor carrier shall not permit a driver to operate a bus while the driver's ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness or any other cause, as to make it uns…

§ 509-l. Drugs, controlled substances and intoxicating liquor. 1. No person shall: (a) consume a drug, controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug, within six hours before going …

§ 509-m. Duties of the department. The department of motor vehicles shall: 1. At least once every three years, review the bus driver files of each motor carrier, provided, however, that the commissioner may review such bus driver files at his discretion at any other time during …

§ 509-n. Exempt carriers; reporting requirements. 1. A motor carrier subject to the motor carrier regulations of the United States department of transportation will be exempt from all of the annual and biennial requirements of this article, except the annual requirement which ma…

§ 509-o. Penalties. Upon conviction for the violation of any provision of this article the court shall impose a sentence consisting of a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars.

§ 509-p. Definitions. As used in this article, the term: 1. "Commercial motor vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a gross combination weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds used in commerce to transport property and it shall include a to…

§ 509-q. Application for employment. A commercial driver not subject to the provisions of article nineteen-A of this chapter or to the provisions of section fourteen-f of the transportation law and hired on and after the effective date of this article shall not operate a commerc…

§ 509-r. Investigations and inquiries. Every commercial motor carrier shall make an investigation and inquiry of each commercial driver it hires on and after the effective date of this article in accordance with rules and regulations of the commissioner of transportation.

§ 509-s. Annual review of driving record. Each commercial motor carrier shall, at least once every twelve months, review the driving record of each commercial driver it employs to determine whether such driver meets minimum requirements for safe driving or is to be disqualified …

§ 509-t. Record of violations. Each commercial motor carrier shall, at least every twelve months, require each commercial driver it employs to prepare and furnish it with a record of all violations of motor vehicle traffic laws and ordinances (other than violations involving onl…

§ 509-u. Commercial driver qualification files. Each commercial motor carrier shall maintain a commercial driver qualification file for each commercial driver it employs in accordance with rules and regulations of the commissioner of transportation; provided, however, that such …

§ 509-v. Investigation of motor carrier files. The commissioner and the commissioner of transportation shall have the authority to examine or investigate the operation of commercial motor carriers and their compliance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this artic…

§ 509-w. Penalties. Upon conviction for a violation of any provision of this article or the rules and regulations of the commissioner of transportation promulgated pursuant thereto, the court shall impose a sentence consisting of a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars…

§ 509-x. Exemptions. The commissioner of transportation shall have the authority, pursuant to rules and regulations, to exempt certain commercial motor carriers or commercial drivers from the provisions of this article in accordance with federal rules and regulations.

§ 509-y. Rules and regulations. The commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner, is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article which shall be no less protective of public safety than the rules and regula…

§ 509-z. Motor carrier information. The commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner, shall establish requirements for any person or entity that owns and operates one or more altered motor vehicles, commonly referred to as "stretch limousines", for purpo…

§ 510. Suspension, revocation and reissuance of licenses and\nregistrations. 1. Who may suspend or revoke. Any magistrate, justice or\njudge, in a city, in a town, or in a village, any supreme court justice,\nany county judge, any judge of a district court, the superintendent of…

§ 510-a. Suspension and revocation of commercial driver's licenses. 1.\nRevocation. A commercial driver's license shall be revoked by the\ncommissioner whenever the holder is convicted within or outside of this\nstate (a) of a felony involving the use of a motor vehicle except a…

§ 510-aa. Downgrade of commercial driver's licenses. A commercial\ndriver's license shall be downgraded to a non-commercial driver's\nlicense by the commissioner within sixty days of the holder's medical\ncertification status becoming "not-certified" based upon the expiration\no…

§ 510-b. Suspension and revocation for violations committed during\nprobationary periods. 1. A license, other than a class DJ or class MJ\nlicense, shall be suspended, for a period of sixty days, (i) upon the\nfirst conviction of the licensee of a violation, committed during the…

§ 510-c. Suspension and revocation of learner's permits and driver's licenses for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ learner's permits or licenses. 1. (a) A learner's permit or a driver's license shall be suspended for a period of sixty days: (i) upon a conv…

§ 510-d. Suspension and revocation of class E driver's licenses. 1. A class E driver's license shall be suspended by the commissioner for a period of one year where the holder is convicted of a violation of section 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34, 230.34-a or 230.40 of th…

§ 511. Operation while license or privilege is suspended or revoked;\naggravated unlicensed operation. 1. Aggravated unlicensed operation of a\nmotor vehicle in the third degree. (a) A person is guilty of the offense\nof aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the …

§ 511-a. Facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor\nvehicle. 1. A person is guilty of the offense of facilitating aggravated\nunlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree when such\nperson consents to the operation upon a public highway of a motor\nv…

§ 511-b. Seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated vehicles. 1. Upon making an arrest or upon issuing a summons or an appearance ticket for the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first or second degree committed in his presence, an officer sha…