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\ndrivers' licenses. 1. In addition to the restrictions contained in\nsubdivision five of section five hundred one of this article, no holder\nof a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit shall:\n (a) operate a motor…

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

§ 502-a. Determination of weights applicable to license requirements.\nThe applicability of the requirements relative to licensing as defined\nin this article shall, except when a commercial driver's license is\nrequired solely because the vehicle is transporting hazardous mater…

§ 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\ncontain a distinguishing mark and adequate space upon which an\nanatomical gift, pursuant to section forty-three hundred ten of the\npublic health law, by the licensee shall be recorded and shall contain\nsuc…

§ 505. Duplicate and amended licenses and permits; change of address.\n1. Lost, mutilated or destroyed license or permit. In the event of the\nloss, mutilation or destruction of any driver's license, or any part\nthereof, or any learner's permit, or any document issued by the\nc…

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

§ 507. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. Driver education. Notwithstanding\nany other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license,\nwhichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of\nage who has successfully completed a driver education course approve…

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

§ 508. Administrative procedures. 1. The commissioner shall appoint\nagents to act in his behalf with respect to the acceptance of\napplications and the issuance of licenses and permits prescribed in this\narticle, and he may prescribe the internal procedures to be followed by\n…

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

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

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

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

§ 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\nfiles and availability to subsequent employers. (1) Before employing a\nnew bus driver a motor carrier shall:\n (i) require such person to pass a medical examination to drive a bus\nas provided in section five hu…

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

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

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

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

§ 509-i. Notification of a conviction resulting from a violation of\nthis chapter in this state or a motor vehicle conviction in another\nstate and license revocation. 1. A driver who receives a notice that his\nor her license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has …

§ 509-j. Compliance required. (a) Every motor carrier, its officers,\nagents, representatives, and employees responsible for the management,\nmaintenance, operation or driving of motor vehicles, or the hiring,\nsupervising, training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers, shall b…

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

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

§ 509-m. Duties of the department. The department of motor vehicles\nshall:\n 1. At least once every three years, review the bus driver files of\neach motor carrier, provided, however, that the commissioner may review\nsuch bus driver files at his discretion at any other time du…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 509-v. Investigation of motor carrier files. The commissioner and\nthe commissioner of transportation shall have the authority to examine\nor investigate the operation of commercial motor carriers and their\ncompliance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this\na…

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

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

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

§ 509-z. Motor carrier information. The commissioner of\ntransportation, in consultation with the commissioner, shall establish\nrequirements for any person or entity that owns and operates one or more\naltered motor vehicles, commonly referred to as "stretch limousines",\nfor p…

§ 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\nlicenses for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ\nlearner's permits or licenses. 1. (a) A learner's permit or a driver's\nlicense shall be suspended for a period of sixty days:\n (i) upon a…

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

§ 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.\nUpon making an arrest or upon issuing a summons or an appearance ticket\nfor the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in\nthe first or second degree committed in his presence, an officer …