Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 511-c. Seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in the unlicensed\noperation of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances. 1. For\npurposes of this section:\n (a) The term "owner" shall mean an owner as defined in section one\nhundred twenty-eight and in subdivision three of …

§ 511-d. Aggravated failure to answer appearance tickets or pay fines\nimposed. 1. A person is guilty of the offense of aggravated failure to\nanswer appearance tickets or pay fines imposed when such person has in\neffect twenty or more suspensions, imposed on at least twenty se…

§ 512. Operation while registration or privilege is suspended or\nrevoked. Any person who operates any motor vehicle upon a public highway\nwhile the certificate of registration of such motor vehicle or privilege\nof operation of such motor vehicle in this state or privilege of\…

§ 513. Certificate of magistrate. (a) Upon the suspension or\nrevocation of any license or certificate of registration for any reason\nspecified in sections five hundred ten and eleven hundred ninety-three\nof this chapter as a ground for such suspension or revocation, the\nmagi…

§ 514. Certifying convictions, forfeitures and nonappearances to the\ncommissioner and recording convictions. 1. (a) Upon a judgment of\nconviction of any person of (a) homicide or assault arising out of the\noperation of a motor vehicle, (b) criminally negligent homicide arisin…

§ 514-a. Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations,\ncancellations and disqualifications by commercial motor vehicle\noperators. 1. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a\nNew York state employer who is convicted of violating within or outside\nof …

§ 514-b. Certification of convictions, suspensions, revocations and\ndisqualifications. Whenever the commissioner receives information\nrelating to a conviction or notice of a suspension, revocation,\ncancellations and disqualifications of a license or disqualification\nfrom ope…

§ 514-c. Notification of non-resident commercial operator convictions.\nWithin ten days of the conviction of: (a) any holder of a commercial\nlearner's permit or a commercial driver's license issued by another\nstate for any violation of state or local law regulating traffic, ot…

§ 515. Alteration of convictions endorsed on licenses. No person\nshall wilfully erase or otherwise make illegible, the record of a\nconviction which has been endorsed on a license pursuant to the\nprovisions of section five hundred fourteen.\n

§ 516. Driver license compact. 1. The driver license compact is hereby\nenacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining\ntherein in the form substantially as follows:\n DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT\n ARTICLE I\n FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY\n (a) The party…

§ 516-a. Reciprocal driver license agreements with provinces of\nCanada. The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or agreement\nnot inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter with the motor\nvehicle administrator or other authorized official of any province of\nCa…

§ 516-b. Reciprocal agreements concerning reporting of traffic\noffenses and administrative action thereon. (a) The commissioner may\nexecute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other\nau…

§ 517. Interstate compact guaranteeing appearance. a. The commissioner\nmay execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other\nauthorized official of another state concerning the appearan…

§ 518. Reciprocal agreements concerning suspension or revocation of\nregistration of a motor vehicle for violations of toll collection\nregulations. a. The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or\nagreement regarding toll collection violations with the motor vehicle\nad…

§ 520. Statement of findings and declaration of purpose. The\never-increasing number of accidents, personal injuries and deaths\nresulting from alcohol or drug-related traffic offenses is a matter of\ngreat concern to the legislature. The diminished perception of\nintoxicated an…

§ 523. Reports. The commissioner shall report to the governor and to\nthe legislature annually with respect to the status of the alcohol and\ndrug rehabilitation program, including therein, among other things, the\nscope and results of procedures for screening and referral of pr…

§ 523-a. Driver improvement clinic programs. In addition to the driver\nrehabilitation program authorized by section eleven hundred ninety-six\nof this chapter, the commissioner may establish, by regulation,\nguidelines for alcohol and highway safety programs. The purpose of suc…

§ 523-b. Experimental driver safety programs. The commissioner may\nstudy the feasibility of programs to improve driver behavior, attitude,\nperformance or skills in order to reduce motor vehicle accidents and\ntraffic violations, and to promote highway safety. He shall have the…

§ 530. Restricted use licenses. A person whose driving license or\nprivilege of operating a motor vehicle in this state has been heretofore\nsuspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of section five hundred\nten of this chapter or whose driver's license or privilege has be…

§ 540. Creation. There is hereby established within the department a\nmedical advisory board.\n

§ 541. Purpose. The medical advisory board shall advise the\ncommissioner on medical criteria and vision standards for the licensing\nof drivers.\n

§ 542. Composition of the board. The board shall consist of not less\nthan fourteen members, ten of whom shall be physicians representing the\nspecialties of neurology, cardiovascular medicine, internal medicine,\nfamily practice, opthalmology, psychiatry, orthopedics, emergency…

§ 543. Appointment; compensation; meetings. 1. The members of the\nboard shall be appointed by the commissioner. Before such appointments\nare made, the commissioner shall consult with the medical society of the\nstate of New York in order to obtain their advice regarding the\np…

§ 544. Responsibilities. As requested by the commissioner, the board\nshall recommend medical criteria and vision standards relating to driver\nlicensing and the safe operation of a motor vehicle, and report to the\ncommissioner on such other aspects of medical fitness, driver l…

§ 545. Immunity. The medical advisory board and its members shall not\nbe held liable in any action or proceeding on account of any\nrecommendation or report submitted to the commissioner pursuant to this\narticle.\n

§ 546. Escort certificates. Application for an escort certificate\nshall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner.\nThe fee prescribed by law shall be submitted with such application. The\napplicant shall be a minimum of twenty-one years of age, possess a va…

§ 547. Period of validity of escort certificates. An escort\ncertificate shall be valid: (a) for a New York state licensee from its\ndate of issuance until the expiration of such person's driver's license,\nand (b) for non-residents, a four year period from its date of issuance.…

§ 548. Fees. The fee for an application of an escort certificate shall\nbe forty dollars which shall be deposited in the general fund.\n

§ 549. Cancellation of an escort certificate. An escort certificate\nshall be cancelled by the commissioner if such person's underlying\ndriver's license has expired, is revoked or suspended or upon\nnotification by the commissioner of transportation or the New York state\nthruw…

§ 550. Recertification. A person who has had his or her escort\ncertificate cancelled shall not be eligible to reapply for an escort\ncertificate for a minimum period of six months from the date of such\ncancellation.\n

§ 551. Violations. 1. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as\ndefined in section one hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, unless he or\nshe is the holder of a valid driver's license and possesses a valid\nescort certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter…

§ 600. Leaving scene of an incident without reporting. 1. Property\ndamage. a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing or having\ncause to know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the\npersonal property, not including animals, of another, due to an i…

§ 601. Leaving scene of injury to certain animals without reporting.\nAny person operating a motor vehicle which shall strike and injure any\nhorse, dog, cat or animal classified as cattle shall stop and endeavor\nto locate the owner or custodian of such animal or a police, peac…

§ 602. Arrest for violations of sections six hundred and six hundred\none. A peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or a\npolice officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person, in case of\nviolation of section six hundred and section six hundred one, which in\nfa…

§ 603. Accidents; police authorities and coroners to report. 1. Every\npolice or judicial officer to whom an accident resulting in injury to a\nperson shall have been reported, pursuant to the foregoing provisions of\nthis chapter or pursuant to the provisions of sections twelve…

§ 603-a. Accidents; police authorities to investigate. 1. In addition\nto the requirements of section six hundred three of this article,\nwhenever a motor vehicle, bicycle with electric assist, or electric\nscooter accident results in serious physical injury or death to a\nperso…

§ 603-b. Accidents; police to indicate serious physical injury and\ndeath on simplified traffic information or summons and compliant. In\naddition to the requirements of section six hundred three of this\narticle and subdivision twelve of section eleven hundred ninety-two of\nth…

§ 604. Reports; contents; preparation; distribution; filing. Reports\nof accidents required under sections six hundred three and six hundred\nthree-a of this article, or under the rules and regulations of the\ncommissioner, shall be upon forms prepared by the commissioner and\nc…

§ 605. Report required upon accident. (a) 1. Every person operating a\nmotor vehicle, except a police officer (as defined in subdivision\nthirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law), a correction\nofficer, or a firefighter, operating a police department, a correct…

§ 606. Processing of required reports. The commissioner, when\nprocessing reports of accidents filed pursuant to this article, shall\ngive priority to reports involving serious physical injury (as defined\nin subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law) or death.\n