New York Criminal Laws

Article 20 - NY Vehicle and Traffic Law (page 3)

 
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
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510.       Suspension, revocation and reissuance of licenses and
               registrations.
510-a.   Suspension and revocation of commercial driver's
               licenses.
510-aa. Downgrade of commercial driver's licenses.
510-b.   Suspension and revocation for violations committed
               during probationary periods.
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.
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511.       Operation while license or privilege is  suspended or
               revoked; aggravated unlicensed operation.
511-a.   Facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
               vehicle.
511-b.   Seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated vehicles.
511-c.   Seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in  the
               unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle under certain
               circumstances.
511-d.   Aggravated failure to answer appearance tickets or pay
               fines imposed.
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512.       Operation while registration or privilege is suspended
               or revoked.
513.       Certificate of magistrate.
514.       Certifying convictions, forfeitures and nonappearances
               to the commissioner and recording convictions.
514-a.   Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations,
               cancellations  and  disqualifications by commercial
               motor vehicle operators.
514-b.   Certification of convictions, suspensions, revocations
               and disqualifications.
514-c.   Notification of non-resident commercial operator
               convictions.
515.       Alteration of convictions endorsed on licenses.
516.       Driver license compact.
516-a.   Reciprocal  driver license agreements with provinces of
               Canada.
516-b.   Reciprocal agreements concerning reporting of traffic
               offenses and administrative action thereon.
517.       Interstate compact guaranteeing appearance.
  S . Operation  while  registration  or  privilege  is  suspended or
  revoked. Any person who operates any motor vehicle upon a public highway
  while the certificate of registration of such motor vehicle or privilege
  of operation of such  motor  vehicle  in  this  state  or  privilege  of
  obtaining  a  certificate  of registration issued by the commissioner is
  suspended or  revoked  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon
  conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  or  by imprisonment for not exceeding
  thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for  conviction  of  a
  first  offense;  by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more
  than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment  for  not  exceeding  ninety
  days  or by both such fine and imprisonment for a conviction of a second
  offense committed within a period of eighteen months; by a fine  of  not
  less  than  two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by
  imprisonment for not exceeding one hundred eighty days or by  both  such
  fine  and imprisonment for a conviction of a third or subsequent offense
  committed within a period of eighteen months.
  S . Certificate   of  magistrate.    (a)  Upon  the  suspension  or
  revocation of any license or certificate of registration for any  reason
  specified  in  sections five hundred ten and eleven hundred ninety-three
  of this chapter as a ground  for  such  suspension  or  revocation,  the
  magistrate  or  other  officer  suspending  or  revoking the same shall,
  within ninety-six hours, transmit  to  the  commissioner  a  certificate
  stating:  (a)  whether such license or certificate has been suspended or
  revoked and, if suspended, the period of such suspension; (b)  the  name
  and  address  of  the  person  whose  license  or  certificate  has been
  suspended or revoked; (c) the nature of the offense committed, or  other
  reason for the suspension or revocation; (d) the number and character of
  the violations of the provisions of this chapter, or of any lawful local
  ordinance, rule or regulation in relation to motor vehicle or motorcycle
  speed  or  traffic, of which such licensee has been convicted, so far as
  practicable.   Such certificate shall be  presumptive  evidence  of  the
  facts  recited  therein.  At such time, said magistrate or officer shall
  transmit  such  license,  if   surrendered   at   sentencing,   to   the
  commissioner.
    (b)  Where  a  person  has  been granted youthful offender status, the
  certificate required by subdivision (a) of this  section  shall  specify
  (i)  whether  such license or certificate has been suspended or revoked,
  and if suspended, the period of such suspension; if  revoked,  the  time
  period  within  which  no  new  license may be issued; (ii) the name and
  address of the person whose license or certificate has been revoked; and
  (iii)  such  other  information  as  the  commissioner  may  require  by
  regulation.
  S . Certifying  convictions,  forfeitures and nonappearances to the
  commissioner and recording  convictions.  1.  (a)  Upon  a  judgment  of
  conviction  of  any person of (a) homicide or assault arising out of the
  operation of a motor vehicle, (b) criminally negligent homicide  arising
  out  of the operation of a motor vehicle, (c) a felony involving the use
  of a commercial motor vehicle, (d) a violation of any of the  provisions
  of  this  chapter (except one relating to parking, stopping or standing)
  or (e) a violation of any law, ordinance, rule  or  regulation  made  by
  local  authorities  in  relation  to  traffic  (except  one  relating to
  parking, stopping or standing) or upon the forfeiture of bail given upon
  a charge of violating  any  such  provision,  law,  ordinance,  rule  or
  regulation,  the  court  or  the clerk thereof shall within fifteen days
  certify the facts of the case to the commissioner in such  form  and  in
  such  manner  as may be prescribed by the commissioner, who shall record
  the same in his office. Such certificate shall be  presumptive  evidence
  of  the  facts recited therein. If any such conviction shall be reversed
  upon appeal therefrom, or shall be vacated  or  set  aside,  the  person
  whose conviction has been so reversed, vacated or set aside may serve on
  the  commissioner  a  certified  copy  of  the appropriate order and the
  commissioner shall thereupon record the  same  in  connection  with  the
  record of such conviction.
    (b)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraph (a), upon a judgment
  of conviction for any  offense  for  which  a  mandatory  suspension  or
  revocation  is  required  to  be  imposed, or a permissive suspension or
  revocation is imposed by the court, the court or the clerk thereof shall
  within  ninety-six  hours  of  the  imposition  of  sentence  file   the
  certificate  required  by  paragraph  (a)  along  with the license, when
  surrendered at sentencing.
    (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of  paragraphs  (a)  and  (b),  the
  commissioner  may  prescribe  time  limitations  for  the  reporting  of
  judgments of conviction and transmission of such license that are longer
  than those prescribed by this section  for  any  courts  to  which  this
  section is applicable.
    (d)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
  this subdivision, upon a judgment of conviction for a violation  of  any
  provisions  of  this  chapter  or  of  any local law, rule, ordinance or
  regulation relating to traffic (except one related to parking,  stopping
  or  standing),  the  court or the clerk thereof shall, within ninety-six
  hours of the imposition of the sentence, file the  certificate  required
  by  paragraph  (a)  of this subdivision, if the person convicted: (i) is
  the holder of a commercial driver's license issued by another state;  or
  (ii)  does not hold a commercial driver's license, but has been issued a
  license by another state and  is  convicted  of  a  violation  that  was
  committed  in a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision four
  of section five hundred one-a of this title.
    3. (a) Upon the failure of a person to appear or answer, within  sixty
  days of the return date or any subsequent adjourned date, or the failure
  to  pay a fine imposed by a court, pursuant to a summons charging him or
  her with a violation of any of the provisions of  this  chapter  (except
  one for parking, stopping or standing), section five hundred two or five
  hundred twelve of the tax law, section fourteen-f, two hundred eleven or
  two  hundred  twelve of the transportation law or of any law, ordinance,
  rule or regulation made  by  a  local  authority,  relating  to  traffic
  (except for parking, stopping or standing), the trial court or the clerk
  thereof  shall within ten days certify that fact to the commissioner, in
  the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, who shall record the
  same in his or her office. Thereafter and upon  the  appearance  of  any
  such  person  in  response to such summons or the receipt of the fine by
  the court, the trial court or the clerk thereof shall forthwith  certify
  that  fact to the commissioner, in the manner and form prescribed by the
  commissioner; provided, however, no such  certification  shall  be  made
  unless  the  court  has  collected  the  termination  of  suspension fee
  required to be paid pursuant to paragraph (j-1) of  subdivision  two  of
  section five hundred three of this chapter.
    (b)  Upon  the  failure  of a person to appear or answer, within sixty
  days of the return date or any subsequent adjourned date, or the failure
  to pay a fine  imposed  by  a  traffic  and  parking  violations  agency
  pursuant to a summons charging him or her with a violation of:
    (1)  any  of  the  provisions  of this chapter except one for parking,
  stopping or standing and except those violations described in paragraphs
  (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision two of section  three  hundred
  seventy-one of the general municipal law;
    (2)  section  five  hundred two or subdivision (a) of section eighteen
  hundred fifteen of the tax law;
    (3) section fourteen-f (except paragraph (b) of  subdivision  four  of
  section  fourteen-f),  two  hundred  eleven or two hundred twelve of the
  transportation law; or
    (4) any lawful ordinance or regulation  made  by  a  local  or  public
  authority  relating  to  traffic  (except  one  for parking, stopping or
  standing);
  the clerk thereof shall  within  ten  days  certify  that  fact  to  the
  commissioner, in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, who
  shall  record  the  same  in  his or her office. Thereafter and upon the
  appearance of any such person in response to such summons or the receipt
  of the fine by the agency, the traffic and parking violations agency  or
  the clerk thereof shall forthwith certify that fact to the commissioner,
  in  the  manner  and  form  prescribed  by  the  commissioner; provided,
  however, no such certification shall be  made  unless  the  traffic  and
  parking  violations  agency  has collected the termination of suspension
  fee required to be paid pursuant to paragraph (j-1) of  subdivision  two
  of section five hundred three of this chapter.
    4.  (a) Upon the failure of the owner of a motor vehicle registered in
  this state or his representative to appear or answer, on the return date
  or any subsequent adjourned date, or in the case  of  an  administrative
  tribunal fails to comply with the rules and regulations of said tribunal
  following  entry  of  a  final  decision  in  response  to three or more
  summonses or other process  issued  within  an  eighteen  month  period,
  charging  that  said  motor  vehicle  was parked, stopped or standing in
  violation of the provisions of this chapter or any law, ordinance,  rule
  or   regulation   made   by  a  local  authority,  the  trial  court  or
  administrative tribunal of appropriate  jurisdiction  may  certify  that
  fact  to  the  commissioner  in  the  manner  and form prescribed by the
  commissioner, who may record the same in his office.
    (b) Upon such certification, the trial court, the  clerk  thereof,  or
  the  administrative tribunal shall notify the registrant by certified or
  registered mail, return receipt requested, that the  commissioner  shall
  deny  the registration or renewal application until proof from the court
  wherein the charges were pending is provided to the commissioner by such
  court, administrative tribunal, or registrant that such  registrant  has
  answered  or  appeared,  or  in  the  case of an administrative tribunal
  provides proof that such registrant has  complied  with  the  rules  and
  regulations  of  said  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision.
  Thereafter and upon the appearance or  answer  of  any  such  person  in
  response  to  such  summonses  the  trial  court  or clerk thereof shall
  forthwith certify that fact to the registrant, and to  the  commissioner
  in  a  manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. In the case of an
  administrative  tribunal  such  certification  shall  be  made  to   the
  registrant  and  to  the commissioner upon compliance with the rules and
  regulations of such tribunal. Provided, however, that proof provided  to
  the commissioner by a registrant in the form of a certification provided
  to such registrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect
  as  proof  provided  to the commissioner by such court or administrative
  tribunal.
    (c) At least sixty days prior to renewal date the  commissioner  shall
  notify  the  registrant  that  unless he complies with the provisions of
  this section as set forth above, his registration  or  renewal  thereof,
  will be denied.
    4-a.  (a)  Upon the failure of the owner of a motor vehicle registered
  in this state or his representative to appear or answer, on  the  return
  date  or dates or any subsequent adjourned date or dates, or in the case
  of an administrative tribunal,  fails  to  comply  with  the  rules  and
  regulations  of  said  tribunal  following  entry of a final decision or
  decisions, in response to twenty or  more  summonses  or  other  process
  issued within an eighteen month period, charging that said motor vehicle
  was  parked,  stopped or standing in violation of the provisions of this
  chapter or any law, ordinance,  rule  or  regulation  made  by  a  local
  authority,  the  trial  court  or administrative tribunal of appropriate
  jurisdiction may certify that fact to the commissioner in the manner and
  form prescribed by the commissioner.
    (b) Thereafter and upon the appearance or answer of any such person in
  response to such summonses  the  trial  court  or  clerk  thereof  shall
  forthwith  certify  that fact to the registrant, and to the commissioner
  in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. In the case  of  an
  administrative  tribunal,  such  certification  shall  be  made  to  the
  registrant and to the commissioner upon compliance with  the  rules  and
  regulations  of such tribunal. Provided, however, that proof provided to
  the commissioner by a registrant in the form of a certification provided
  to such registrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect
  as proof provided to the commissioner by such  court  or  administrative
  tribunal.
    S 5. Upon the conviction of any person under eighteen years of age who
  resides  within the household of his parent or guardian, the trial court
  or clerk shall forthwith transmit written notice of such  conviction  to
  the  parent  or  guardian  of such minor person; provided, however, that
  transmittal of such notice of conviction shall not be  required  in  any
  case  in  which  notice of arraignment of such person upon the charge or
  charges  of  which  convicted  is  required  by,  and  shall  have  been
  previously  transmitted  as  provided  in,  subdivision  two  of section
  eighteen hundred seven of this chapter.
    6. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision  of  this  section,  the
  commissioner  may  exempt  by  regulation  additional provisions of this
  chapter or of other laws, ordinances,  rules  or  regulations  from  the
  requirements of subdivisions one and two.
    7.   Any   person  chargeable  with  the  duty  of  reporting  to  the
  commissioner a conviction, bail  forfeiture,  the  fact  that  a  person
  failed  to  appear  or  answer pursuant to a summons, or the fact that a
  person has answered or appeared, or in the  case  of  an  administrative
  tribunal  that  a  person has complied with the rules and regulations of
  said tribunal following entry of a final decision, who wilfully fails or
  neglects to do so, shall be punishable  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than
  twenty-five dollars for each separate offense.
  S 514-a. Notification   of   convictions,   suspensions,  revocations,
  cancellations  and  disqualifications  by   commercial   motor   vehicle
  operators.  1. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a
  New York state employer who is convicted of violating within or  outside
  of  this  state,  in  any  type  of  motor vehicle, a state or local law
  relating  to  motor  vehicle  traffic  control  (other  than  a  parking
  violation),  shall  notify  his/her current employer of such conviction.
  Any person who  holds  a  commercial  driver's  license  issued  by  the
  commissioner  who  does not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a New
  York state employer or who operates a  commercial  motor  vehicle  while
  self-employed  who  is  convicted  in  any  other state, the District of
  Columbia or a Canadian province of violating any law relating  to  motor
  vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) while operating
  a  commercial  motor  vehicle  shall  notify  the  commissioner  of such
  conviction. Such notification must be made within thirty days after  the
  date that the person has been convicted except that if a person is a bus
  driver  as  defined in section five hundred nine-a of this chapter, such
  notification must be made within five days after the date the person has
  been convicted as required  by  section  five  hundred  nine-i  of  this
  chapter.  The above notification must be made in writing and contain the
  following information: (a) driver's  full  name;  (b)  driver's  license
  number;  (c)  date  of  conviction;  (d)  the specific criminal or other
  offense(s), serious traffic violation(s) of state or local law  relating
  to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and
  any  suspension,  revocation,  cancellation of any driving privileges or
  disqualification  from  operating  a  commercial  motor  vehicle   which
  resulted  from  such conviction(s); (e) indication whether the violation
  was in a commercial motor vehicle; (f) location of offense; (g) court or
  tribunal in which the conviction occurred; and (h) driver's signature.
    2. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a New  York
  state  employer  who  has  a  driver's  license  suspended,  revoked, or
  canceled by the commissioner or by the appropriate  authorities  of  any
  other state, District of Columbia or Canadian province, or who loses the
  right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in any state or jurisdiction
  for any period, or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor
  vehicle  for  any  period, shall notify his/her current employer of such
  suspension,    revocation,    cancellation,    lost    privilege,     or
  disqualification.
  S 514-b. Certification  of  convictions,  suspensions, revocations and
  disqualifications.  Whenever  the  commissioner   receives   information
  relating  to  a  conviction  or  notice  of  a  suspension,  revocation,
  cancellations and disqualifications of  a  license  or  disqualification
  from operating a commercial motor vehicle through direct notification by
  the  appropriate  officials  of  another  state, District of Columbia or
  Canadian province or through an information system established  pursuant
  to   the  commercial  motor  vehicle  safety  act  of  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-six, public law 99-570, title  XII  and  regulations  promulgated
  thereunder  or  through an admission made by an applicant for a driver's
  license, such information shall be presumptive  evidence  of  the  facts
  contained  therein,  and  the  commissioner  shall take action as may be
  required and may take action as may be permitted by this  chapter  based
  upon such conviction or notice.
    S 514-c. Notification of non-resident commercial operator convictions.
  Within  ten  days  of  the conviction of: (a) any holder of a commercial
  driver's license issued by another state for any violation of  state  or
  local law regulating traffic, other than a parking, stopping or standing
  violation, committed while operating a motor vehicle in this state; or
    (b)  any  holder of a driver's license issued by another state for any
  violation of state  or  local  law  regulating  traffic,  other  than  a
  parking,  stopping  or  standing  violation, committed while operating a
  commercial motor vehicle in this state, the commissioner  shall  provide
  notice  of  such  conviction  to  the  state  which issued such holder's
  commercial driver's license or driver's license.
 S . Alteration  of  convictions  endorsed  on licenses.   No person
  shall wilfully erase or  otherwise  make  illegible,  the  record  of  a
  conviction  which  has  been  endorsed  on  a  license  pursuant  to the
  provisions of section five hundred fourteen.
 S . Driver license compact. 1. The driver license compact is hereby
  enacted  into  law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining
  therein in the form substantially as follows:
                           DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT
                                  ARTICLE I
                     FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY
    (a) The party states find that:
    (1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by
  the degree of compliance  with  state  and  local  laws  and  ordinances
  relating to the operation of motor vehicles.
    (2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator
  engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and
  property.
    (3)  The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon
  compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation  of  motor
  vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.
    (b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:
    (1)  Promote  compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative
  rules and regulations relating to the operation  of  motor  vehicles  by
  their  operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators drive
  motor vehicles.
    (2)  Make  the  reciprocal  recognition  of  licenses  to  drive   and
  eligibility  therefor more just and equitable by considering the overall
  compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative  rules
  and  regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance
  of any license  by  reason  of  which  the  licensee  is  authorized  or
  permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.
                                 ARTICLE II
                                 DEFINITIONS
    As used in this compact:
    (a)  "State"  means  a  state,  territory  or possession of the United
  States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or  a
  province of Canada.
    (b) "Home state" means the state which has issued and has the power to
  suspend  or  revoke  the use of the license or permit to operate a motor
  vehicle.
    (c) "Conviction" means a conviction of any offense related to the  use
  or  operation  of  a  motor  vehicle  which  is prohibited by state law,
  municipal  ordinance  or  administrative  rule  or  regulation,   or   a
  forfeiture   of  bail,  bond  or  other  security  deposited  to  secure
  appearance by a person charged with having committed any  such  offense,
  and  which  conviction  or  forfeiture is required to be reported to the
  licensing authority.
                                 ARTICLE III
                            REPORTS OF CONVICTION
    The licensing authority of a party state shall report each  conviction
  of  a  person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction
  to the licensing authority of the  home  state  of  the  licensee.  Such
  report  shall  clearly  identify  the  person  convicted;  describe  the
  violation specifying the section  of  the  statute,  code  or  ordinance
  violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether
  a  plea  of  guilty  or  not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a
  result of the forfeiture of bail, bond  or  other  security;  and  shall
  include any special findings made in connection therewith.
                                 ARTICLE IV
                            EFFECT OF CONVICTION
    (a)  The  licensing  authority  in the home state, for the purposes of
  suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate  a  motor
  vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to
  article III of this compact, as it would if such conduct had occurred in
  the home state, in the case of convictions for:
    (1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of
  a motor vehicle;
    (2)  Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating
  liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a
  degree which renders the driver incapable  of  safely  driving  a  motor
  vehicle;
    (3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;
    (4)  Failure  to  stop  and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle
  accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.
    (b) If the laws of a party  state  do  not  provide  for  offenses  or
  violations  denominated  or described in precisely the words employed in
  subdivision (a) of this article, such party  state  shall  construe  the
  denominations  and  descriptions  appearing in subdivision (a) hereof as
  being applicable to and identifying those offenses or  violations  of  a
  substantially  similar  nature  and  the  laws of such party state shall
  contain such provisions as may be necessary to ensure  that  full  force
  and effect is given to this article.
                                  ARTICLE V
                        APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENSES
    Upon  application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a
  party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held,  or  is
  the  holder  of  a license to drive issued by any other party state. The
  licensing authority in the state where application  is  made  shall  not
  issue a license to drive to the applicant if:
    (1)  The  applicant  has  held  such  a license, but the same has been
  suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a  violation  and  if  such
  suspension period has not terminated.
    (2)  The  applicant  has  held  such  a license, but the same has been
  revoked by reason, in whole or in part,  of  a  violation  and  if  such
  revocation  has  not terminated, except that after the expiration of one
  year from the date  the  license  was  revoked,  such  person  may  make
  application  for  a  new  license  if  permitted  by  law. The licensing
  authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if,  after
  investigation,  the  licensing  authority determines that it will not be
  safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on
  the public highways.
    (3) The applicant is the holder  of  a  license  to  drive  issued  by
  another  party  state  and  currently  in  force  unless  the  applicant
  surrenders such license.
                                 ARTICLE VI
                         APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS
    Except as expressly required by provisions of  this  compact,  nothing
  contained  herein  shall  be  construed to affect the right of any party
  state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses  to  drive  to
  any  person  or  circumstance,  nor  to invalidate or prevent any driver
  license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state
  and a non-party state.
                                 ARTICLE VII
            COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR AND INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION
    (a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state  shall  be
  the  administrator  of  this  compact for his state. The administrators,
  acting jointly, shall have the power  to  formulate  all  necessary  and
  proper procedures for the exchange of information under this compact.
    (b)  The  administrator  of  each  party  state  shall  furnish to the
  administrator of each other party state  any  information  or  documents
  reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of this compact.
                                ARTICLE VIII
                       ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL
    (a) This compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any
  state when it has enacted the same into law.
    (b)  Any  party  state  may  withdraw  from this compact by enacting a
  statute repealing the same, but no such  withdrawal  shall  take  effect
  until  six  months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has
  given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party
  states. No withdrawal shall affect the validity or applicability by  the
  licensing  authorities  of  states remaining party to the compact of any
  report of conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.
                                 ARTICLE IX
                        CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
    This compact shall be liberally construed  so  as  to  effectuate  the
  purposes  thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and
  if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared
  to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of  the  United
  States or the applicability thereof of any government, agency, person or
  circumstance  is  held  invalid,  the  validity of the remainder of this
  compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency,  person
  or  circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be
  held contrary to the  constitution  of  any  state  party  thereto,  the
  compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states
  and  in  full  force  and  effect  as  to  the  state affected as to all
  severable matters.
    (1) As used in  the  compact,  the  term  "licensing  authority"  with
  reference  to  this  state  shall mean the department of motor vehicles.
  Said department shall furnish to  the  appropriate  authorities  of  any
  other  party  state any information or documents reasonably necessary to
  facilitate the administration of the compact.
    (2) The compact administrator provided for in  article  seven  of  the
  compact  shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account
  of his service as such administrator, but shall be entitled to  expenses
  incurred  in  connection  with  his  duties and responsibilities as such
  administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection
  with any other duties or responsibilities of his office or employment.
    (3) As used in the compact, with reference to  this  state,  the  term
  "executive head" shall mean the governor.
    (4)  The  conduct  to  which effect shall be given pursuant to article
  four-a of the compact shall be conduct which, if it had occurred in this
  state, would have constituted an offense or violation within the meaning
  of subparagraphs (i) and (iii) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  two,
  paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision  three  of  section five hundred ten and
  subparagraph seven of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section eleven
  hundred ninety-three of the vehicle and traffic law.
    (5) In any case where the application of subdivision five  of  section
  five  hundred  ten  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law would require or
  authorize a result different from that required by article five  of  the
  compact, said article five shall govern.
   S 516-a. Reciprocal   driver  license  agreements  with  provinces  of
  Canada. The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact  or  agreement
  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this chapter with the motor
  vehicle administrator or other authorized official of  any  province  of
  Canada  to  effectuate  the  purposes  set  forth  in subdivision (b) of
  article one of section five hundred sixteen of this article.
   S 516-b. Reciprocal   agreements   concerning   reporting  of  traffic
  offenses and administrative action thereon.  (a)  The  commissioner  may
  execute  a  reciprocal  compact  or  agreement not inconsistent with the
  provisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other
  authorized  official  of  another  state  concerning  the  reporting  of
  convictions  for  traffic  offenses  occurring in each state by a person
  licensed in, or a resident of, the other  state  to  such  licensing  or
  residence  state and the treating of any such reported conviction in the
  same manner as if the conviction occurred in the licensing or  residence
  state  for  the  purpose  of  administrative action. Any such compact or
  agreement  shall  specify  the  offenses  subject  to  the  compact   or
  agreement,  and  shall include a determination of comparable offenses in
  each state if any such offenses are of a  substantially  similar  nature
  but are not denominated or described in precisely the same words in each
  party state.
    (b)  The  word "state" when used in this section shall mean any state,
  territory, a possession of the United States, District  of  Columbia  or
  any province of Canada.
    (c)  Traffic  offenses which may be subject to a reciprocal compact or
  agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited to  the
  follwing types of offenses in this state and equivalent offenses in each
  party state:
    (1)  Manslaughter,  criminally  negligent homicide and assault arising
  from the operation of a motor vehicle;
    (2) Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol  or
  a drug;
    (3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;
    (4)  Leaving  the scene of a personal injury or fatal incident without
  reporting;
    (5) Any speeding offense;
    (6) Any offense consisting of disobeying any traffic control device;
    (7) Any offense involving failure to yield the right-of-way;
    (8) Any offense involving direction of traffic, overtaking or passing;
    9. Any offense involving failure to use a safety  belt  or  child  re-
  straint device;
    (10) Reckless driving; and
    (11) Passing a stopped school bus.
    (d)  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to prohibit the
  reporting or recording of convictions  or  youthful  offender  or  other
  juvenile adjudications other than those included in a reciprocal compact
  or  agreement  executed pursuant to this section when the laws of either
  state require or permit action to be taken or sanctions to be imposed on
  the basis of such convictions or youthful  offender  or  other  juvenile
  adjudications.
  S . Interstate compact guaranteeing appearance. a. The commissioner
  may  execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with the
  provisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other
  authorized official of another state  concerning  the  appearance  of  a
  person licensed in one state to answer a summons or an appearance ticket
  for  a moving traffic violation issued by the other state.  Such compact
  shall provide that if a person licensed by  either  state  is  issued  a
  summons  or an appearance ticket by the other state for a moving traffic
  violation covered by the compact or agreement, he shall not be  detained
  or  required  to  furnish  bail  or  collateral, and that if he fails to
  appear in response to such summons or appearance ticket, his license may
  be suspended by the state that issued the license until  he  submits  to
  the  jurisdiction  of the court or administrative tribunal in which such
  summons or appearance ticket is returnable.   Such  compact  shall  also
  provide  such  terms  and  procedures  as  are  necessary  and proper to
  facilitate its administration.
    b. Such interstate compacts may also provide that if a registration or
  renewal  of  a  motor  vehicle  would  be  denied  pursuant  to   either
  subdivision  five-a  of  section  four  hundred one of this chapter, for
  failing to answer  summonses  or  other  processes  issued  for  parking
  infractions,  or  subdivision  four of section one hundred forty-five of
  the transportation law, with respect to the transportation of  household
  goods,  returnable  in  any  court  or an administrative tribunal of the
  department of transportation or for failing to comply with the rules and
  regulations of any administrative tribunal of  appropriate  jurisdiction
  following entry of a final determination with respect to such summons or
  process,  the  state  issuing the registration or renewal shall likewise
  deny the registration or renewal, until such applicant  submits  to  the
  jurisdiction  of  the  court  or  administrative  tribunal in which such
  summonses or other processes are returnable.
    c. The word "state" when used in this section shall  mean  any  state,
  territory  or  possession of the United States, the District of Columbia
  or any province of the Dominion of Canada.
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