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                                   10213
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law and the general municipal
   law, in relation to certain traffic infractions and repealing  certain
   provisions of such laws relating thereto; and to amend the vehicle and
   traffic  law,  in  relation to adjudications and owner liability for a
   violation of traffic-control signal  indications  in  the  village  of
   Pelham  Manor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED and
 a new section 235 is added to read as follows:
   § 235. JURISDICTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION  OF
 ANY  GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, IN ANY CITY WHICH HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH
 AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL TO HEAR AND DETERMINE COMPLAINTS  OF  TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS  CONSTITUTING  PARKING,  STANDING OR STOPPING VIOLATIONS, OR
 AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE THE  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF
 SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY  ON
 THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL
 SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-
 FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  AUTHORIZED  TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF
 OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS FOR FAILURE
 OF AN OPERATOR TO  COMPLY  WITH  CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS
 THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  OF  PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED TO  ADJUDICATE
 LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF  OPERA-
 TORS  TO  COMPLY WITH SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED TO  ADJU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16039-01-0

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 DICATE  THE  LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL COLLECTION REGU-
 LATIONS BY AN  OPERATOR  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C
 OF CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
 FIFTY,  OR  AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR FAILURE
 OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY
 AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHI-
 CLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF  SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, SUCH TRIBUNAL AND THE
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  PERTAINING  THERETO  SHALL  BE  CONSTITUTED  IN
 SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL
 OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY,  ANY  CITY  WITH  A
 POPULATION  IN  EXCESS  OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS ACCORDING TO THE
 NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY UNITED STATES CENSUS HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO  AS
 A  CITY SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF PARKING VIOLATIONS AND OF THE IMPOSITION
 OF ADDITIONAL PENALTIES WHENEVER THE PERSON WHO IS LIABLE THEREFOR FAILS
 TO RESPOND TO THE PARKING TICKET IN THE MANNER DESIGNATED THEREON.  SUCH
 NOTICE  SHALL  BE  IN  SUBSTANTIAL  CONFORMANCE   WITH   THE   FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS:
   A.  NOTICE.  (1)  WHENEVER  A  CITY ISSUES A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A
 PARKING VIOLATION, IT SHALL BE SERVED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (2) WHENEVER A PERSON HAS BEEN ISSUED A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR  A
 PARKING  VIOLATION  AND HAS NOT RESPONDED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE
 NOTICE, A CITY SHALL GIVE THE OWNER A SECOND NOTICE OF THE VIOLATION  BY
 REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL: (I) WITHIN FORTY DAYS OF ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST
 NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARKING VIOLATION WHERE THE VEHICLE IS A VEHI-
 CLE  REGISTERED  IN THIS STATE; OR (II) WITHIN FORTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT
 BY SUCH CITY OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF THE  VEHICLE  WHERE
 THE  VEHICLE  IS  A  VEHICLE REGISTERED IN ANY OTHER STATE.  SUCH SECOND
 NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THAT THE OWNER HAS A PERIOD OF TWENTY DAYS FROM  ISSUANCE  OF  THE
 SECOND NOTICE IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARK-
 ING VIOLATION;
   (B)  THAT  FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION MAY RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION AND NON-RENEWAL  OF  THE  OWNER'S
 REGISTRATION;
   (C)  THAT  FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION MAY SUBJECT THE OWNER TO ADDITIONAL PENALTIES AS  PROVIDED  IN
 PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (D)  THAT  FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION SHALL SUBJECT THE OWNER TO A DEFAULT JUDGMENT AS  PROVIDED  IN
 PARAGRAPH  C  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES IMPOSED
 UPON PARKING VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (E) THAT SUBMISSION OF A PLEA OF GUILTY TO THE PARKING VIOLATION MAKES
 THE OWNER LIABLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE STATED FINE AND ADDITIONAL PENALTIES
 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION  AND  THE  MANDATORY
 SURCHARGE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS IMPOSED UPON PARKING VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO
 SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   B.  ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. (1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EACH
 LOCALITY SHALL DETERMINE AN INITIAL RESPONSE DATE OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHT

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 DAYS NOR MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS,  AFTER  WHICH  TIME  A  PENALTY  MAY  BE
 IMPOSED.  THE  LIABILITY  FOR SUCH INITIAL PENALTY SHALL COMMENCE ON THE
 DATE FOLLOWING THE INITIAL RESPONSE DATE.
   (2)  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND  TO  A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION BY THE INITIAL RESPONSE DATE MAY RESULT IN THE LIABILITY FOR A
 PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT OF THE FINE INDICATED ON THE  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION
 FOR A PARKING VIOLATION; WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN A SECOND NOTICE PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL
 PENALTIES MAY APPLY:
   (A)  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND  TO  A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION BY THE INITIAL RESPONSE DATE MAY RESULT IN THE  LIABILITY  FOR
 AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS OR, IF THE FIRST PENALTY
 ASSESSED BY A CITY DOES NOT EXCEED FIVE DOLLARS, SUCH CITY MAY ASSESS AN
 ADDITIONAL  PENALTY WITHIN THIRTY-ONE TO SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS NOT TO EXCEED
 TEN DOLLARS; AND
   (B) WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN A SECOND NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARK-
 ING  VIOLATION  WITHIN  SEVENTY-FIVE  DAYS  MAY RESULT IN THE LIABILITY,
 COMMENCING ON THE SEVENTY-SIXTH DAY, FOR AN ADDITIONAL  PENALTY  NOT  TO
 EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS.
   (3)  WHERE  THE  ADDITIONAL PENALTY SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH
 TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AS INTERPRETED IN 9 NEW YORK CODE  OF  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS  PART 6180, HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY A CITY AND IS NOT IN
 EFFECT IN SUCH CITY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-THREE,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT
 BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND IN EFFECT UNLESS THE  PENALTY
 SCHEDULE  CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO PARKING VIOLATIONS
 ISSUED IN SUCH CITY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-THREE.
   B-1.  ALTERNATE  ADDITIONAL PENALTY SCHEDULE. IN ANY CITY IN WHICH THE
 SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES CONTAINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF  PARAGRAPH  B  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AS INTERPRETED IN 9 NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS PART 6180, HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND WAS NOT IN EFFECT ON  OR
 BEFORE  JANUARY  FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE, THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL ONLY APPLY UPON ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW CONTAINING
 THE PENALTY SCHEDULE PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO JULY 28,  1991.
 FOLLOWING  THE  ENACTMENT  OF  SUCH  A LOCAL LAW, SUCH CITY MAY ELECT TO
 IMPOSE THE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE  AND  TWO
 OF  THIS PARAGRAPH FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A
 PARKING VIOLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH. IN THE  EVENT  THAT
 NO  SUCH  LOCAL  LAW  WAS  ENACTED PRIOR TO JULY 28, 1991, THE ALTERNATE
 ADDITIONAL PENALTY SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH B-2 OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL APPLY.
   (1)  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND  TO  A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS SHALL RESULT IN  LIABILITY,  COMMENCING  ON
 THE  THIRTY-FIRST  DAY,  FOR  AN  ADDITIONAL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
 EXCEED TEN DOLLARS, INDICATED ON THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR  A  PARKING
 VIOLATION:  WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN A SECOND NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 A OF THIS SUBDIVISION FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR  A
 PARKING  VIOLATION  WITHIN  FORTY-FIVE  DAYS  MAY  RESULT  IN LIABILITY,
 COMMENCING ON THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY, FOR THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED ABOVE  FOR
 FAILURE  TO  RESPOND WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AND AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY NOT TO
 EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS; AND WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN A SECOND NOTICE PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF
 VIOLATION FOR A PARKING VIOLATION WITHIN SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS MAY RESULT IN

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 LIABILITY, COMMENCING  ON  THE  SEVENTY-SIXTH  DAY,  FOR  THE  PENALTIES
 PRESCRIBED ABOVE FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AND FOR FAIL-
 URE  TO  RESPOND WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AND AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY NOT TO
 EXCEED THIRTY DOLLARS.
   (2)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE FOREGOING SCHEDULE OF ALTERNATIVE ADDITIONAL
 PENALTIES, IF AN OWNER MAKES A PLEA OR APPEARS WITHIN TWENTY DAYS  AFTER
 ISSUANCE  OF A SECOND NOTICE OF VIOLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH A
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR PRIOR TO SUCH MAILING, SUCH  ADDITIONAL  PENALTY
 SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN DOLLARS.
   B-2.  ALTERNATE  ADDITIONAL PENALTY SCHEDULE. IN ANY CITY IN WHICH THE
 SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AS
 INTERPRETED  IN  9 NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PART 6180, HAS
 NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND WAS NOT IN EFFECT ON OR BEFORE  JANUARY  FIRST,
 NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-THREE  AND  WHICH  HAS NOT ENACTED A LOCAL LAW
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B-1 OF THIS SUBDIVISION PRIOR TO  JULY  28,  1991,
 THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATE ADDITIONAL PENALTY SCHEDULE SHALL APPLY:
   (1)  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND  TO  A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION WITHIN EIGHT DAYS MAY RESULT IN THE LIABILITY,  COMMENCING  ON
 THE NINTH DAY, FOR AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
 DOLLARS;
   (2)  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND  TO  A  NOTICE  OF  VIOLATION  FOR A PARKING
 VIOLATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS MAY RESULT IN THE LIABILITY, COMMENCING  ON
 THE  THIRTY-FIRST  DAY,  FOR THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED ABOVE FOR FAILURE TO
 RESPOND WITHIN EIGHT DAYS AND AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY NOT  TO  EXCEED  TEN
 DOLLARS  OR,  IF  THE FIRST PENALTY ASSESSED BY THE CITY DOES NOT EXCEED
 FIVE DOLLARS, SUCH CITY MAY ASSESS AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY WITHIN  THIRTY-
 ONE TO SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS;
   (3)  WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN A SECOND NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR A PARK-
 ING VIOLATION WITHIN SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS  MAY  RESULT  IN  THE  LIABILITY,
 COMMENCING  ON THE SEVENTY-SIXTH DAY, FOR THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED ABOVE
 FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN EIGHT DAYS  AND  FOR  FAILURE  TO  RESPOND
 WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  AND  AN  ADDITIONAL  PENALTY  NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY
 DOLLARS; AND
   (4) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SCHEDULE OF ALTERNATE PENALTIES,  IF
 AN  OWNER MAKES A PLEA OR APPEARS WITHIN TWENTY DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF A
 SECOND NOTICE OF VIOLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, OR PRIOR TO SUCH MAILING,  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  PENALTY  SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED FIVE DOLLARS.
   C.  DEFAULT  JUDGMENT. WHERE A CITY HAS GIVEN NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION
 FOR A PARKING VIOLATION WITHIN NINETY DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED AN  ADMISSION
 OF  LIABILITY  AND  SHALL  SUBJECT THE OWNER TO A DEFAULT JUDGMENT BEING
 ENTERED THEREON IN AN AMOUNT NOT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL
 FINE AND ACCRUED PENALTIES PLUS ANY APPLICABLE SURCHARGES.  SUCH DEFAULT
 SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE  DEPARTMENT  WHICH  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CAUSE  A
 SUSPENSION  AND  NON-RENEWAL OF THE OWNER'S REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR-C OF SECTION FIVE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.
   3.  NOTHING  SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO GRANT ANY
 MUNICIPALITY THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH BY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE,  RESOL-
 UTION  OR ANY OTHER MEANS, AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL TO HEAR AND DETER-
 MINE COMPLAINTS OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS OR JURISDICTION TO ADJUDICATE ANY
 LIABILITY SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and  traffic  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:

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   1.  CREATION. IN ANY CITY AS HEREINBEFORE OR HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED SUCH
 TRIBUNAL WHEN CREATED SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  BUREAU
 AND  SHALL  HAVE  JURISDICTION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE A
 PARKING VIOLATION AND, WHERE AUTHORIZED, TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY  OF
 OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN  OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING
 MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN  OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLA-
 TION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSU-
 ANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE
 THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  EIGHTY
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON
 OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED  MAXIMUM
 SPEED  LIMITS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITOR-
 ING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED TO
 ADJUDICATE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF BUS  LANE  RESTRICTIONS
 IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS FOR FAILURE
 OF OPERATORS TO COMPLY WITH SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE  OF  PHOTO
 DEVICES  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED
 TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL  COLLECTION
 REGULATIONS  BY  AN  OPERATOR  AS  DEFINED IN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THE
 PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C
 OF CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
 FIFTY,  OR  AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR FAILURE
 OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY
 AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHI-
 CLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF  SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS
 PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.  SUCH TRIBUNAL, EXCEPT
 IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE,  SHALL  ALSO  HAVE
 JURISDICTION  OF  ABANDONED VEHICLE VIOLATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 ARTICLE, A PARKING VIOLATION IS THE VIOLATION OF ANY LAW, RULE OR  REGU-
 LATION  PROVIDING FOR OR REGULATING THE PARKING, STOPPING OR STANDING OF
 A VEHICLE. IN ADDITION FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  "COMMISSIONER"
 SHALL  MEAN  AND  INCLUDE  THE COMMISSIONER OF TRAFFIC OF THE CITY OR AN
 OFFICIAL POSSESSING AUTHORITY AS SUCH A COMMISSIONER.
   § 3. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of  the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law  is  REPEALED  and  a  new  paragraph f is added to read as
 follows:
   F. "NOTICE OF VIOLATION" MEANS A NOTICE OF  VIOLATION  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  NINE  OF  SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE,
 BUT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE A NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED PURSUANT
 TO AUTHORIZATION UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY ON  THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO COMPLY WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE USE  OF  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL
 PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF
 THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED  LIMITS  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE
 USE OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 THIRTY  OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH
 THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THIS  CHAP-
 TER;  OR TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS AS DEFINED IN AND IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED

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 EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW  AND  SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A,
 SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C OF CHAPTER SEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THE
 LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A
 RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND  STOP-ARM  WHEN MEETING A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND
 EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF
 SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWENTY-NINE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   §  4. Subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the vehicle and traffic
 law are REPEALED and two new subdivisions 1 and 1-a are added to read as
 follows:
   1. NOTICE OF  HEARING.  WHENEVER  A  PERSON  CHARGED  WITH  A  PARKING
 VIOLATION  ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY; OR A PERSON ALLEGED TO BE LIABLE
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW  SPECIFICALLY  AUTHORIZING  THE
 IMPOSITION  OF  MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE
 OF AN OPERATOR  THEREOF:  TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS
 THROUGH  THE  USE  OF  TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING
 DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER;  OR  TO  COMPLY
 WITH  CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO SPEED  VIOLATION
 MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO
 COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS  THROUGH  THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  DEVICES
 PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH TOLL
 COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C
 OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, CONTESTS
 SUCH ALLEGATION, THE BUREAU SHALL ADVISE SUCH PERSON PERSONALLY BY  SUCH
 FORM OF FIRST CLASS MAIL AS THE DIRECTOR MAY DIRECT OF THE DATE ON WHICH
 HE  OR  SHE MUST APPEAR TO ANSWER THE CHARGE AT A HEARING.  THE FORM AND
 CONTENT OF SUCH NOTICE OF HEARING SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY  THE  DIRECTOR,
 AND SHALL CONTAIN A WARNING TO ADVISE THE PERSON SO PLEADING OR CONTEST-
 ING  THAT FAILURE TO APPEAR ON THE DATE DESIGNATED, OR ON ANY SUBSEQUENT
 ADJOURNED DATE, SHALL BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY,  AND  THAT  A
 DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED THEREON.
   1-A.  FINES  AND  PENALTIES.  WHENEVER  A  PLEA OF NOT GUILTY HAS BEEN
 ENTERED, OR THE BUREAU HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE  IMPO-
 SITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR THEREOF: TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE
 USE  OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSU-
 ANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO  COMPLY  WITH  CERTAIN
 POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  IN  VIOLATION  OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITOR-
 ING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS  CHAPTER;  OR  TO  COMPLY
 WITH  BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH  TOLL  COLLECTION
 REGULATIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 LAW  AND  SECTIONS  SIXTEEN-A,  SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C OF CHAPTER SEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; OR  TO  STOP

 A. 10213                            7

 FOR  A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEET-
 ING A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS  TWENTY
 AND  TWENTY-ONE-C  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT
 TO  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, IS BEING CONTESTED, BY A PERSON
 IN A TIMELY FASHION AND A HEARING UPON THE MERITS HAS BEEN DEMANDED, BUT
 HAS NOT YET BEEN HELD, THE BUREAU SHALL NOT ISSUE ANY NOTICE OF FINE  OR
 PENALTY TO THAT PERSON PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE HEARING.
   § 5. Paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section 240 of the vehicle
 and traffic law are REPEALED and two new paragraphs a and g are added to
 read as follows:
   A. EVERY HEARING FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF A CHARGE OF PARKING VIOLATION
 OR  AN  ALLEGATION  OF  LIABILITY  FOR  VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL
 LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF  A  VEHICLE
 FOR  FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDI-
 CATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO  VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER,
 OR  AN  ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING  LIABILITY
 ON OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXI-
 MUM SPEED LIMITS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AN ALLEGA-
 TION  OF LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF OPERATORS TO
 COMPLY WITH SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES  PURSUANT
 TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY
 FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS BY AN OPERATOR AS  DEFINED
 IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE
 HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW   AND   SECTIONS
 SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C OF CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR
 OF  THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY, OR AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY OF
 OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING  A
 RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND  STOP-ARM  WHEN MEETING A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND
 EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS
 OF  LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON
 THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION  OF  SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO
 MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER,
 SHALL BE HELD BEFORE A HEARING EXAMINER IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE BUREAU.
   G. A RECORD SHALL BE MADE OF A HEARING ON A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY OR OF A
 HEARING  AT  WHICH  LIABILITY  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW
 SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON  THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO COMPLY WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE USE  OF  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL
 PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF
 THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE
 USE OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 THIRTY  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIF-
 ICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL LAWS ESTABLISHING  SUCH  RESTRICTIONS  THROUGH
 THE  USE  OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW  AND  SECTIONS  SIXTEEN-A,

 A. 10213                            8
 
 SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C  OF  CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE
 LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A
 RED VISUAL SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING  A  SCHOOL  BUS  MARKED  AND
 EQUIPPED  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION  OF
 SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF
 THIS CHAPTER, IS CONTESTED.   RECORDING DEVICES  MAY  BE  USED  FOR  THE
 MAKING OF THE RECORD.
   §  6.  Subdivisions  1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehicle and traffic
 law are REPEALED and two new subdivisions 1 and 2 are added to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  THE  HEARING  EXAMINER  SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THE CHARGES,
 EITHER SUSTAINING OR DISMISSING THEM. WHERE THE HEARING EXAMINER  DETER-
 MINES  THAT THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED HE OR SHE MAY EXAMINE EITHER
 THE PRIOR  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  RECORD  OR  THE  RECORD  OF  LIABILITIES
 INCURRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZ-
 ING  THE  IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDI-
 CATIONS  THROUGH THE USE OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONI-
 TORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO
 COMPLY  WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  SPEED
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
 TO  COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL
 LAWS ESTABLISHING SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  DEVICES
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL
 COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C
 OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER,  OF  THE
 PERSON  CHARGED, AS APPLICABLE PRIOR TO RENDERING A FINAL DETERMINATION.
 FINAL DETERMINATIONS SUSTAINING OR DISMISSING CHARGES SHALL  BE  ENTERED
 ON  A  FINAL  DETERMINATION  ROLL MAINTAINED BY THE BUREAU TOGETHER WITH
 RECORDS SHOWING PAYMENT AND NONPAYMENT OF PENALTIES.
   2. WHERE AN OPERATOR OR OWNER FAILS TO ENTER A PLEA TO A CHARGE  OF  A
 PARKING  VIOLATION  OR  CONTEST AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING  THE  IMPOSITION  OF
 MONETARY  LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR
 THEREOF: TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE  USE  OF
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXI-
 MUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER  THROUGH  THE  USE  OF  PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS
 SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY  WITH  BUS
 LANE  RESTRICTIONS  AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL LAWS ESTABLISHING
 SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS
 AS DEFINED IN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO THOU-
 SAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS
 SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C OF CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR
 OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; OR  TO  STOP  FOR  A  SCHOOL  BUS

 A. 10213                            9
 
 DISPLAYING  A  RED  VISUAL SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING A SCHOOL BUS
 MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND  TWENTY-ONE-C
 OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER THROUGH THE
 INSTALLATION  OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR FAILS TO APPEAR ON A DESIGNATED  HEARING
 DATE  OR  SUBSEQUENT  ADJOURNED  DATE OR FAILS AFTER A HEARING TO COMPLY
 WITH THE DETERMINATION OF A HEARING  EXAMINER,  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THIS
 ARTICLE OR BY RULE OR REGULATION OF THE BUREAU, SUCH FAILURE TO PLEAD OR
 CONTEST,  APPEAR  OR COMPLY SHALL BE DEEMED, FOR ALL PURPOSES, AN ADMIS-
 SION OF LIABILITY AND SHALL BE GROUNDS  FOR  RENDERING  AND  ENTERING  A
 DEFAULT  JUDGMENT  IN AN AMOUNT PROVIDED BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
 THE  BUREAU.  HOWEVER,  AFTER  THE  EXPIRATION  OF  THE  ORIGINAL   DATE
 PRESCRIBED  FOR  ENTERING  A  PLEA  AND BEFORE A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE
 RENDERED, IN SUCH CASE THE  BUREAU  SHALL  PURSUANT  TO  THE  APPLICABLE
 PROVISIONS  OF  LAW NOTIFY SUCH OPERATOR OR OWNER, BY SUCH FORM OF FIRST
 CLASS MAIL AS THE COMMISSION MAY DIRECT; (1) OF THE  VIOLATION  CHARGED,
 OR  LIABILITY  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ANY  PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY
 AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHI-
 CLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL
 INDICATIONS  THROUGH  THE USE OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-
 MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS  CHAPTER;  TO
 COMPLY  WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  SPEED
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
 TO  COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL
 LAWS ESTABLISHING SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  DEVICES
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL
 COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C
 OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER,  (2)  OF
 THE  IMPENDING  DEFAULT JUDGMENT, (3) THAT SUCH JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED
 IN THE CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY IN WHICH THE BUREAU HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED,
 OR OTHER COURT OF CIVIL JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PLACE PROVIDED FOR THE
 ENTRY OF CIVIL JUDGMENTS WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND  (4)  THAT  A
 DEFAULT MAY BE AVOIDED BY ENTERING A PLEA OR CONTESTING AN ALLEGATION OF
 LIABILITY  IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHOR-
 IZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDI-
 CATIONS  THROUGH THE USE OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONI-
 TORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO
 COMPLY  WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  SPEED
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
 TO  COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL
 LAWS ESTABLISHING SUCH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  USE  OF  PHOTO  DEVICES
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL
 COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C
 OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED

 A. 10213                           10
 
 FIFTY; OR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND
 STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING  A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS AS APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWENTY-NINE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  OR  MAKING  AN APPEARANCE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE SENDING OF
 SUCH NOTICE.  PLEAS ENTERED AND ALLEGATIONS CONTESTED WITHIN THAT PERIOD
 SHALL BE IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE AND NOT SUBJECT TO ADDI-
 TIONAL PENALTY OR FEE. SUCH NOTICE OF IMPENDING DEFAULT  JUDGMENT  SHALL
 NOT  BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE RENDERING AND ENTRY THEREOF IN THE CASE OF
 OPERATORS OR OWNERS WHO ARE NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW  YORK.  IN
 NO  CASE  SHALL  A  DEFAULT  JUDGMENT  BE RENDERED OR, WHERE REQUIRED, A
 NOTICE OF IMPENDING DEFAULT JUDGMENT BE SENT, MORE THAN TWO YEARS  AFTER
 THE  EXPIRATION OF THE TIME PRESCRIBED FOR ENTERING A PLEA OR CONTESTING
 AN ALLEGATION. WHEN A PERSON HAS DEMANDED A HEARING, NO FINE OR  PENALTY
 SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR ANY REASON, PRIOR TO THE HOLDING OF THE HEARING. IF
 THE HEARING EXAMINER SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THE CHARGES, SUSTAIN-
 ING  THEM,  HE OR SHE SHALL IMPOSE NO GREATER PENALTY OR FINE THAN THOSE
 UPON WHICH THE PERSON WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED.
   § 7. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle  and
 traffic  law  is  REPEALED  and  a  new  paragraph a is added to read as
 follows:
   A. (I) IF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR  A  REGISTRATION  OR  RENEWAL
 THEREOF  THERE  IS  A  CERTIFICATION  FROM  A  COURT, PARKING VIOLATIONS
 BUREAU, TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY OR ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
 OF APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION THAT THE REGISTRANT OR HIS OR HER  REPRESEN-
 TATIVE  FAILED  TO APPEAR ON THE RETURN DATE OR ANY SUBSEQUENT ADJOURNED
 DATE OR FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF  AN  ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE  TRIBUNAL  FOLLOWING  ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION IN RESPONSE TO A
 TOTAL OF THREE OR MORE SUMMONSES OR  OTHER  PROCESS  IN  THE  AGGREGATE,
 ISSUED  WITHIN  AN EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD, CHARGING EITHER THAT: (I) SUCH
 MOTOR VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STOPPED OR STANDING, OR THAT SUCH MOTOR  VEHI-
 CLE  WAS OPERATED FOR HIRE BY THE REGISTRANT OR HIS OR HER AGENT WITHOUT
 BEING LICENSED AS A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR  HIRE  BY  THE  APPROPRIATE  LOCAL
 AUTHORITY,  IN  VIOLATION OR ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF
 ANY LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION MADE BY  A  LOCAL  AUTHORITY;  OR
 (II)  THE  REGISTRANT  WAS  LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL
 LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF  A  VEHICLE
 FOR  FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDI-
 CATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO  VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER;
 OR  (III)  THE  REGISTRANT  WAS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR
 ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR  THE
 FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS
 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF  THIS  CHAPTER  THROUGH
 THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE  THIRTY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER; OR (IV) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY  ON
 THE  OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS
 SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL  LAWS  ESTABLISHING  SUCH  RESTRICTIONS,
 THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER; OR (V) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW
 OR  ORDINANCE  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS  DISPLAYING  A  RED  VISUAL
 SIGNAL  AND  STOP-ARM  WHEN  MEETING A SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS

 A. 10213                           11
 
 PROVIDED IN  SUBDIVISIONS  TWENTY  AND  TWENTY-ONE-C  OF  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF
 LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE
 OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITOR-
 ING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OR HIS OR HER AGENT SHALL DENY THE REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL APPLI-
 CATION  UNTIL  THE  APPLICANT PROVIDES PROOF FROM THE COURT, TRAFFIC AND
 PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY OR ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL WHEREIN THE CHARGES
 ARE PENDING THAT AN APPEARANCE OR ANSWER HAS BEEN MADE OR IN THE CASE OF
 AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLIED  WITH  THE  RULES
 AND  REGULATIONS  OF  SAID TRIBUNAL FOLLOWING ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION.
 WHERE AN APPLICATION IS DENIED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION-
 ER MAY, IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, DENY A REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL  APPLI-
 CATION TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR THE SAME VEHICLE AND MAY DENY A REGISTRA-
 TION  OR  RENEWAL  APPLICATION FOR ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN
 THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT WHERE THE  COMMISSIONER  HAS  DETERMINED  THAT
 SUCH REGISTRANT'S INTENT HAS BEEN TO EVADE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION  AND  WHERE THE COMMISSIONER HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT
 SUCH REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL WILL  HAVE  THE  EFFECT  OF  DEFEATING  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION.  SUCH DENIAL SHALL ONLY REMAIN IN EFFECT
 AS LONG AS THE SUMMONSES REMAIN UNANSWERED, OR IN THE CASE OF AN  ADMIN-
 ISTRATIVE  TRIBUNAL,  THE  REGISTRANT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS FOLLOWING ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION.
   (II) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "MOTOR VEHICLE  OPERATED
 FOR  HIRE" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A TAXICAB, LIVERY, COACH, LIMOUSINE OR
 TOW TRUCK.
   § 8. Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
   1.  WHENEVER  PROCEEDINGS  IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OR A COURT OF
 THIS STATE RESULT IN A CONVICTION FOR AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR A
 TRAFFIC INFRACTION UNDER THIS CHAPTER, OR A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE,  RULE
 OR  REGULATION  ADOPTED  PURSUANT  TO THIS CHAPTER; OTHER THAN A TRAFFIC
 INFRACTION INVOLVING STANDING, STOPPING, OR  PARKING  OR  VIOLATIONS  BY
 PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS, OR OTHER THAN AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF
 OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN  OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING
 MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN  OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLA-
 TION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSU-
 ANT  TO  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR AN ADJUDICATION OF
 LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS
 FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED
 LIMITS  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  OF  PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING
 SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR  AN  ADJUDICATION
 OF  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF  BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING LIABILITY ON OWNERS FOR  FAILURE  OF
 OPERATORS  TO  COMPLY  WITH  SUCH  RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO
 DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR  AN  ADJUDI-
 CATION  OF  LIABILITY  OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL COLLECTION REGU-
 LATIONS BY AN  OPERATOR  AS  DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C
 OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY, OR AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR
 TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  AND  STOP-ARM

 A. 10213                           12
 
 WHEN  MEETING  A  SCHOOL BUS MARKED AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI-
 SIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZ-
 ING  THE  IMPOSITION  OF  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, THERE SHALL BE  LEVIED  A  CRIME
 VICTIM  ASSISTANCE  FEE  AND  A  MANDATORY SURCHARGE, IN ADDITION TO ANY
 SENTENCE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY LAW, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  FOLLOWING
 SCHEDULE:
   (A)  WHENEVER  PROCEEDINGS IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OR A COURT OF
 THIS STATE RESULT IN A CONVICTION FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE  NINE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THERE  SHALL BE LEVIED A CRIME VICTIM
 ASSISTANCE FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE DOLLARS AND A MANDATORY  SURCHARGE,
 IN  ADDITION TO ANY SENTENCE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY LAW, IN THE AMOUNT
 OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
   (B) WHENEVER PROCEEDINGS IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OR A  COURT  OF
 THIS  STATE  RESULT IN A CONVICTION FOR A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY PURSUANT
 TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS  CHAPTER,  THERE  SHALL  BE
 LEVIED,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY  SENTENCE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY LAW, A
 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS  AND  A
 MANDATORY SURCHARGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
   (I)  A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY SHALL PAY A MANDATORY SURCHARGE OF
 THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS;
   (II) A PERSON  CONVICTED  OF  A  MISDEMEANOR  SHALL  PAY  A  MANDATORY
 SURCHARGE OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
   (C)  WHENEVER  PROCEEDINGS IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OR A COURT OF
 THIS STATE RESULT IN A CONVICTION FOR  AN  OFFENSE  UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER
 OTHER THAN A CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS
 CHAPTER,  OR  A  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION UNDER THIS CHAPTER, OR A LOCAL LAW,
 ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  CHAPTER,  OTHER
 THAN  A  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION INVOLVING STANDING, STOPPING, OR PARKING OR
 VIOLATIONS BY PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS, OR OTHER THAN  AN  ADJUDICATION
 OF  LIABILITY  OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW  OR
 ORDINANCE IMPOSING LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR  THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE
 INSTALLATION  OF  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL   PHOTO   VIOLATION-MONITORING
 DEVICES  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OTHER THAN
 AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL  LAW
 OR  ORDINANCE  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 THE FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED
 LIMITS  IN  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTO  SPEED  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  THIRTY  OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OTHER THAN AN ADJUDI-
 CATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR  ORDI-
 NANCE  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON  THE  OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE FOR
 VIOLATIONS OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH  IN  LOCAL
 LAWS  ESTABLISHING  SUCH  RESTRICTIONS, THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OTHER THAN AN  ADJU-
 DICATION  OF THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR
 A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING  A
 SCHOOL  BUS  MARKED  AND EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND
 TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF  THIS  CHAPTER  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSI-
 TION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSTAL-
 LATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWEN-

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 TY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR OTHER THAN AN INFRACTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 NINE  OF  THIS CHAPTER; OR OTHER THAN AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN
 OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION
 TWO  THOUSAND  NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW OR
 SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C  OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED FIFTY, THERE SHALL BE
 LEVIED A CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE DOLLARS AND A
 MANDATORY SURCHARGE, IN ADDITION TO ANY SENTENCE REQUIRED  OR  PERMITTED
 BY LAW, IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
   § 9. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  is  REPEALED  and  a  new  paragraph a is added to read as
 follows:
   A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHENEVER PROCEEDINGS IN
 A COURT OR  AN  ADMINISTRATIVE  TRIBUNAL  OF  THIS  STATE  RESULT  IN  A
 CONVICTION FOR AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT A CONVICTION PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, OR FOR A TRAF-
 FIC  INFRACTION  UNDER  THIS CHAPTER, OR A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR
 REGULATION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  CHAPTER,  EXCEPT:  (I)  A  TRAFFIC
 INFRACTION  INVOLVING  STANDING,  STOPPING,  OR PARKING OR VIOLATIONS BY
 PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS; OR (II) AN ADJUDICATION OF  LIABILITY  OF  AN
 OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN  OF THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN  OPERATOR  THEREOF
 TO  COMPLY  WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (III) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABIL-
 ITY  OF  AN  OWNER  IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING
 MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE OF AN OPER-
 ATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION  OF
 SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION
 OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  THIRTY
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  OR  (IV) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY  ON
 THE  OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS
 SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN LOCAL  LAWS  ESTABLISHING  SUCH  RESTRICTIONS,
 THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER; OR (V) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION
 OF  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW OR SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A,
 SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C OF CHAPTER SEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THE
 LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; OR (VI) AN ADJUDICATION OF THE LIABILITY
 OF  OWNERS FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A
 RED VISUAL SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING  A  SCHOOL  BUS  MARKED  AND
 EQUIPPED  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE-C OF SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  IN   ACCORDANCE   WITH
 PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  OF  SCHOOL
 BUS  PHOTO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS
 CHAPTER, THERE SHALL BE LEVIED IN ADDITION TO ANY SENTENCE,  PENALTY  OR
 OTHER SURCHARGE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY LAW, AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE OF
 TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS.
   §  10.  Section 371 of the general municipal law is REPEALED and a new
 section 371 is added to read as follows:
   § 371. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE. 1. A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS  BUREAU  SO
 ESTABLISHED  MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO DISPOSE OF VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAWS,
 ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS WHEN SUCH OFFENSES SHALL  NOT  CONSTI-

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 TUTE  THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION KNOWN AS SPEEDING OR A MISDEMEANOR OR FELO-
 NY, AND, IF AUTHORIZED BY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR TO  ADJUDICATE  THE
 LIABILITY  OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL
 LAW  OR  ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE
 FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDI-
 CATIONS  THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THE  VEHICLE
 AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR
 FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR  TO  STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL
 SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING A SCHOOL BUS  MARKED  AND  EQUIPPED  AS
 PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISIONS  TWENTY  AND  TWENTY-ONE-C  OF  SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  OF  SCHOOL
 BUS  PHOTO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   2. THE NASSAU COUNTY TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY, AS  ESTAB-
 LISHED,  MAY  BE  AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST THE NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT COURT,
 AND THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY, AS  ESTAB-
 LISHED,  MAY  BE AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT,
 IN THE DISPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION  OF  INFRACTIONS  OF  TRAFFIC  AND
 PARKING  LAWS,  ORDINANCES,  RULES AND REGULATIONS AND TO ADJUDICATE THE
 LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL
 LAW  OR  ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE
 FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDI-
 CATIONS  THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING DEVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THE  VEHICLE
 AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR
 FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR  TO  STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL
 SIGNAL AND STOP-ARM WHEN MEETING A SCHOOL BUS  MARKED  AND  EQUIPPED  AS
 PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISIONS  TWENTY  AND  TWENTY-ONE-C  OF  SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  OF  SCHOOL
 BUS  PHOTO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, EXCEPT THAT SUCH AGENCIES SHALL NOT HAVE JURIS-
 DICTION OVER (A) THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC  LAW;  (B)
 THE  TRAFFIC INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC  LAW;  (C)  THE  VIOLATION
 DEFINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOURTEEN-F OF
 THE  TRANSPORTATION  LAW  AND  THE  VIOLATION  DEFINED UNDER ITEM (B) OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH C OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  FORTY  OF  THE  TRANSPORTATION  LAW; (D) THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION
 DEFINED UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW AND THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION (G) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC  LAW;  (E)  ANY
 MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY; OR (F) ANY OFFENSE THAT IS PART OF THE SAME CRIM-
 INAL  TRANSACTION, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
 40.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AS A VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE
 OF  SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, A
 VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ELEVEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF
 THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
 FOUR  OF  SECTION  FOURTEEN-F  OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A VIOLATION OF

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 ITEM (B) OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH  C  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY  OF  THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A VIOLATION OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC  LAW,  A
 VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (G)  OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OR ANY MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY.
   2-A. THE BUFFALO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY, AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  SEVENTY  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  MAY  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  ASSIST  THE  BUFFALO  CITY  COURT IN THE DISPOSITION AND
 ADMINISTRATION OF INFRACTIONS OF TRAFFIC  LAWS,  ORDINANCES,  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS EXCEPT THAT SUCH AGENCY SHALL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER (A)
 THE  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW;  (B)  THE  TRAFFIC
 INFRACTION  DEFINED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;  (C)  THE  VIOLATION  DEFINED
 UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOURTEEN-F OF THE
 TRANSPORTATION LAW AND THE VIOLATION DEFINED UNDER ITEM (B) OF  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH  C OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 FORTY OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW;  (D)  THE  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION  DEFINED
 UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
 LAW AND THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION (G) OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW; (E) TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS  CONSTITUTING  PARKING,  STANDING,  STOPPING  OR  PEDESTRIAN
 OFFENSES; (F) ANY MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY; OR (G) ANY OFFENSE THAT IS PART
 OF THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  SECTION  40.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AS A VIOLATION OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW,  A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH  (B)
 OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR OF SECTION FOURTEEN-F OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A
 VIOLATION OF ITEM (B) OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH C  OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A
 VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW,  A VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING OR
 PEDESTRIAN OFFENSE, A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION  (G)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW OR ANY MISDEMEANOR OR
 FELONY.
   2-B. THE ROCHESTER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY, AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDI-
 VISION FIVE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  MAY  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  ASSIST  THE  ROCHESTER CITY COURT IN THE DISPOSITION AND
 ADMINISTRATION OF INFRACTIONS OF TRAFFIC  LAWS,  ORDINANCES,  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS EXCEPT THAT SUCH AGENCY SHALL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER (A)
 THE  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW;  (B)  THE  TRAFFIC
 INFRACTION  DEFINED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;  (C)  THE  VIOLATION  DEFINED
 UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOURTEEN-F OF THE
 TRANSPORTATION LAW AND THE VIOLATION DEFINED UNDER ITEM (B) OF  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH  C OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 FORTY OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW;  (D)  THE  TRAFFIC  INFRACTION  DEFINED
 UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
 LAW AND THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION (G) OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW; (E) TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS  CONSTITUTING  PARKING,  STANDING,  STOPPING  OR  PEDESTRIAN
 OFFENSES; (F) ANY MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY; OR (G) ANY OFFENSE THAT IS PART
 OF THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  SECTION  40.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AS A VIOLATION OF

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 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW,  A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH  (B)
 OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR OF SECTION FOURTEEN-F OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A
 VIOLATION OF ITEM (B) OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH C  OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, A
 VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-A  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW,  A VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING OR
 PEDESTRIAN OFFENSE, A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION  (G)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW OR ANY MISDEMEANOR OR
 FELONY.
   3. A PERSON CHARGED WITH AN INFRACTION WHICH SHALL BE DISPOSED  OF  BY
 EITHER  A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU, THE NASSAU COUNTY TRAFFIC AND PARK-
 ING VIOLATIONS  AGENCY,  OR  THE  SUFFOLK  COUNTY  TRAFFIC  AND  PARKING
 VIOLATIONS  AGENCY  MAY BE PERMITTED TO ANSWER, WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME,
 AT THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU, IN NASSAU COUNTY AT  THE  TRAFFIC  AND
 PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY AND IN SUFFOLK COUNTY AT THE TRAFFIC AND PARK-
 ING  VIOLATIONS AGENCY, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY WRITTEN POWER OF ATTORNEY
 IN SUCH FORM AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE OR LOCAL LAW CREATING
 THE BUREAU OR AGENCY, BY PAYING A PRESCRIBED FINE AND, IN WRITING, WAIV-
 ING A HEARING IN COURT, PLEADING  GUILTY  TO  THE  CHARGE  OR  ADMITTING
 LIABILITY  AS  AN  OWNER FOR THE VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AS  THE  CASE  MAY
 BE,  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE  PERSON  IN CHARGE OF THE BUREAU OR AGENCY TO
 ENTER SUCH A PLEA OR ADMISSION AND ACCEPT PAYMENT OF SAID FINE.  ACCEPT-
 ANCE OF THE PRESCRIBED FINE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY BY THE BUREAU OR AGEN-
 CY  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  COMPLETE SATISFACTION FOR THE VIOLATION OR OF THE
 LIABILITY, AND THE VIOLATOR OR OWNER LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
 SHALL  BE  GIVEN  A RECEIPT WHICH SO STATES.  IF A PERSON CHARGED WITH A
 TRAFFIC VIOLATION DOES NOT ANSWER AS HEREINBEFORE PRESCRIBED,  WITHIN  A
 DESIGNATED  TIME,  THE  BUREAU  OR  AGENCY  MAY  CAUSE A COMPLAINT TO BE
 ENTERED AGAINST HIM OR HER FORTHWITH AND A WARRANT TO BE ISSUED FOR  HIS
 OR HER ARREST AND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COURT, SUCH SUMMONS TO BE PREDI-
 CATED  UPON THE PERSONAL SERVICE OF SAID SUMMONS UPON THE PERSON CHARGED
 WITH THE INFRACTION. ANY PERSON WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN, WITHIN THE  PRECED-
 ING TWELVE MONTHS, GUILTY OF A NUMBER OF PARKING VIOLATIONS IN EXCESS OF
 SUCH  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE COURT, OR OF THREE OR
 MORE VIOLATIONS OTHER THAN PARKING VIOLATIONS, SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
 APPEAR AND ANSWER TO A SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION AT  THE  TRAFFIC  VIOLATIONS
 BUREAU  OR  AGENCY,  BUT MUST APPEAR IN COURT AT A TIME SPECIFIED BY THE
 BUREAU OR AGENCY. SUCH BUREAU OR  AGENCY  SHALL  NOT  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 DEPRIVE A PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHT TO COUNSEL OR TO PREVENT HIM OR HER
 FROM  EXERCISING  HIS  OR  HER  RIGHT  TO  APPEAR IN COURT TO ANSWER TO,
 EXPLAIN, OR DEFEND ANY CHARGE OF A VIOLATION OF ANY TRAFFIC  LAW,  ORDI-
 NANCE, RULE OR REGULATION.
   3-A. A PERSON CHARGED WITH AN INFRACTION WHICH SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BY
 THE BUFFALO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY MAY BE PERMITTED TO ANSWER, WITHIN
 A  SPECIFIED  TIME, AT THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY EITHER IN PERSON OR
 BY WRITTEN POWER OF ATTORNEY IN SUCH FORM AS MAY BE  PRESCRIBED  IN  THE
 ORDINANCE  OR LOCAL LAW CREATING THE AGENCY, BY PAYING A PRESCRIBED FINE
 AND, IN WRITING, WAIVING A HEARING IN  COURT,  PLEADING  GUILTY  TO  THE
 CHARGE  OR  A  LESSER CHARGE AGREEABLE TO THE TRAFFIC PROSECUTOR AND THE
 PERSON CHARGED WITH AN INFRACTION, AND AUTHORIZING THE PERSON IN  CHARGE
 OF  THE  AGENCY  TO  ENTER  SUCH A PLEA AND ACCEPT PAYMENT OF SAID FINE.
 ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRESCRIBED FINE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY  BY  THE  AGENCY

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 SHALL  BE DEEMED COMPLETE SATISFACTION FOR THE VIOLATION, AND THE VIOLA-
 TOR SHALL BE GIVEN A RECEIPT WHICH SO STATES. IF A PERSON CHARGED WITH A
 TRAFFIC VIOLATION DOES NOT ANSWER AS HEREINBEFORE PRESCRIBED,  WITHIN  A
 DESIGNATED  TIME, THE AGENCY MAY CAUSE A COMPLAINT TO BE ENTERED AGAINST
 HIM OR HER FORTHWITH AND A WARRANT TO BE ISSUED FOR HIS  OR  HER  ARREST
 AND  APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COURT, SUCH SUMMONS TO BE PREDICATED UPON THE
 PERSONAL SERVICE OF SAID  SUMMONS  UPON  THE  PERSON  CHARGED  WITH  THE
 INFRACTION.  ANY PERSON WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN, WITHIN THE PRECEDING TWELVE
 MONTHS,  GUILTY  OF  THREE OR MORE VIOLATIONS, SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
 APPEAR AND ANSWER TO A SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION  AT  THE  AGENCY,  BUT  MUST
 APPEAR IN COURT AT A TIME SPECIFIED BY THE AGENCY. SUCH AGENCY SHALL NOT
 BE  AUTHORIZED  TO DEPRIVE A PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHT TO COUNSEL OR TO
 PREVENT HIM OR HER FROM EXERCISING HIS OR HER RIGHT TO APPEAR  IN  COURT
 TO  ANSWER TO, EXPLAIN, OR DEFEND ANY CHARGE OF A VIOLATION OF ANY TRAF-
 FIC LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION.
   3-B. A PERSON CHARGED WITH AN INFRACTION WHICH SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BY
 THE ROCHESTER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY  MAY  BE  PERMITTED  TO  ANSWER,
 WITHIN  A  SPECIFIED  TIME,  AT  THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY EITHER IN
 PERSON OR BY WRITTEN POWER OF ATTORNEY IN SUCH FORM AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED
 IN THE  ORDINANCE  OR  LOCAL  LAW  CREATING  THE  AGENCY,  BY  PAYING  A
 PRESCRIBED  FINE  AND,  IN WRITING, WAIVING A HEARING IN COURT, PLEADING
 GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OR A LESSER CHARGE AGREEABLE TO THE TRAFFIC  PROSE-
 CUTOR  AND  THE  PERSON  CHARGED WITH AN INFRACTION, AND AUTHORIZING THE
 PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE AGENCY TO ENTER SUCH A PLEA AND  ACCEPT  PAYMENT
 OF  SAID FINE.   ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRESCRIBED FINE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
 BY THE AGENCY SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE SATISFACTION FOR  THE  VIOLATION,
 AND  THE VIOLATOR SHALL BE GIVEN A RECEIPT WHICH SO STATES.  IF A PERSON
 CHARGED WITH  A  TRAFFIC  VIOLATION  DOES  NOT  ANSWER  AS  HEREINBEFORE
 PRESCRIBED,  WITHIN  A DESIGNATED TIME, THE AGENCY MAY CAUSE A COMPLAINT
 TO BE ENTERED AGAINST HIM OR HER FORTHWITH AND A WARRANT  TO  BE  ISSUED
 FOR  HIS  OR HER ARREST AND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COURT, SUCH SUMMONS TO
 BE PREDICATED UPON THE PERSONAL SERVICE OF SAID SUMMONS UPON THE  PERSON
 CHARGED  WITH THE INFRACTION. ANY PERSON WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN, WITHIN THE
 PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, GUILTY OF THREE OR MORE VIOLATIONS,  SHALL  NOT
 BE PERMITTED TO APPEAR AND ANSWER TO A SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION AT THE AGEN-
 CY,  BUT  MUST  APPEAR IN COURT AT A TIME SPECIFIED BY THE AGENCY.  SUCH
 AGENCY SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO DEPRIVE A PERSON OF HIS OR  HER  RIGHT
 TO  COUNSEL OR TO PREVENT HIM OR HER FROM EXERCISING HIS OR HER RIGHT TO
 APPEAR IN COURT TO ANSWER  TO,  EXPLAIN,  OR  DEFEND  ANY  CHARGE  OF  A
 VIOLATION OF ANY TRAFFIC LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION.
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FINES, PENALTIES
 AND FORFEITURES COLLECTED BY THE NASSAU COUNTY OR SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC
 AND  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  AGENCY  SHALL  BE  DISTRIBUTED  AS PROVIDED IN
 SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW.    ALL
 FINES,  PENALTIES  AND  FORFEITURES  FOR  VIOLATIONS  ADJUDICATED BY THE
 NASSAU COUNTY OR SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC AND  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  AGENCY
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARK-
 ING  VIOLATIONS,  AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
 NINETY-NINE-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, SHALL BE PAID BY  SUCH  AGENCIES
 TO  THE STATE COMPTROLLER WITHIN THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THE MONTH FOLLOW-
 ING COLLECTION. EACH SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED  BY  A  TRUE  AND
 COMPLETE  REPORT  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE COMPTROLLER SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FINES,  PENAL-
 TIES  AND FORFEITURES COLLECTED BY THE BUFFALO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE  OF

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 THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW. ALL FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES FOR
 VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED BY THE BUFFALO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE  OF  SECTION NINETY-NINE-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, SHALL BE PAID
 BY SUCH AGENCY TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER WITHIN THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THE
 MONTH FOLLOWING COLLECTION. EACH SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY  A
 TRUE  AND  COMPLETE  REPORT  IN  SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMPTROLLER
 SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   4-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FINES,  PENAL-
 TIES AND FORFEITURES COLLECTED BY THE ROCHESTER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGEN-
 CY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF
 THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW. ALL FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES FOR
 VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED BY THE ROCHESTER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AGENCY PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-B OF THIS SECTION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION  THREE  OF SECTION NINETY-NINE-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, SHALL BE
 PAID BY SUCH AGENCY TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER WITHIN THE FIRST  TEN  DAYS
 OF  THE  MONTH FOLLOWING COLLECTION. EACH SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPA-
 NIED BY A TRUE AND COMPLETE REPORT IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE  COMP-
 TROLLER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   §  11.  The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 1111-f to read as follows:
   § 1111-F. OWNER LIABILITY FOR  FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR  TO  COMPLY  WITH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS. (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF LAW, THE VILLAGE OF PELHAM MANOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  AND  EMPOWERED
 TO ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAIL-
 URE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS IN
 SUCH VILLAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER SUCH VILLAGE TO INSTALL AND OPERATE
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING  DEVICES  AT  NO  MORE
 THAN  ONE INTERSECTION WITHIN AND UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH VILLAGE
 AT ANY ONE TIME.
   2. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES  TO
 ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS
 OF  THE  VEHICLE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A  PHOTOGRAPH
 OR  PHOTOGRAPHS  ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF A VEHI-
 CLE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH VILLAGE HAS MADE A REASONABLE EFFORT  TO  COMPLY
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  IN  ANY  SUCH  VILLAGE WHICH HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION,  THE  OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE
 SHALL  BE  LIABLE FOR A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH
 VEHICLE WAS USED OR OPERATED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE  OWNER,  EXPRESS
 OR  IMPLIED,  IN  VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, AND SUCH VIOLATION IS EVIDENCED  BY  INFORMATION
 OBTAINED   FROM  A  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING
 SYSTEM; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT NO OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE  FOR
 A  PENALTY  IMPOSED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHERE THE OPERATOR OF SUCH
 VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF THE UNDERLYING  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION
 (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (C)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "OWNER" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING
 PROVIDED IN ARTICLE TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN  A
 VEHICLE  SENSOR  INSTALLED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TRAFFIC-CONTROL

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 SIGNAL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCES TWO OR MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, TWO OR MORE
 MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, A VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES OF  EACH  VEHICLE
 AT  THE  TIME  IT IS USED OR OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (D)  A  CERTIFICATE,  SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY A TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED BY
 THE VILLAGE OF PELHAM MANOR IN WHICH THE CHARGED VIOLATION OCCURRED,  OR
 A  FACSIMILE  THEREOF, BASED UPON INSPECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES PRODUCED BY A TRAFFIC-CONTROL
 SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEM, SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE  EVIDENCE
 OF  THE  FACTS  CONTAINED  THEREIN.   ANY PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,
 VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES EVIDENCING SUCH A VIOLATION SHALL  BE
 AVAILABLE  FOR  INSPECTION IN ANY PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY
 FOR SUCH VIOLATION PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION.
   (E) AN OWNER LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW OR ORDI-
 NANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  LIABLE  FOR  MONETARY
 PENALTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE OF FINES AND PENALTIES TO BE SET
 FORTH IN SUCH LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE.  THE LIABILITY OF THE OWNER PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE MAY PROVIDE  FOR  AN
 ADDITIONAL  PENALTY  NOT  IN  EXCESS  OF  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  FOR EACH
 VIOLATION FOR THE FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A NOTICE OF LIABILITY WITHIN THE
 PRESCRIBED TIME PERIOD.
   (F) AN IMPOSITION OF LIABILITY UNDER A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE  ADOPTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONVICTION AS AN OPERATOR
 AND  SHALL  NOT  BE MADE PART OF THE OPERATING RECORD OF THE PERSON UPON
 WHOM SUCH LIABILITY IS IMPOSED  NOR  SHALL  IT  BE  USED  FOR  INSURANCE
 PURPOSES IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE.
   (G) 1. A NOTICE OF LIABILITY SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO EACH
 PERSON  ALLEGED  TO BE LIABLE AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
 (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION.  PERSONAL DELIVERY ON THE OWNER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. A MANUAL
 OR AUTOMATIC RECORD OF MAILING PREPARED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF  BUSI-
 NESS SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED THEREIN.
   2.  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
 PERSON ALLEGED TO BE LIABLE AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION
 (D)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION, THE  REGISTRATION  NUMBER  OF  THE  VEHICLE  INVOLVED  IN  SUCH
 VIOLATION,  THE  LOCATION  WHERE SUCH VIOLATION TOOK PLACE, THE DATE AND
 TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION AND THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE CAMERA WHICH
 RECORDED THE VIOLATION OR OTHER DOCUMENT LOCATOR NUMBER.
   3. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY  SHALL  CONTAIN  INFORMATION  ADVISING  THE
 PERSON CHARGED OF THE MANNER AND THE TIME IN WHICH HE OR SHE MAY CONTEST
 THE LIABILITY ALLEGED IN THE NOTICE. SUCH NOTICE OF LIABILITY SHALL ALSO
 CONTAIN  A WARNING TO ADVISE THE PERSONS CHARGED THAT FAILURE TO CONTEST
 IN THE MANNER AND TIME PROVIDED SHALL BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION OF  LIABIL-
 ITY AND THAT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED THEREON.
   4. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY SHALL BE PREPARED AND MAILED BY THE VILLAGE
 OF  PELHAM  MANOR  OR  BY ANY OTHER ENTITY AUTHORIZED BY SUCH VILLAGE TO
 PREPARE AND MAIL SUCH NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION.
   (H) ADJUDICATION OF THE LIABILITY IMPOSED UPON OWNERS BY THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE BY A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW WHERE  THE  VIOLATION
 OCCURRED  OR,  IF  THERE  BE NONE, BY THE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER
 TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

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   (I) IF AN OWNER RECEIVES  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION FOR ANY TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO THE
 POLICE  DEPARTMENT AS HAVING BEEN STOLEN, IT SHALL BE A VALID DEFENSE TO
 AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN  HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT THE
 VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE POLICE AS STOLEN PRIOR TO THE TIME  THE
 VIOLATION OCCURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RECOVERED BY SUCH TIME. FOR PURPOSES
 OF ASSERTING THE DEFENSE PROVIDED BY THIS SUBDIVISION IT SHALL BE SUFFI-
 CIENT  THAT  A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT ON THE STOLEN VEHICLE
 BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO THE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION.
   (J) AN OWNER WHO IS A LESSOR OF A VEHICLE TO WHICH A NOTICE OF LIABIL-
 ITY WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  BE
 LIABLE  FOR  THE  VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT HE  OR  SHE  SENDS  TO  THE  COURT
 HAVING  JURISDICTION  A COPY OF THE RENTAL, LEASE OR OTHER SUCH CONTRACT
 DOCUMENT COVERING SUCH VEHICLE ON THE DATE OF THE  VIOLATION,  WITH  THE
 NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LESSEE CLEARLY LEGIBLE, WITHIN THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS
 AFTER  RECEIVING  NOTICE  FROM  THE  COURT  OF THE DATE AND TIME OF SUCH
 VIOLATION, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL
 NOTICE OF LIABILITY.  FAILURE TO SEND SUCH INFORMATION WITHIN SUCH THIR-
 TY-SEVEN DAY TIME PERIOD SHALL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE FOR  THE  PENALTY
 PRESCRIBED   BY  THIS  SECTION.  WHERE  THE  LESSOR  COMPLIES  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE LESSEE OF SUCH VEHICLE ON  THE  DATE
 OF  SUCH  VIOLATION  SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE FOR
 PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  LIABILITY  FOR  THE
 VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS
 ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE SENT A NOTICE OF LIABILITY
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF THIS SECTION.
   (K) 1. IF THE OWNER LIABLE FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF
 SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 WAS NOT THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF  THE  VIOLATION,  THE
 OWNER MAY MAINTAIN AN ACTION FOR INDEMNIFICATION AGAINST THE OPERATOR.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A MONETARY FINE  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION IF THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE WITH-
 OUT  THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME SUCH OPERATOR FAILED TO OBEY A
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION THERE SHALL
 BE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE  WAS  OPERATING  SUCH
 VEHICLE  WITH  THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME SUCH OPERATOR FAILED
 TO OBEY A TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATION.
   (L) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE  LIABILITY
 OF  AN  OPERATOR  OF  A  VEHICLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (M) WHEN THE VILLAGE HAS ESTABLISHED A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION,  ALL FINES AND PENALTIES COLLECTED UNDER SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION EIGH-
 TEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (N) ANY VILLAGE THAT ADOPTS A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT  DETAILING  THE
 RESULTS  OF THE USE OF SUCH TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONI-
 TORING SYSTEM TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-ONE  AND ON THE SAME DATE IN EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR IN WHICH THE DEMON-
 STRATION PROGRAM IS OPERABLE. SUCH REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO:

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   1.  A  DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATIONS WHERE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO
 VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS WERE USED;
   2.  THE  AGGREGATE  NUMBER, TYPE AND SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS REPORTED AT
 INTERSECTIONS WHERE A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING
 SYSTEM  IS  USED  FOR THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH
 SYSTEM, TO THE EXTENT THE INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   3. THE AGGREGATE NUMBER, TYPE AND SEVERITY OF  ACCIDENTS  REPORTED  AT
 INTERSECTIONS  WHERE A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING
 SYSTEM IS USED FOR THE REPORTING YEAR, AS WELL AS FOR EACH YEAR THAT THE
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEM HAS BEEN OPERA-
 TIONAL, TO THE EXTENT THE INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   4. THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND NUMBER  OF  VIOLATIONS  RECORDED  AT  EACH
 INTERSECTION  WHERE  A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING
 SYSTEM IS USED AND IN THE AGGREGATE  ON  A  DAILY,  WEEKLY  AND  MONTHLY
 BASIS;
   5.  THE  NUMBER OF NOTICES OF LIABILITY ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS RECORDED
 BY SUCH SYSTEM AT EACH INTERSECTION WHERE A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO
 VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEM IS USED;
   6. THE NUMBER OF FINES IMPOSED AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF  FINES  PAID  AFTER
 FIRST NOTICE OF LIABILITY;
   7.  THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED AND RESULTS OF
 SUCH  ADJUDICATIONS  INCLUDING  BREAKDOWNS  OF  DISPOSITION   MADE   FOR
 VIOLATIONS  RECORDED  BY  SUCH  SYSTEMS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED AT LEAST
 ANNUALLY TO SUCH VILLAGE BY THE RESPECTIVE COURTS AND BUREAUS CONDUCTING
 SUCH ADJUDICATIONS;
   8. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE REALIZED  BY  SUCH  VILLAGE  FROM  SUCH
 ADJUDICATIONS  INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN OF REVENUE REALIZED BY SUCH VILLAGE
 FOR EACH YEAR SINCE  DEPLOYMENT  OF  ITS  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO
 VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEM;
   9.  EXPENSES  INCURRED BY SUCH VILLAGE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM;
 AND
   10. QUALITY OF THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS AND ITS RESULTS WHICH SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO SUCH VILLAGE BY THE RESPECTIVE COURTS  AND
 BUREAUS CONDUCTING SUCH ADJUDICATIONS.
   (O) IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE TO ANY PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
 VISION  (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO
 A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  THAT  SUCH
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS  WERE  MALFUNCTIONING  AT  THE  TIME OF THE
 ALLEGED VIOLATION.
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however  that
 section  eleven of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after
 it shall have become a law and shall expire on December  1,  2025,  when
 upon  such  date  the  provisions of section eleven of this act shall be
 deemed repealed; provided, further, that any such local law  as  may  be
 enacted  pursuant  to  section  eleven  of this act shall remain in full
 force and effect only until December 1, 2025.