S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1166
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, KELLES, WALKER, LEVEN-
BERG, GIBBS, CUNNINGHAM, LUCAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
the court to provide a range of dates for a person pleading not guilty
to a traffic infraction to appear
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1806 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
section 1 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
read as follows:
§ 1806. Plea of not guilty by a defendant charged with a traffic
infraction. In addition to appearing personally to enter a plea of not
guilty to a violation of any provision of the tax law or the transporta-
tion law regulating traffic, or to a traffic infraction for the
violation of any of the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law or of
any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to the
operation of motor vehicles or motorcycles, a defendant may enter a plea
of not guilty by mailing to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the
ticket making the charge and a signed statement indicating such plea.
Such plea must be sent: (a) by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested or by first class mail; and (b) within forty-eight
hours after receiving such ticket. Upon receipt of such ticket and
statement, the court shall advise the violator, by first class mail, of
an appearance at which no testimony shall be taken. THE COURT SHALL
PROVIDE THE VIOLATOR WITH A RANGE OF DATES TO APPEAR WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT DATES AND TIMES AT WHICH THE VIOLATOR MAY
APPEAR. If the motorist requests a trial, the court shall set a trial
date on a date subsequent to the date of the initial appearance and
shall notify the defendant of the date by first class mail but no
warrant of arrest for failure to appear can be issued until the violator
is notified of a new court appearance date by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, and fails to appear.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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