S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, GLICK, REYES, CUNNINGHAM, MEEKS,
LUPARDO, DILAN, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspending
the registration of vehicles which have been documented multiple times
by a photo speed violation monitoring system for speeding in a highway
construction or maintenance work area
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4-i to read as follows:
4-I. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION FOR IMPOSITION OF LIABILITY THROUGH
THE USE OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS WITHIN CONTROLLED
ACCESS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK AREAS. UPON THE RECEIPT
OF A NOTIFICATION FROM A COURT OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL THAT AN
OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOUND MONETARILY LIABLE BY A COURT OR
AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY
WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
(B), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER
THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITOR-
ING SYSTEMS IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK AREA LOCATED
ON A CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS
CHAPTER, FOLLOWING ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION OR DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO
FIVE OR MORE NOTICES OF LIABILITY, ISSUED WITHIN AN EIGHTEEN MONTH PERI-
OD, IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE FOR FAILURE
OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED
LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEV-
EN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR
MAINTENANCE WORK AREA LOCATED ON A CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY IN ACCORD-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER NOT ARISING OUT OF THE SAME
INCIDENT, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE COMMISSIONER'S AGENT SHALL SUSPEND THE
REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SUCH IMPOSITION OF LIABIL-
ITY FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS.
§ 2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (g) of section 1180-e of the vehicle
and traffic law, as added by chapter 421 of the laws of 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
3. The notice of liability shall contain information advising the
person charged of the manner and the time in which [he or she] SUCH
PERSON may contest the liability alleged in the notice. Such notice of
liability shall also contain a prominent warning to advise the person
charged that failure to contest in the manner and time provided shall be
deemed an admission of liability and that a default judgment may be
entered thereon AND A WARNING TO ADVISE THE PERSONS CHARGED THAT FOLLOW-
ING ENTRY OF A FINAL DECISION OR DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO FIVE OR MORE
NOTICES OF LIABILITY ISSUED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS IMPOSING
MONETARY LIABILITY UPON SUCH PERSON AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF
SUBDIVISION (B), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF
THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SUCH VIOLATIONS SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF
NINETY DAYS.
§ 3. The section heading and paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 1
of section 514 of the vehicle and traffic law, the section heading and
paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 406 of the laws of
2001 and paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 892 of the
laws of 1983, are amended to read as follows:
Certifying convictions, FINDINGS OF LIABILITY, forfeitures and nonap-
pearances to the commissioner and recording convictions AND FINDINGS OF
LIABILITY.
(a) (I) 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, ordi-
nance, rule or regulation made by local authorities in relation to traf-
fic (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, OR (II) UPON ENTRY OF A FINAL DECI-
SION IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY UPON A PERSON AS A MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER
FOR A VIOLATION, COMMITTED WITHIN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE
WORK AREA LOCATED ON A CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY, OF SUBDIVISION (B),
(D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER PURSU-
ANT TO A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF
THIS CHAPTER, the court or the clerk thereof shall within fifteen days
certify the facts of the case OR THE FINDING OF LIABILITY to the commis-
sioner in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by the
commissioner, who shall record the same in [his] THEIR office. Such
certificate shall be presumptive evidence of the facts recited therein.
If any such conviction OR FINDING OF LIABILITY shall be reversed upon
appeal therefrom, or shall be vacated or set aside, the person whose
conviction OR FINDING OF LIABILITY 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 OR FINDING OF LIABILITY.
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, the commissioner may prescribe time limitations for the
reporting of judgments of conviction OR FINDINGS OF LIABILITY and trans-
mission of such license that are longer than those prescribed by this
section for any courts to which this section is applicable.
§ 4. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law and shall apply to violations committed on and after such date;
provided, however, the amendments to subdivision (g) of section 1180-e
of the vehicle and traffic law made by section two of this act shall not
affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed there-
with. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.