§ 370-a. Definitions. For the purpose of this article:

1. "Traffic and parking violations agency" shall mean a department of
the Nassau county government established pursuant to subdivision two of
section three hundred seventy of this article or a department in the
Suffolk county government established pursuant to subdivision three of
such section to administer and dispose of traffic and parking
infractions.

1-a. "Traffic violations agency" shall mean an executive department of
the city of Buffalo established pursuant to subdivision four of section
three hundred seventy of this article to administer and dispose of
traffic infractions as authorized pursuant to this article.

1-b. "Traffic violations agency" shall mean an executive department of
the city of Rochester established pursuant to subdivision five of
section three hundred seventy of this article to administer and dispose
of traffic infractions as authorized pursuant to this article.

2. "Traffic prosecutor" shall mean an attorney duly admitted to
practice law in the state of New York who, having been appointed and
either hired or retained pursuant to section three hundred seventy-four
of this article, has the responsibility of prosecuting any traffic and
parking infractions returnable before the Nassau county district court
or the Suffolk county district court or any traffic infractions
returnable before the Buffalo city court pursuant to the jurisdictional
limitations of section three hundred seventy-one of this article.

2-a. "Traffic prosecutor" shall also mean an attorney duly admitted to
practice law in the state of New York who, having been appointed and
either hired or retained pursuant to section three hundred
seventy-four-b of this article, has the responsibility of prosecuting
any traffic infractions returnable before the Rochester city court
pursuant to the jurisdictional limitations of section three hundred
seventy-one of this article.