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                                  2316--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON, FORREST -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   CARROLL -- 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 and the public officers law,
   in relation to establishing  a  demonstration  program  on  interstate
   route  278  in  Kings  county to enforce vehicle weight restriction on
   such interstate by means of  mobile  or  stationary  weigh  in  motion
   systems;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion 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 Section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED and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: (A) TO  HEAR  AND  DETERMINE  COMPLAINTS  OF
 TRAFFIC   INFRACTIONS   CONSTITUTING   PARKING,   STANDING  OR  STOPPING
 VIOLATIONS, OR (B) TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR  VIOLATIONS
 OF  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO 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 AND OPERATION
 OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR (C) TO ADJUDICATE  THE
 LIABILITY  OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR
 (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
 A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE  OWNER  OF  A
 VEHICLE  FOR  FAILURE  OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH POSTED
 MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  PHOTO
 SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  (D)  TO  ADJUDICATE  THE  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR
 VIOLATIONS OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01147-06-1

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 THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A BUS RAPID  TRANSIT  PROGRAM  IMPOSING
 MONETARY  LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  INSTALLA-
 TION AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  (E)  TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF
 OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS IMPOSED BY  CERTAIN
 PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO THE LAW AUTHORIZING SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TIES TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR  FAILURE
 OF  AN  OPERATOR  THEREOF  TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF
 SUCH PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF
 PHOTO-MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  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 (F) TO ADJUDICATE
 THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  SEVEN-
 TY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER 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 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW  OR
 ORDINANCE  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON  THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  SCHOOL  BUS  RED  VISUAL
 SIGNALS  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  (G)  TO  ADJUDICATE  THE  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR
 VIOLATIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND  THE
 RULES  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN
 RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT  VIOLATIONS  IMPOSED
 PURSUANT  TO  A  WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN  OPERATOR  THEREOF
 TO COMPLY WITH SUCH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
 THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION
 MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN 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:

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   (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
 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

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 THE PENALTY SCHEDULE PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO MARCH 28, 1993.
 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 MARCH 28, 1993, 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
 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 MARCH 28, 1993,
 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

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 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 ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE
 THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAIL-
 URE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE  OR
 REGULATION THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A PHOTO ENFORCEMENT
 DEVICE  OR  SYSTEM, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE
 TEN, TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-NINE OR THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, BY SECTION  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, OR BY
 SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A, SIXTEEN-B AND SIXTEEN-C  OF  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY, NOR BE CONSTRUED TO
 GRANT ANY MUNICIPALITY THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH BY  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDI-
 NANCE, ORDER, RULE, REGULATION, RESOLUTION OR ANY OTHER MEANS, AN ADMIN-
 ISTRATIVE  TRIBUNAL  TO HEAR AND DETERMINE COMPLAINTS OF TRAFFIC INFRAC-
 TIONS  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:
   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: (A) TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY
 OF  OWNERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO  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  AND  OPERATION  OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-
 MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER, OR (B) TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF
 SUBDIVISION  (B),  (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY
 OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO  A  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING
 MONETARY  LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND OPERATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR (C) TO  ADJUDICATE
 THE  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS
 DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A BUS
 RAPID TRANSIT PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY  ON  THE  OWNER  OF  A
 VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH BUS LANE
 RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF  BUS  LANE  PHOTO
 DEVICES,  IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR (D)
 TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOLL  COLLECTION
 REGULATIONS  IMPOSED  BY  CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO THE LAW
 AUTHORIZING SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY ON  THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH

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 TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS  OF  SUCH  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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  (E)  TO  ADJUDICATE  THE  LIABILITY  OF  OWNERS FOR
 VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS  CHAPTER  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  IMPOSED  PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY
 LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN  OPERATOR  THEREOF
 TO  COMPLY  WITH  SCHOOL BUS RED VISUAL SIGNALS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION
 AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR (F) TO ADJUDI-
 CATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
 TATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
 AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT  TO  A  WEIGH  IN  MOTION
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO  COMPLY  WITH  SUCH  GROSS
 VEHICLE  WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION
 AND OPERATION OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.  SUCH TRIBUNAL, EXCEPT IN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL ALSO HAVE JURISDIC-
 TION  OF ABANDONED VEHICLE VIOLATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
 A PARKING VIOLATION IS THE VIOLATION OF  ANY  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION
 PROVIDING FOR OR REGULATING THE PARKING, STOPPING OR STANDING OF A VEHI-
 CLE. 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 SET FORTH IN ARTICLES TEN, TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-NINE AND
 THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, 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 TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF: TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDI-
 CATIONS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTI-
 CLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED  MAXI-
 MUM  SPEED  LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G)
 OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH  THE  INSTALLA-
 TION  AND  OPERATION  OF  PHOTO  SPEED  VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO  COMPLY  WITH  BUS
 LANE  RESTRICTIONS  AS  DEFINED  BY  ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF BUS  LANE  PHOTO  DEVICES,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH
 TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE  OF

 A. 2316--A                          7
 
 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 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION
 MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAP-
 TER;  OR  TO  COMPLY  WITH  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND/OR  AXLE  WEIGHT
 RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF
 NEW  YORK  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION OF WEIGH IN MOTION
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  TEN  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  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL
 PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-
 FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  OR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED
 LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPER-
 ATION  OF  PHOTO  SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE  RESTRICTIONS
 AS  DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLA-
 TION AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY  WITH  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGU-
 LATIONS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPER-
 ATION  OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND
 OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE  WITH  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH GROSS
 VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION  OF  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPART-
 MENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION
 AND  OPERATION  OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN 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 CONTESTING 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-

 A. 2316--A                          8
 
 SITION OF MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR   THEREOF:   TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS  IN
 VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL
 PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-
 FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH  CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED
 LIMITS  IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPER-
 ATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 ARTICLE  THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS
 AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE  INSTALLA-
 TION AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  OR TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGU-
 LATIONS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPER-
 ATION OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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 IN VIOLATION OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND
 OPERATION  OF  SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY  WITH  GROSS
 VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF  THE  DEPART-
 MENT  OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH THE INSTALLATION
 AND OPERATION OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE  TEN 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  HEAR-
 ING.
   § 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 OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
 (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
 A  LOCAL  LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL  INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTI-
 CLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AN ALLEGATION  OF  LIABILITY  OF  AN
 OWNER  FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (B),  (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS  CHAPTER  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  A
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED
 MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  PHOTO
 SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF
 THIS  CHAPTER, OR AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION
 OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A BUS RAPID TRANSIT  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY
 LIABILITY  ON  THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF
 TO COMPLY WITH SUCH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION  AND
 OPERATION  OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-
 FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY OF AN  OWNER  FOR  A
 VIOLATION  OF  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  IMPOSED  BY CERTAIN PUBLIC

 A. 2316--A                          9
 
 AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO THE LAW AUTHORIZING SUCH PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  TO
 IMPOSE  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  OF  SUCH
 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTO-MONI-
 TORING  SYSTEMS,  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 AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY  OF
 AN  OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER 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 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOS-
 ING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPER-
 ATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL BUS RED VISUAL  SIGNALS  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  SCHOOL  BUS PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING
 SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER,  OR  AN
 ALLEGATION  OF  LIABILITY  OF  AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE
 WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  A  WEIGH  IN
 MOTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF
 A  VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH GROSS
 VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION
 AND  OPERATION  OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN 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 IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D)  OF  SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPER-
 ATION  OF  TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO  COMPLY  WITH
 CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B),
 (C), (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  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE  THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; TO
 COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER  THROUGH  THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO
 DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO
 COMPLY  WITH  TOLL  COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTO-MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  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; TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL  BUS  DISPLAYING  A
 RED VISUAL SIGNAL IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF
 THIS  CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER, OR TO COMPLY WITH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT
 RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF
 NEW  YORK  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION OF WEIGH IN MOTION
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  TEN  OF  THIS

 A. 2316--A                         10
 
 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 IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN
 OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION  OF  TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH
 ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXI-
 MUM SPEED LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F)  OR  (G)
 OF SECTION ELEVEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  OF  THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTAL-
 LATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH BUS  LANE
 RESTRICTIONS  AS  DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH
 THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO  COMPLY  WITH    TOLL
 COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE INSTAL-
 LATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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;  TO  STOP  FOR  A  SCHOOL  BUS  DISPLAYING A RED VISUAL SIGNAL IN
 VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH
 THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION  MONITORING
 SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO
 COMPLY WITH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT  AND/OR  AXLE  WEIGHT  RESTRICTIONS  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE
 RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK
 THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION
 MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN OF THIS  CHAPTER,  OF
 THE  PERSON  CHARGED,  AS APPLICABLE PRIOR TO RENDERING A FINAL DETERMI-
 NATION. 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  IN  VIOLATION  OF
 SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH
 THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLA-
 TION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THIS
 CHAPTER;  TO  COMPLY  WITH  CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM   SPEED   LIMITS IN
 VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR  (G)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF
 PHOTO    SPEED  VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
 THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS  DEFINED
 BY  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND
 OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE  TWENTY-

 A. 2316--A                         11

 FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  TO  COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF
 CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF
 PHOTO-MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  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; TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL
 BUS  DISPLAYING  A  RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  IN  VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERA-
 TION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH GROSS VEHI-
 CLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND
 OPERATION OF WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ARTICLE TEN 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 ADMISSION 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   ALLEGED 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 IN VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVISION
 (D)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH   THE
 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-
 MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER;   TO  COMPLY  WITH  CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (B),  (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF
 PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE
 THIRTY  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED
 BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS  CHAPTER  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND
 OPERATION  OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-
 FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION   REGULATIONS    OF
 CERTAIN  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  THROUGH  THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF
 PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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; TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL
 BUS  DISPLAYING  A  RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  IN  VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERA-
 TION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH GROSS VEHI-
 CLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND
 OPERATION OF WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ARTICLE TEN OF THIS CHAPTER, (2) OF THE IMPENDING DEFAULT JUDGMENT,
 (3) THAT SUCH JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED IN THE CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY IN

 A. 2316--A                         12
 
 WHICH THE BUREAU HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, OR OTHER COURT OF CIVIL JURISDIC-
 TION 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 AUTHORIZING THE  IMPOSITION  OF  MONETARY
 LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF:
 TO  COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS  IN VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  (D)  OF  SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE
 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  PHOTO  VIOLATION-
 MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH   ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF  THIS
 CHAPTER;   TO COMPLY   WITH  CERTAIN  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (B),  (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE   INSTALLATION AND  OPERATION
 OF   PHOTO  SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTI-
 CLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY  WITH  BUS  LANE  RESTRICTIONS  AS
 DEFINED  BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION
 AND OPERATION OF BUS LANE PHOTO  DEVICES,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS CHAPTER; TO COMPLY WITH TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS
 OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION  OF
 PHOTO-MONITORING  SYSTEMS, 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; TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL
 BUS DISPLAYING A RED  VISUAL  SIGNAL  IN  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERA-
 TION  OF  SCHOOL  BUS  PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR TO COMPLY WITH GROSS  VEHI-
 CLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE  OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND
 OPERATION OF WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH  ARTICLE TEN 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 ADDITIONAL 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-RESI-
 DENTS 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, SUSTAINING   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

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 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 OF 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  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  A
 LOCAL  LAW  OR  ORDINANCE  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL  INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTI-
 CLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (III) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE  FOR
 A  VIOLATION  OF SUBDIVISION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS  CHAPTER  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  A  DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAIL-
 URE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  SUCH  POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED
 LIMITS  THROUGH  THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION
 MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF  THIS  CHAPTER;
 OR  (IV)  THE  REGISTRANT  WAS  LIABLE  FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF  BUS  LANE
 RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS  CHAPTER  IMPOSED
 PURSUANT  TO  A BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON
 THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH
 SUCH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF BUS
 LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER; OR (V) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS CHAPTER 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 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A
 LOCAL  LAW  OR  ORDINANCE  IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL BUS RED
 VISUAL SIGNALS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  SCHOOL  BUS
 PHOTO  VIOLATION  MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-
 NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (VI) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE FOR A  VIOLATION
 OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION  TO
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A
 WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH
 SUCH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT  RESTRICTIONS  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING
 SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TEN OF THIS CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION-
 ER OR HIS OR HER AGENT SHALL DENY THE REGISTRATION OR  RENEWAL  APPLICA-
 TION  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

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 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. The opening paragraph and  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  1809  of  the vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by
 section 10 of chapter 145 and section 9 of chapter 148 of  the  laws  of
 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   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 an owner for a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
 eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
 eleven-a of this chapter, 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  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-b  of  this  chapter, or other than an adjudication in accordance
 with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter for a violation  of
 a  bus  lane  restriction  as  defined in such section, 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
 section  eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than an adju-
 dication of liability of an owner for a violation  of  subdivision  (b),
 (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in
 accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-b of this chapter, 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 section eleven hundred  eleven-e  of  this  chapter,  or
 other  than  an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of
 section eleven hundred seventy-four of this chapter in  accordance  with
 section  eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter, or other than an
 adjudication of liability of an owner for  a  violation  of  subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter,]
 AND  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION,
 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:
   (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 section eleven
 hundred eleven-a of this chapter,  or  other  than  an  adjudication  of
 liability  of  an  owner  for  a violation of subdivision (d) of section

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 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter in accordance with section  eleven
 hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter,  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 section eleven
 hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than an  infraction  pursuant
 to article nine of this chapter or other than an adjudication of liabil-
 ity  of an owner for a violation of toll collection regulations pursuant
 to section two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the public  authori-
 ties law or sections sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c of chapter seven
 hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty or other than
 an  adjudication  in  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of
 this chapter for a violation of a bus lane  restriction  as  defined  in
 such section, or other than an adjudication of liability of an owner for
 a  violation  of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven
 hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eighty-b of this chapter, 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  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-e  of this chapter, or other than an adjudication of liability of
 an owner for a violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four of  this
 chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this
 chapter,  or  other  than an adjudication of liability of an owner for a
 violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or  (g)  of  section  eleven
 hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eighty-d  of this chapter,] AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be levied a crime victim assist-
 ance 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.
   § 8-a. The opening paragraph and paragraph (c)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 10 of
 chapter 145 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   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 an owner for a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
 eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
 eleven-a of this chapter, 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  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-b  of  this  chapter, or other than an adjudication in accordance
 with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter for a violation  of
 a  bus  lane  restriction  as  defined in such section, 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
 section  eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than an adju-
 dication of liability of an owner for a violation  of  subdivision  (b),
 (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in
 accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-b of this chapter, 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 section eleven hundred  eleven-e  of  this  chapter,  or
 other  than  an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of

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 section eleven hundred seventy-four of this chapter in  accordance  with
 section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a of this chapter,] AND EXCEPT AS
 OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall  be
 levied a crime victim assistance fee and a mandatory surcharge, in addi-
 tion  to  any  sentence required or permitted by law, in accordance with
 the following schedule:
   (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 section eleven
 hundred eleven-a of this chapter,  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 section  eleven
 hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter,  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 section eleven
 hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than an  infraction  pursuant
 to article nine of this chapter or other than an adjudication of liabil-
 ity  of an owner for a violation of toll collection regulations pursuant
 to section two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the public  authori-
 ties law or sections sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c of chapter seven
 hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty or other than
 an  adjudication  in  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of
 this chapter for a violation of a bus lane  restriction  as  defined  in
 such section, or other than an adjudication of liability of an owner for
 a  violation  of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven
 hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eighty-b of this chapter, 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  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-e  of this chapter, or other than an adjudication of liability of
 an owner for a violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four of  this
 chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this
 chapter,]  AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS
 SECTION, 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.
   §  8-b.  Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as separately amended by section 10-a of chapter 145 and section 9-a  of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Whenever  proceedings  in an administrative tribunal or a court of
 this state result in a conviction for a crime 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, parking or motor vehicle equip-
 ment or violations by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an adju-
 dication  of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (d) of
 section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eleven-a of this chapter, or other than  an  adjudication
 of  liability  of an owner for a violation of subdivision (d) of section

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 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter in accordance with section  eleven
 hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter,  or  other than an adjudication in
 accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this  chapter  for  a
 violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such section, or other
 than  an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of subdi-
 vision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter  in  accord-
 ance with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than
 an  adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this  chapter,
 or  other  than an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation
 of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f)  or  (g)  of  section  eleven  hundred
 eighty  of this chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred eight-
 y-d of this chapter, or other than 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 section eleven hundred eleven-e of
 this chapter, or other than an adjudication of liability of an owner for
 a  violation  of  section eleven hundred seventy-four of this chapter in
 accordance with section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this  chapter,]
 AND  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION,
 there shall be levied a mandatory surcharge, in addition to any sentence
 required or permitted by law, in the amount of twenty-five dollars.
   § 8-c. Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  separately amended by section 10-b of chapter 145 and section 9-b of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Whenever proceedings in an administrative tribunal or  a  court  of
 this  state  result  in a conviction for a crime under this chapter or a
 traffic infraction under this chapter other than  a  traffic  infraction
 involving  standing,  stopping,  parking  or  motor vehicle equipment or
 violations by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an  adjudication
 in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter for a
 violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such section, or other
 than  an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of subdi-
 vision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter  in  accord-
 ance with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than
 an  adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this  chapter,
 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  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e of this chapter, or
 other than an adjudication of liability of an owner for a  violation  of
 section  eleven  hundred seventy-four of this chapter in accordance with
 section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter,]  AND  EXCEPT  AS
 OTHERWISE  PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be
 levied a mandatory surcharge, in addition to any  sentence  required  or
 permitted by law, in the amount of seventeen dollars.
   §  8-d.  Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as separately amended by section 10-c of chapter 145 and section 9-c  of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Whenever  proceedings  in an administrative tribunal or a court of
 this state result in a conviction for a crime under this  chapter  or  a
 traffic  infraction  under  this chapter other than a traffic infraction
 involving standing, stopping, parking  or  motor  vehicle  equipment  or
 violations  by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an adjudication
 of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b),  (c),  (d),

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 (f)  or  (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in accord-
 ance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter, or other than
 an adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of  subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter  in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter,
 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 section eleven hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter,  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  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e of this chapter, or
 other than an adjudication of liability of an owner for a  violation  of
 section  eleven  hundred seventy-four of this chapter in accordance with
 section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter,]  AND  EXCEPT  AS
 OTHERWISE  PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be
 levied a mandatory surcharge, in addition to any  sentence  required  or
 permitted by law, in the amount of seventeen dollars.
   §  8-e.  Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as separately amended by section 10-d of chapter 145 and section 9-d  of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Whenever  proceedings  in an administrative tribunal or a court of
 this state result in a conviction for a crime under this  chapter  or  a
 traffic  infraction  under  this chapter other than a traffic infraction
 involving standing, stopping, parking  or  motor  vehicle  equipment  or
 violations  by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an adjudication
 of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b),  (c),  (d),
 (f)  or  (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in accord-
 ance with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter, 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
 section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or other than an  adju-
 dication  of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (d) of
 section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter, or other than  an  adjudication
 of  liability  of  an  owner  for  a violation of section eleven hundred
 seventy-four of this chapter in accordance with section  eleven  hundred
 seventy-four-a  of  this  chapter,]  AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
 SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall  be  levied  a  mandatory
 surcharge,  in addition to any sentence required or permitted by law, in
 the amount of seventeen dollars.
   § 8-f. Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  separately amended by section 10-f of chapter 145 and section 9-f of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Whenever proceedings in an administrative tribunal or  a  court  of
 this  state  result  in a conviction for a crime under this chapter or a
 traffic infraction under this chapter other than  a  traffic  infraction
 involving  standing,  stopping,  parking  or  motor vehicle equipment or
 violations by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an  adjudication
 of  liability  of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d),
 (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter  in  accord-
 ance with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter, 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
 section  eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter, or other than an adju-
 dication of liability of an owner for  a  violation  of  section  eleven
 hundred  seventy-four  of this chapter in accordance with section eleven

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 hundred  seventy-four-a  of  this  chapter,]  AND  EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED  BY  SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be levied a
 mandatory surcharge, in addition to any sentence required  or  permitted
 by law, in the amount of seventeen dollars.
   §  8-g.  Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as separately amended by section 10-g of chapter 145 and section 9-g  of
 chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Whenever  proceedings  in an administrative tribunal or a court of
 this state result in a conviction for a crime under this  chapter  or  a
 traffic  infraction  under  this chapter other than a traffic infraction
 involving standing, stopping, parking  or  motor  vehicle  equipment  or
 violations  by pedestrians or bicyclists[, or other than an adjudication
 of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b), (d), (f) or
 (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance  with
 section  eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter, or other than an adju-
 dication of liability of an owner for  a  violation  of  section  eleven
 hundred  seventy-four  of this chapter in accordance with section eleven
 hundred  seventy-four-a  of  this  chapter,]  AND  EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED  BY  SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be levied a
 mandatory surcharge, in addition to any sentence required  or  permitted
 by law, in the amount of seventeen dollars.
   §  8-h.  Subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as separately amended by chapter 16 of the laws of 1983 and  chapter  62
 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Whenever  proceedings  in an administrative tribunal or a court of
 this state result in a conviction for a crime under this  chapter  or  a
 traffic  infraction  under  this chapter other than a traffic infraction
 involving standing, stopping, parking  or  motor  vehicle  equipment  or
 violations by pedestrians or bicyclists AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED
 BY  SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION, there shall be levied a mandatory
 surcharge, in addition to any sentence required or permitted by law,  in
 the amount of seventeen dollars.
   §  9. Section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
 APPLY TO AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF OWNERS: (A) FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF
 SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED
 PURSUANT  TO 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 AND OPERATION OF
 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS  CHAPTER;  OR  (B)  FOR  VIOLATIONS  OF
 SUBDIVISION  (B),  (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY
 OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO  A  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING
 MONETARY  LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND OPERATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (C) FOR VIOLATIONS
 OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A BUS RAPID TRANSIT  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY
 LIABILITY  ON  THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF
 TO COMPLY WITH SUCH BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE  INSTALLATION  AND
 OPERATION  OF BUS LANE PHOTO DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-
 FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (D) FOR VIOLATIONS  OF  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGU-
 LATIONS  IMPOSED  BY  CERTAIN  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  PURSUANT  TO THE LAW

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 AUTHORIZING SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY ON  THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH
 TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS  OF  SUCH  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, 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 (E) FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-
 FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER 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 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A LOCAL LAW  OR
 ORDINANCE  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON  THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR
 FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  SCHOOL  BUS  RED  VISUAL
 SIGNALS  THROUGH  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER; OR (F) FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE
 OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE
 CITY  OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT
 VIOLATIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A WEIGH IN MOTION  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM
 IMPOSING  MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH GROSS VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND/OR  AXLE
 WEIGHT  RESTRICTIONS  THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF WEIGH IN
 MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE  TEN  OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   §  10.  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; AND (II) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN
 OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO 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  AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING
 SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  AND
 (III) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
 VISION  (B),  (C),  (D),  (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF
 THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING  MONE-
 TARY  LIABILITY  ON  THE  OWNER  OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR
 THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH POSTED  MAXIMUM  SPEED  LIMITS  THROUGH  THE
 INSTALLATION  AND OPERATION OF PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (IV)  AN  ADJUDI-
 CATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS
 AS  DEFINED BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A
 BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF  A
 VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SUCH BUS LANE
 RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF  BUS  LANE  PHOTO
 DEVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (V)
 AN  ADJUDICATION  OF  LIABILITY  OF  AN  OWNER  FOR  A VIOLATION OF TOLL
 COLLECTION REGULATIONS IMPOSED BY CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO

 A. 2316--A                         21
 
 THE LAW AUTHORIZING SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO IMPOSE MONETARY LIABILITY
 ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF  TO  COMPLY
 WITH  TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE
 INSTALLATION  AND  OPERATION  OF PHOTO-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHOR-
 ITIES LAW OR SECTIONS SIXTEEN-A,  SIXTEEN-B  AND  SIXTEEN-C  OF  CHAPTER
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY; AND
 (VI) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER 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  IMPOSED  PURSUANT
 TO  A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF
 A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH  SCHOOL  BUS
 RED  VISUAL SIGNALS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS
 PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-
 NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (VII) AN ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY OF AN OWNER
 FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND
 THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN
 RELATION  TO  GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS IMPOSED
 PURSUANT TO A WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY
 LIABILITY  ON  THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF
 TO COMPLY WITH SUCH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
 THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION  OF  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION
 MONITORING  SYSTEMS,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE TEN 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 TWEN-
 TY-EIGHT DOLLARS.
   §  11.  The  general  municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 371-a to read as follows:
   § 371-A. ADDITIONAL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE RELATED TO THE  ADJUDI-
 CATION  OF  CERTAIN  NOTICES  OF  LIABILITY. A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  AND  A  TRAFFIC  AND  PARKING
 VIOLATIONS  AGENCY  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE MAY BE AUTHORIZED  TO  ADJUDI-
 CATE,  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE LIABILITY
 OF OWNERS: (A) FOR VIOLATIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A
 LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON  THE  OWNER  OF  A
 VEHICLE  FOR  FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL INDICATIONS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF  TRAFFIC-CON-
 TROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTI-
 CLE TWENTY-FOUR OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW; OR (B) FOR VIOLATIONS OF
 SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW 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 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A  LOCAL  LAW  OR  ORDINANCE
 IMPOSING  MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL BUS RED  VISUAL  SIGNALS  THROUGH
 THE  INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING
 SYSTEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAF-
 FIC LAW.
   § 12. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a  new  section
 385-a to read as follows:
   § 385-A. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH WEIGHT
 RESTRICTIONS  ON  INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY. (A) 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  IS  HEREBY

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 AUTHORIZED  TO  ESTABLISH  A  WEIGH  IN  MOTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON
 INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON  THE
 OWNER  OF  A  VEHICLE  FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH
 GROSS  VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON SUCH PORTION OF
 SUCH INTERSTATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.  SUCH
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO INSTALL AND
 OPERATE UP TO SIXTEEN WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEMS  AT
 ANY  ONE  TIME ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY. SUCH SYSTEMS MAY
 BE STATIONARY OR MOBILE AND  MAY  BE  ACTIVATED  AT  LOCATIONS  ON  SUCH
 PORTION OF SUCH INTERSTATE AS DETERMINED BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT
 OF  TRANSPORTATION.  THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY
 ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE NEW YORK CITY  DEPART-
 MENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  FOR THE PURPOSES OF COORDINATING THE PLANNING,
 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  SUCH  WEIGH  IN
 MOTION   DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM.  SUCH  MEMORANDUM  SHALL  ADDRESS,  FOR
 PURPOSES OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, THE USE OF SYSTEMS, DEVICES  AND
 OTHER FACILITIES OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STATE.
   2. NO WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM SHALL BE USED UNLESS
 (I)  ON  THE  DAY  IT IS TO BE USED IT HAS UNDERGONE A SELF-TEST FOR THE
 OPERATION OF SUCH SYSTEM; AND (II) IT HAS UNDERGONE A SEMI-ANNUAL  CALI-
 BRATION CHECK PERFORMED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 A  RESULT  OF THE DAILY SELF-TEST FOR EACH SUCH SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE THE
 DATE AND TIME THAT THE SELF-TEST WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED. THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK SHALL RETAIN EACH SUCH DAILY SELF-TEST UNTIL THE LATER  OF  THE
 DATE  ON  WHICH  THE WEIGH IN MOTION SYSTEM TO WHICH IT APPLIES HAS BEEN
 PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM USE  OR  THE  FINAL  RESOLUTION  OF  ALL  CASES
 INVOLVING  NOTICES OF LIABILITY ISSUED BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEO OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES, AND INFORMATION AND DATA  GENER-
 ATED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, PRODUCED BY SUCH SYSTEM.
   3.  EACH  WEIGH  IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM SHALL UNDERGO A
 CALIBRATION CHECK EVERY SIX MONTHS IN ACCORDANCE WITH  AMERICAN  SOCIETY
 FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARD SPECIFICATION E1318-09 (2017).
 IF  SUCH STANDARD SPECIFICATION IS REVISED, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT
 OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ADOPT A RULE TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE  MOST
 CURRENT  VERSION OF SUCH STANDARD SPECIFICATION.  SUCH CALIBRATION CHECK
 SHALL BE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION LABORATORY WHICH  SHALL
 ISSUE  A SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF CALIBRATION ON ITS LETTERHEAD TO THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO
 REQUIRE  THE SIGNATURE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC ON SUCH CERTIFICATE.  THE CITY
 SHALL RETAIN EACH SUCH BI-ANNUAL  CERTIFICATE  OF  CALIBRATION  ON  FILE
 UNTIL  THE  FINAL RESOLUTION OF ALL CASES INVOLVING NOTICES OF LIABILITY
 ISSUED DURING SUCH SIX-MONTH TIME PERIOD  WHICH  WERE  BASED  ON  PHOTO-
 GRAPHS,  MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  VIDEO OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES, AND INFORMA-
 TION AND DATA GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, PRODUCED BY SUCH WEIGH
 IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM.
   4. THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
 RANGE,  ACCORDING  TO THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS AND ITS MONITORING OF
 THE SYSTEM, FOR EVALUATING INFORMATION AND DATA  COLLECTED  FROM  SENSOR
 READINGS  OF EACH WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM. EACH SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL BE SET TO AUTOMATICALLY ALERT SUCH  DEPARTMENT  OF  SIGNIF-
 ICANT  VARIATIONS  FROM  THE ESTABLISHED RANGE DURING A TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR
 PERIOD.  AFTER SUCH AN ALERT, SUCH SYSTEM SHALL  BE  INSPECTED  AND  ANY
 NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE MADE. SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP A LOG OF
 THE  DETAILS  OF  ALL ALERTS, INCLUDING THE DATE AND TIME OF SUCH ALERT,
 THE AMOUNT OF VARIATION FROM THE ESTABLISHED RANGE IN  SUCH  ALERT,  THE
 ADJUSTMENTS  MADE  OR  ACTIONS  TAKEN  AS  A  RESULT  OF  THE SUBSEQUENT

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 INSPECTION, AND THE DATE AND TIME OF  SUCH  INSPECTION,  ADJUSTMENTS  OR
 ACTIONS.
   5.  WEIGH  IN  MOTION  VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS USED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM  AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE OPERATED ONLY ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 WITHIN KINGS
 COUNTY.
   6.  (I)  NO  PHOTOGRAPH,  MICROPHOTOGRAPH, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED
 IMAGE, NOR ANY INFORMATION AND DATA GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION  THEREWITH,
 SHALL  BE  USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION,
 EXCEPT AS MAY BE OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (II) SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE  NECESSARY  TECHNOLOGIES
 TO  ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES PRODUCED  BY  SUCH  WEIGH  IN
 MOTION  VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS SHALL NOT INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDEN-
 TIFY 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 SUCH A PHOTOGRAPH, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPH, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGE ALLOWS FOR  THE  IDENTIFICATION
 OF  THE  DRIVER,  THE  PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS OF VEHICLES WHERE THE
 CITY SHOWS THAT IT MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN SUCH CASE.
   (III) PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR ANY  OTHER  RECORDED
 IMAGE,  AND ANY INFORMATION AND DATA GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH,
 PRODUCED BY A WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM SHALL  BE  FOR
 THE  EXCLUSIVE  USE  OF  THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ADJUDICATION OF
 LIABILITY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND OF THE OWNER RECEIVING A
 NOTICE OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND AS REQUIRED BY THE NEW
 YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF OVERWEIGHT
 VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY AND MANAGEMENT OF  SUCH
 INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SHALL BE DESTROYED BY THE CITY UPON THE FINAL RESOL-
 UTION  OF THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY TO WHICH SUCH PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED  IMAGES  AND  INFORMATION  AND  DATA
 GENERATED  IN  CONJUNCTION  THEREWITH  RELATE, OR ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE
 DATE OF ISSUANCE OF  SUCH  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY,  WHICHEVER  IS  LATER.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
 THE CONTRARY, PHOTOGRAPHS,  MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  VIDEOTAPE  OR  ANY  OTHER
 RECORDED IMAGE, AND INFORMATION AND DATA GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION THERE-
 WITH,  FROM  A  WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NOR SUBJECT TO CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCESS OR  DISCOV-
 ERY, NOR USED BY ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE OR ADJUDICATORY BODY IN ANY
 ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING  THEREIN  EXCEPT  THAT WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE
 ADJUDICATION OF A NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION,
 AND  NO  PUBLIC  ENTITY  OR  EMPLOYEE,  OFFICER  OR  AGENT THEREOF SHALL
 DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION, EXCEPT  THAT  SUCH  PHOTOGRAPHS,  MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR ANY OTHER RECORDED IMAGES, AND INFORMATION AND DATA
 GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, FROM SUCH SYSTEMS:
   (A) SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING AND USE BY THE MOTOR
 VEHICLE  OWNER AND OPERATOR FOR SO LONG AS SUCH PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTO-
 GRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES,  INFORMATION  AND  DATA  ARE
 REQUIRED  TO  BE  MAINTAINED  OR  ARE  MAINTAINED BY SUCH PUBLIC ENTITY,
 EMPLOYEE, OFFICER OR AGENT; AND
   (B) (1) SHALL BE FURNISHED WHEN DESCRIBED IN A SEARCH  WARRANT  ISSUED
 BY A COURT AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SUCH A SEARCH WARRANT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 SIX  HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THE  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR A FEDERAL COURT
 AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SUCH A SEARCH WARRANT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, WHERE  SUCH
 SEARCH  WARRANT  STATES  THAT  THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE SUCH

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 INFORMATION CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE OF, OR TENDS  TO  DEMONSTRATE  THAT,  A
 MISDEMEANOR  OR  FELONY  OFFENSE  WAS COMMITTED IN THIS STATE OR ANOTHER
 STATE, OR THAT A PARTICULAR PERSON PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMISSION  OF  A
 MISDEMEANOR  OR FELONY OFFENSE IN THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH OFFENSE WAS AGAINST THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE, THE
 COURT SHALL ONLY ISSUE A WARRANT IF THE CONDUCT COMPRISING SUCH  OFFENSE
 WOULD,  IF  OCCURRING  IN THIS STATE, CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY
 AGAINST THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; AND
   (2) SHALL BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM SIGNED BY
 A JUDGE OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  SIX
 HUNDRED  TEN OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR A JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE OF A
 FEDERAL COURT AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SUCH  A  SUBPOENA  DUCES  TECUM  UNDER
 FEDERAL LAW, WHERE THE JUDGE FINDS AND THE SUBPOENA STATES THAT THERE IS
 REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE SUCH INFORMATION IS RELEVANT AND MATERIAL TO
 THE  PROSECUTION,  OR THE DEFENSE, OR THE INVESTIGATION BY AN AUTHORIZED
 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, OF THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF A MISDEMEANOR  OR
 FELONY  IN  THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH
 OFFENSE WAS AGAINST THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE, SUCH JUDGE OR  MAGISTRATE
 SHALL  ONLY  ISSUE  SUCH SUBPOENA IF THE CONDUCT COMPRISING SUCH OFFENSE
 WOULD, IF OCCURRING IN THIS STATE, CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY IN
 THIS STATE; AND
   (3) MAY, IF LAWFULLY OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE AND  CLAUSE  (A)
 OF  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH AND OTHERWISE ADMISSIBLE, BE USED IN SUCH CRIMINAL
 ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
   (IV) THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL INSTALL  SIGNS  IN  ADVANCE  OF  ENTRY
 POINTS  TO  INTERSTATE  ROUTE  278  IN  KINGS  COUNTY  GIVING  NOTICE TO
 APPROACHING MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS THAT WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS ARE IN USE TO ENFORCE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
   (V) THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL  USE  OVERSIGHT  PROCEDURES  TO  ENSURE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED PRIVACY PROTECTION MEASURES.
   (B) IF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ESTABLISHES A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PURSU-
 ANT  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, ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF  THE  DEPART-
 MENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS
 VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT, WHERE SUCH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING  TEN
 PERCENT  ABOVE THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OR TWENTY PERCENT ABOVE THE AXLE
 WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION AS INDICATED BY AT LEAST TWO  INDE-
 PENDENTLY  DETECTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS
 OBTAINED BY A WEIGH IN MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEM,  AND  SUCH
 VIOLATION  IS  EVIDENCED  BY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A WEIGH IN MOTION
 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 SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND  THE  RULES  OF
 THE  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT; OR  OPERATED  SUCH  VEHICLE  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY OVERWEIGHT PERMIT ISSUED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGAT-
 ED  THERETO.    WHERE  A  VEHICLE  IS IN VIOLATION OF BOTH GROSS VEHICLE
 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS,  THE  OWNER  SHALL  BE
 LIABLE FOR A SEPARATE PENALTY FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
   (C)  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

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   1. "MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES" OR "MUTCD"  SHALL  MEAN
 THE  MANUAL  AND  SPECIFICATIONS FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL
 DEVICES MAINTAINED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
   2.  "OWNER"  SHALL  HAVE THE MEANING PROVIDED IN ARTICLE TWO-B OF THIS
 CHAPTER;
   3. "WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM" SHALL  MEAN  SENSORS,
 CAPABLE  OF OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF AN ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, INSTALLED
 TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DEVICES  TO  CAPTURE  AND  RECORD  THE
 GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND  THE  AXLE  WEIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICH
 PRODUCE AT LEAST TWO INDEPENDENTLY DETECTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT  AND/OR
 AXLE  WEIGHT  MEASUREMENTS  AND AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCE TWO OR MORE PHOTO-
 GRAPHS, TWO OR MORE MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  A  VIDEOTAPE  OR  OTHER  RECORDED
 IMAGES  OF  EACH VEHICLE AT THE TIME IT IS USED OR OPERATED IN VIOLATION
 OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND  THE  RULES  OF
 THE  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO
 GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND/OR  AXLE  WEIGHT,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; AND
   4.  "WEIGH  IN  MOTION  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM"  SHALL MEAN THE DEMON-
 STRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION THAT OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY ON
 INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY.
   5. "INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY" SHALL MEAN THAT  PORTION  OF
 INTERSTATE  ROUTE  278 SPECIFICALLY FROM THE VICINITY OF ATLANTIC AVENUE
 TO THE VICINITY OF SANDS STREET IN KINGS COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK.
   6. "RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK"
 SHALL MEAN RULES AND REGULATIONS   OF THE NEW YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   (D) A CERTIFICATE, SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY A  TECHNICIAN  EMPLOYED  BY
 THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK, OR A FACSIMILE THEREOF, BASED UPON INSPECTION OF
 PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED  IMAGES,  AND
 INFORMATION  AND  DATA GENERATED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH, PRODUCED BY A
 WEIGH IN MOTION  VIOLATION  MONITORING  SYSTEM,  SHALL  BE  PRIMA  FACIE
 EVIDENCE  OF  THE  FACTS  CONTAINED  THEREIN.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO REQUIRE THE SIGNATURE OF A NOTARY  PUBLIC
 ON  SUCH  CERTIFICATE.  ANY  PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR
 OTHER RECORDED IMAGES EVIDENCING SUCH A VIOLATION SHALL INCLUDE AN IMAGE
 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ALLEGED TO BE IN VIOLATION AND THE INFORMATION  AND
 DATA  GENERATED  IN  CONJUNCTION  THEREWITH  AND  SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR
 INSPECTION REASONABLY IN ADVANCE OF AND AT ANY PROCEEDING TO  ADJUDICATE
 THE LIABILITY FOR SUCH VIOLATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (E)  AN  OWNER LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-
 FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION
 OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK PURSUANT TO A WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE  FOR  MONE-
 TARY PENALTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEPARATE SCHEDULES OF FINES AND PENAL-
 TIES  TO  BE PROMULGATED BY THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU OF THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF
 NEW  YORK  IN  RELATION  TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT. THE
 LIABILITY OF THE OWNER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  ONE
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PARK-
 ING VIOLATIONS BUREAU 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.

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   (F) AN IMPOSITION OF LIABILITY UNDER THE WEIGH IN MOTION DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED 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 SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE
 WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  WITHIN  FOURTEEN
 BUSINESS  DAYS  IF  SUCH  OWNER  IS  A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE AND WITHIN
 FORTY-FIVE BUSINESS DAYS IF  SUCH  OWNER  IS  A  NON-RESIDENT.  PERSONAL
 DELIVERY  ON  THE  OWNER  SHALL  NOT  BE REQUIRED. A MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC
 RECORD OF MAILING PREPARED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS  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 SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE
 WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,  THE  UNITED  STATES
 DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  NUMBER  OF  THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SUCH
 VIOLATION, THE REGISTRATION NUMBER  OF  THE  VEHICLE  INVOLVED  IN  SUCH
 VIOLATION,  THE  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT MEASURED, THE
 LOCATION WHERE SUCH VIOLATION TOOK PLACE, THE  DATE  AND  TIME  OF  SUCH
 VIOLATION,  THE  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER OF THE WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION
 MONITORING SYSTEM WHICH RECORDED THE VIOLATION OR OTHER DOCUMENT LOCATOR
 NUMBER, ONE OR MORE DATE AND TIME STAMPED IMAGES IDENTIFYING  THE  MOTOR
 VEHICLE  AND  THE INFORMATION AND DATA EVIDENCING THE ALLEGED VIOLATION,
 AND THE CERTIFICATE CHARGING THE LIABILITY.
   3. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY  SHALL  CONTAIN  INFORMATION  ADVISING  THE
 PERSON  CHARGED OF THE MANNER AND THE TIME IN WHICH THEY 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.
   4. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY SHALL BE PREPARED AND MAILED BY THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK, OR BY ANY OTHER ENTITY AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY TO  PREPARE  AND
 MAIL SUCH NOTICE OF LIABILITY.
   (H)  ADJUDICATION OF THE LIABILITY IMPOSED UPON OWNERS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE BY THE NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU.
   (I) IF AN OWNER RECEIVES  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION FOR ANY TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE OR THE NUMBER PLATE
 OR  PLATES  OF  SUCH  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 SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS
 ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION THAT THE VEHICLE OR THE NUMBER PLATE OR PLATES  OF  SUCH
 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
 SUFFICIENT  THAT  A  CERTIFIED  COPY  OF THE POLICE REPORT ON THE STOLEN
 VEHICLE OR NUMBER PLATE OR PLATES OF SUCH VEHICLE BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS
 MAIL TO THE NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU.

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   (J) 1. AN OWNER WHO IS A LESSOR OF A VEHICLE  TO  WHICH  A  NOTICE  OF
 LIABILITY  WAS  ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE  AND  THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE
 CITY  OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT:
   (I) PRIOR TO THE VIOLATION, THE LESSOR HAS  FILED  WITH  SUCH  PARKING
 VIOLATIONS  BUREAU  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   (II) WITHIN THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM SUCH  BUREAU
 OF THE DATE AND TIME OF A LIABILITY, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER INFORMATION
 CONTAINED  IN  THE  ORIGINAL  NOTICE OF LIABILITY, THE LESSOR SUBMITS TO
 SUCH BUREAU THE CORRECT NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LESSEE  OF  THE  VEHICLE
 IDENTIFIED  IN  THE  NOTICE  OF LIABILITY AT THE TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION,
 TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE RENTAL,
 LEASE OR OTHER CONTRACT DOCUMENT, AS MAY BE REASONABLY REQUIRED BY  SUCH
 BUREAU PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS THAT MAY BE PROMULGATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   2.  FAILURE  TO COMPLY WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE FOR THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED  IN
 THIS SECTION.
   3.  WHERE  THE LESSOR COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH ONE 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 SUCH VIOLATION PURSU-
 ANT 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 SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
 TATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK  IN  RELATION  TO  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT
 AND/OR  AXLE WEIGHT 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 OPERATED SUCH
 VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK  IN  RELATION  TO  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  AND/OR  AXLE WEIGHT. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION THERE SHALL BE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE OPER-
 ATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE WITH THE CONSENT OF  THE
 OWNER  AT  THE  TIME SUCH OPERATOR OPERATED SUCH VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT.
   (L) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE  LIABILITY
 OF  AN  OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
 TATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK  IN  RELATION  TO  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT
 AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT.
   (M) IF THE CITY ADOPTS A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 (A) OF THIS SECTION IT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY AND SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT
 ON  THE  RESULTS  OF  THE  USE  OF  WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING
 SYSTEMS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE  AND  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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 PROGRAM IS OPERABLE. SUCH CITY SHALL ALSO POST SUCH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE.   SUCH REPORT  SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   1.  THE LOCATIONS WHERE AND DATES WHEN WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONI-
 TORING SYSTEMS WERE USED;
   2. THE TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  TRUCKS  WEIGHED  AND  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
 VIOLATIONS  RECORDED  BY WEIGH IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION IN THE AGGREGATE ON  A  DAILY,  WEEKLY  AND
 MONTHLY BASIS;
   3.  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  VIOLATIONS  RECORDED  BY  WEIGH  IN MOTION
 VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT WERE  EITHER  TEN  PERCENT  ABOVE  THE
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OR TWENTY PERCENT ABOVE THE AXLE WEIGHT;
   4.  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  NOTICES OF LIABILITY ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS
 RECORDED BY SUCH WEIGH IN MOTION SYSTEMS;
   5. THE NUMBER OF FINES AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES PAID AFTER THE  FIRST
 NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS RECORDED BY WEIGH IN MOTION
 SYSTEMS;
   6. THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED AND THE RESULTS OF SUCH  ADJU-
 DICATIONS  INCLUDING  BREAKDOWNS  OF  DISPOSITIONS  MADE  FOR VIOLATIONS
 RECORDED BY WEIGH IN MOTION SYSTEMS;
   7. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE REALIZED BY THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM;
   8.  THE  EXPENSES  INCURRED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH
 THE PROGRAM;
   9. THE QUALITY OF THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS AND ITS RESULTS; AND
   10. THE TOTAL CAPITAL AMOUNT SPENT  ON  REPAIR  OR  RECONSTRUCTION  OF
 INTERSTATE  ROUTE 278 IN KINGS COUNTY AND THE TOTAL CAPITAL AMOUNT SPENT
 ON REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE ROUTE  278  SPECIFICALLY  FROM
 THE VICINITY OF ATLANTIC AVENUE TO THE VICINITY OF SANDS STREET IN KINGS
 COUNTY.
   (N)  IT  SHALL  BE  A  DEFENSE  TO  ANY PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND/OR AXLE WEIGHT PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  THAT
 SUCH  WEIGH  IN MOTION VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING AT
 THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION.
   § 13. Subdivision 2 of section  87  of  the  public  officers  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:
   (R)  ARE  PHOTOGRAPHS,  MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED
 IMAGES OR INFORMATION AND DATA PREPARED UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 14. The New York city department of transportation shall: (i)  prior
 to implementing a weigh in motion demonstration program as authorized by
 section 385-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section one of
 this  act,  communicate  to  the  public the plan for the use of vehicle
 weigh in motion violation monitoring systems to enforce  vehicle  weight
 restrictions  so  as  to maximize awareness of such program; (ii) during
 the first 90 day period in which weigh in  motion  violation  monitoring
 systems  are in operation pursuant to the provisions of this act send by
 first class mail a written warning in lieu of a notice of  liability  to
 all  owners  of  motor vehicles who would  be held liable for failure of
 operators thereof to comply with section 385 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law and the rules of the department of transportation of the city of New
 York  in  relation  to gross vehicle weight and/or axle weight, together
 with notice of the weigh in motion demonstration program  authorized  by
 section  385-a of the vehicle and traffic law; and (iii) take such meas-

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 ures as are necessary to implement such program prior to its implementa-
 tion, including promulgating any rules and regulations necessary for the
 implementation of this act.
   §  15.  The purchase or lease of equipment for a demonstration program
 pursuant to section 385-a of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law  shall  be
 subject to the provisions of section 103 of the general municipal law.
   §  16. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 sections twelve, thirteen, fourteen and  fifteen  shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 1, 2025 when upon such date the  provisions  of
 such  sections  shall  be  deemed  repealed;  and provided further, that
 notwithstanding the expiration and repeal of sections twelve,  thirteen,
 fourteen and fifteen of this act, any notices of liability issued pursu-
 ant to the demonstration program authorized pursuant to section 385-a of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, as added by section twelve of this act,
 prior to the expiration date of this act may be adjudicated  after  such
 expiration date; and provided further, that:
   (a)  the  amendments  to  the  opening  paragraph and paragraph (c) of
 subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and  traffic  law  made  by
 section  eight  of  this  act  shall  not  affect the expiration of such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section eight-a of this act shall take effect;
   (b) the amendments to the  opening  paragraph  and  paragraph  (c)  of
 subdivision  1  of  section  1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made by
 section eight-a of this act shall not  affect  the  expiration  of  such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section eight-b of this act shall take effect;
   (c) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-b of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-c of this act shall  take
 effect;
   (d) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-c of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-d of this act shall  take
 effect;
   (e) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-d of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-e of this act shall  take
 effect;
   (f) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-e of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-f of this act shall  take
 effect;
   (g) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-f of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-g of this act shall  take
 effect; and
   (h) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section eight-g of this act shall not affect the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section eight-h of this act shall  take
 effect.