§ 109-c. Conviction. Any conviction as defined in subdivision thirteen
of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; provided, however, where
a conviction or administrative finding in this state or another state
results in a mandatory sanction against a commercial driver's license,
as set forth in sections five hundred ten, five hundred ten-a, eleven
hundred ninety-two and eleven hundred ninety-four of this chapter,
conviction shall also mean an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a
determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the
law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized
administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court
cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of
whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.