§ 241. Final determinations, judgments. 1. The hearing examiner shall
make a determination on the charges, either sustaining or dismissing
them. Where the hearing examiner determines 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 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
operation of school bus photo violation monitoring systems, in
accordance with article twenty-nine of this chapter; to comply with
certain posted maximum speed limits in violation of subdivision (b),
(d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter within
a highway construction or maintenance work area through the installation
and operation of photo speed violation monitoring systems, in accordance
with article thirty of this chapter; 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; or to comply with bus
operation-related traffic regulations as defined by article twenty-four
of this chapter in violation of the rules of the department of
transportation of the city of New York through the installation and
operation of bus operation-related photo devices, in accordance with
article twenty-four of this chapter, of the person charged, as
applicable prior to rendering a final determination. 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
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
operation of school bus photo violation monitoring systems, in
accordance with article twenty-nine of this chapter; to comply with
certain posted maximum speed limits in violation of subdivision (b),
(d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter within
a highway construction or maintenance work area through the installation
and operation of photo speed violation monitoring systems, in accordance
with article thirty of this chapter; 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; or to comply with bus
operation-related traffic regulations as defined by article twenty-four
of this chapter in violation of the rules of the department of
transportation of the city of New York through the installation and
operation of bus operation-related photo devices, in accordance with
article twenty-four 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 operation of school bus photo
violation monitoring systems, in accordance with article twenty-nine of
this chapter; to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in
violation of subdivision (b), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred
eighty of this chapter within a highway construction or maintenance work
area through the installation and operation of photo speed violation
monitoring systems, in accordance with article thirty of this chapter;
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; or
to comply with bus operation-related traffic regulations as defined by
article twenty-four of this chapter in violation of the rules of the
department of transportation of the city of New York through the
installation and operation of bus operation-related photo devices, in
accordance with article twenty-four of this chapter, (2) of the
impending default judgment, (3) that such judgment will be entered in
the Civil Court of the city in which the bureau has been established, or
other court of civil jurisdiction 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 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 operation of school bus photo
violation monitoring systems, in accordance with article twenty-nine of
this chapter; to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in
violation of subdivision (b), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred
eighty of this chapter within a highway construction or maintenance work
area through the installation and operation of photo speed violation
monitoring systems, in accordance with article thirty of this chapter;
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; or
to comply with bus operation-related traffic regulations as defined by
article twenty-four of this chapter in violation of the rules of the
department of transportation of the city of New York through the
installation and operation of bus operation-related photo devices, in
accordance with article twenty-four 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-residents 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.

3. A judgment entered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
remain in full force and effect for eight years notwithstanding any
other provision of law.