241-A – Complaint Procedure for Satisfied or Wrongfully Imposed Fine or Penalty.
§ 241-a. Complaint procedure for satisfied or wrongfully imposed fine or penalty. 1. (a) Every city with a population of more than one million inhabitants that has established a parking violations bureau shall establish, within such bureau, a properly staffed complaint unit of public service representatives to respond to complaints from any person who, after […]
241-B – Muni-Meter Receipts; Affirmative Defense.
§ 241-b. Muni-meter receipts; affirmative defense. In any prosecution or proceeding alleging a muni-meter parking violation, it shall be an affirmative defense to such violation, with the burden of proof on the person who received the summons, that he or she did in fact purchase a muni-meter ticket prior to or up to five minutes […]
224 – Simplification of Business Application Procedures and Administration.
§ 224. Simplification of business application procedures and administration. 1. For the purposes of reducing the amount of paperwork required of businesses which are licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter, and to provide for the most efficient servicing of such businesses, the commissioner shall, to the extent administratively feasible, provide that: (i) applications for […]
224-A – Establishment of the Highway Construction and Maintenance Safety Education Program.
§ 224-a. Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance safety education program. 1. The commissioner of transportation, after consultation with the commissioner of the department, shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the establishment and implementation of a highway construction and maintenance safety education program. The highway construction and maintenance safety education program shall be established […]
225 – Jurisdiction; Transfer of Cases; Hearing Officers; Regulations.
§ 225. Jurisdiction; transfer of cases; hearing officers; regulations. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, all violations of this chapter or of a law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to traffic, except parking, standing, stopping or pedestrian offenses, which occur within a city having a population of one million or more in which […]
226 – Summons; Answer.
§ 226. Summons; answer. 1. Summons. The commissioner shall be authorized to prescribe by regulation the form for the summons and complaint to be used for all traffic violations specified in subdivision one of section two hundred twenty-five of this chapter, and to establish procedures for proper administrative controls over the disposition thereof. Such summons […]
227 – Hearings; Determinations.
§ 227. Hearings; determinations. 1. Every hearing for the adjudication of a traffic infraction, as provided by this article, shall be held before a hearing officer appointed by the commissioner. The burden of proof shall be upon the people, and no charge may be established except by clear and convincing evidence. The commissioner may prescribe, […]
220 – Exemptions for Safety Equipment.
§ 220. Exemptions for safety equipment. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or other law, whether general, special or local, the commissioner may permit the installation and use of any item of equipment which he, in his discretion, determines will either reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities, or otherwise contribute to highway safety. (2) […]
221 – Annual Compilation of This Chapter.
§ 221. Annual compilation of this chapter. The commissioner shall cause to be published by the department, and make available to the public, an annual paperback compilation of all of the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall establish a reasonable fee, chargeable on a per copy basis, sufficient to cover the cost of preparation […]
222 – Exemptions for Testing, Demonstration or Experimentation.
§ 222. Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation. The commissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application, may grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating to registration or equipment to any designated vehicle for the purpose of testing, demonstration or experimentation. Any such exemption shall be limited to specific […]