509-K – Ill or Fatigued Operator.
§ 509-k. Ill or fatigued operator. No driver shall operate a bus and a motor carrier shall not permit a driver to operate a bus while the driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness or any other cause, as to make it unsafe for him to […]
509-L – Drugs, Controlled Substances and Intoxicating Liquor.
§ 509-l. Drugs, controlled substances and intoxicating liquor. 1. No person shall: (a) consume a drug, controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug, within six hours before going on duty or operating, or having physical control of a bus, or […]
509-M – Duties of the Department.
§ 509-m. Duties of the department. The department of motor vehicles shall: 1. At least once every three years, review the bus driver files of each motor carrier, provided, however, that the commissioner may review such bus driver files at his discretion at any other time during regular business hours. Provided, however, that the commissioner […]
506 – Reexamination of Licensees.
§ 506. Reexamination of licensees. 1. If the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person holding a license issued pursuant to this article is not qualified to drive a motor vehicle, the commissioner may require such person to submit to an examination to determine his qualifications. 2. The commissioner may require every person […]
507 – Miscellaneous Provisions.
§ 507. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. Driver education. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed a driver education course approved by the state education department and the commissioner in a high school […]
507-A – Special Requirements for For-Hire Vehicle Motor Carriers and Drivers; Drugs and Alcohol.
§ 507-a. Special requirements for for-hire vehicle motor carriers and drivers; drugs and alcohol. 1. (a) All motor carriers shall be required to conduct pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Part 382 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations on all drivers of any […]
509-B – Qualifications of Bus Drivers.
§ 509-b. Qualifications of bus drivers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall be qualified to operate a bus only if such person: (1) is at least eighteen years old; (2) has been issued a currently valid driver’s license or permit which is valid for the operation of the bus in this state; […]
508 – Administrative Procedures.
§ 508. Administrative procedures. 1. The commissioner shall appoint agents to act in his behalf with respect to the acceptance of applications and the issuance of licenses and permits prescribed in this article, and he may prescribe the internal procedures to be followed by such agents with respect to such matters. 2. Any application required […]
509-BB – Reexamination of Bus Drivers.
§ 509-bb. Reexamination of bus drivers. (1) Any person employed as a bus driver who has on three occasions been the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident of a nature or type set forth in section five hundred nine-a of this article, where such accidents occurred within an eighteen-month period, shall be […]
509 – Violations.
§ 509. Violations. 1. Except while operating a motor vehicle during the course of a road test conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article, no person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any sidewalk or to or from any lot adjacent to a public […]