New York S 8692: Relates to suspension of a license for failure to pay a fine for impaired driving violations

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S08692 Summary:

BILL NOS08692A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08923-A

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SPONSORCOONEY

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BILL NOS08692A

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES

05/19/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/19/2026PRINT NUMBER 8692A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8692--A

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
 favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Codes
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspension
 of a license for failure to pay a fine for impaired driving violations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The subdivision heading and paragraph (a) of subdivision
 2 4-a of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law, the subdivision head-
 3 ing as amended by chapter 76 of the laws of 2021, and paragraph (a) as
 4 amended by chapter 713 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 Suspension for failure to answer an appearance ticket or pay a certain
 7 fine. (a) Upon receipt of a court notification of the failure of a
 8 person to appear within sixty days of the return date or new subsequent
 9 adjourned date, pursuant to an appearance ticket charging said person
 10 with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter (except one
 11 for parking, stopping, or standing) or for failure to pay a fine imposed
 12 pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-three of this chapter for a
 13 violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, of any
 14 violation of the tax law or of the transportation law regulating traffic
 15 or of any lawful ordinance or regulation made by a local or public
 16 authority, relating to traffic (except one for parking, stopping, or
 17 standing) the commissioner or [his or her] the agent of such commission-
 18 er may suspend the driver's license or privileges of such person pending
 19 receipt of notice from the court that such person has appeared in
 20 response to such appearance ticket or has paid or has entered into an
 21 installment payment plan to pay the fine associated with a conviction
 22 entered as a result of the failure to appear in response to such appear-
 23 ance ticket or imposed pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-three
 24 of this chapter for a violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of
 25 this chapter, or the defendant has been acquitted of the charge that led

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13350-04-6

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 1 to the suspension or such charge was otherwise dismissed. Such suspen-
 2 sion shall take effect no less than thirty days from the day upon which
 3 an initial notice thereof is sent by the commissioner to the person
 4 whose driver's license or privileges are to be suspended, provided that
 5 the commissioner shall send such person at least two notices thereof,
 6 including such initial notice, at least fifteen days apart during such
 7 period. Any suspension issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be
 8 subject to the provisions of paragraph (j-l) of subdivision two of
 9 section five hundred three of this [chapter] title.
 10 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1802 of the vehicle and
 11 traffic law, as added by chapter 382 of the laws of 2020, is amended to
 12 read as follows:
 13 (b) The court or hearing officer shall have the discretion in the
 14 interests of justice to reduce or waive the amount of any fine, fee or
 15 mandatory surcharge assessed for a violation of any of the provisions of
 16 this chapter or any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation made
 17 by local authorities in relation to traffic, provided, however, the
 18 provisions of this paragrap