New York A 2401: Relates to the requirement that hearings for traffic infractions shall be conducted in person

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A02401 Summary:

BILL NOA02401 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S01509

&nbsp

SPONSORGallagher

&nbsp

COSPNSRDavila, Alvarez, Carroll R, De Los Santos

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §227, V & T L

&nbsp

Relates to the requirement that hearings for traffic infractions shall be conducted in person.

Go to top A02401 Actions:

BILL NOA02401 

&nbsp

01/16/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

Go to topA02401 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA02401 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02401 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2401

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER, DAVILA, ALVAREZ, R. CARROLL,
 DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
 tation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring in
 person hearings for traffic infractions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 227 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. Every hearing for the adjudication of a traffic infraction shall be
 4 held in person, with all parties and witnesses physically present at the
 5 stated time and place of the hearing, provided that virtual attendance
 6 at such hearing shall be permissible upon the request or consent of the
 7 motorist or the motorist's counsel. On or before the date of a hearing,
 8 a motorist, or the motorist's counsel, shall be permitted to appear in
 9 person before a hearing officer for the purpose of requesting an
 10 adjournment. If unable to appear, the motorist, or the motorist's coun-
 11 sel, shall be permitted to request an adjournment in person after a
 12 hearing has occurred upon good cause shown.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 14 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00916-01-5

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps