NY Veh & Traf L § 509-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 5 - Drivers' Licenses Article 19-A - Special Requirements for Bus Drivers 509-I - Notification of a Conviction Resulting From a Violation of This Chapter in This State or a Motor Vehicle Conviction in Another State and License Revoc

§ 509-i. Notification  of  a  conviction resulting from a violation of   this chapter in this state or a  motor  vehicle  conviction  in  another   state and license revocation. 1. A driver who receives a notice that his   or  her license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been   revoked, suspended or withdrawn or who is convicted of  a  violation  of   such  provisions  of this chapter as shall constitute a misdemeanor or a   felony in any jurisdiction shall notify the motor carrier  that  employs   such person of the contents of the notice before the end of the business   day  following  the  day  he  or  she received it. A driver who fails to   notify his or her employer of such suspension, revocation or  conviction   of  a violation of such provisions of this chapter as shall constitute a   misdemeanor or a felony shall be subject  to  a  five  (5)  working  day   suspension,  or  a  suspension  equivalent to the number of working days   such driver was not  in  compliance  with  this  article,  whichever  is   longer.1-a.  A  driver  who  is  convicted  of  a  traffic  infraction in any   jurisdiction shall notify his or her employer within  five  (5)  working   days  from  the  date of conviction. A driver who fails to notify his or   her employer of such conviction within the five (5) working  day  period   shall  be  subject  to  a  five  (5)  working  day suspension; provided,   however, that a first such infraction occurring on or  before  September   sixteenth,  nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall not subject such violator   to the said suspension.1-b. A driver who is involved in an accident of a nature or  type  set   forth in section five hundred nine-a of this article in any jurisdiction   shall  notify his or her employer within five working days from the date   of the accident. A driver who fails to notify his  or  her  employer  of   such  accident  within the five working day period shall be subject to a   five working day suspension.2. Any driver who is convicted of an offense listed  in  section  five   hundred  nine-c  of  this article that would disqualify such driver from   operating a bus shall provide notice of such conviction  in  writing  by   the  following  business  day  to  the  motor  carrier that employs such   person. The motor carrier shall not  permit  any  driver  who  fails  to   provide such notice to operate a bus.3.  The  commissioner  upon  receipt  of  information  that a driver's   license, permit or  privilege  to  operate  a  motor  vehicle  has  been   revoked,  suspended or withdrawn in this state or elsewhere shall notify   all motor carriers who have notified the commissioner of the  employment   of  such  driver; and may, if requested by a political subdivision which   contracts  with  a  motor  carrier  for  the  transportation  of  school   children, provide such notice to the political subdivision.4.  In  addition  to  the  requirements  of  subdivision three of this   section,  the  commissioner  shall  notify  the  motor  carrier  of  any   conviction   for  any  traffic  violation  or  accident  resulting  from   operation of a motor vehicle against a bus driver employed by the  motor   carrier,  shall  require payment of the fee necessary to defray the cost   of the notification, and shall require all motor carriers  to  establish   an escrow account with the department which shall be used to pay for the   costs  incurred by the department when it informs the motor carrier of a   driver's conviction or accident; and may, if requested  by  a  political   subdivision  which contracts with a motor carrier for the transportation   of school children, provide such notice to the political subdivision.