2023 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  or  her license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been
  revoked, suspended or withdrawn or who is convicted of  a  violation  of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.