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N.Y. Penal Law § 60.20: Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 2. Sentences
  3. Title E. Sentences
  4. Article 60. Authorized Dispositions of Offenders

§ 60.20 Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction.

1. When a person is convicted of a traffic infraction, the sentence of

the court shall be as follows:

(a) A period of conditional discharge, as provided in article

sixty-five; or

(b) Unconditional discharge as provided in section 65.20; or

(c) A fine or a sentence to a term of imprisonment, or both, as

prescribed in and authorized by the provision that defines the

infraction; or

(d) A sentence of intermittent imprisonment, as provided in article

eighty-five.

2. Where a sentence of conditional discharge is imposed for a traffic

infraction, all incidents of the sentence shall be the same as would be

applicable if the sentence were for a violation.

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