N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 109-c: Conviction

§ 109-c. Conviction. Any conviction as defined in subdivision thirteen

of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; provided, however, where

a conviction or administrative finding in this state or another state

results in a mandatory sanction against a commercial driver's license,

as set forth in sections five hundred ten, five hundred ten-a, eleven

hundred ninety-two and eleven hundred ninety-four of this chapter,

conviction shall also mean an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a

determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the

law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized

administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral

deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty

or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court

cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of

whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.