N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1624: Limitation on scope of local speed limits; reports of local speeding convictions to department of transportation

§ 1624. Limitation on scope of local speed limits; reports of local

speeding convictions to department of transportation. (a) On any state

highway maintained by the state within any city, village or suburban

town governed pursuant to article three-A of the town law, the

department of transportation may designate any such state highway or

section of such highway on which any such city, village or suburban town

shall not by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish

any maximum speed limits at which vehicles may proceed on or along such

state highway. Such designation shall be made by an order in writing of

the department of transportation and served by mail on the mayor or

supervisor or a member of the governing board of such city, village or

suburban town ten days before the same shall take effect. At the

expiration of ten days after service of such order upon any city,

village or suburban town the speed of any vehicle upon such state

highway or section of such highway shall not be subject to any such

maximum speed limit established by such city, village or suburban town.

(b) The department of transportation may in its discretion at any time

make a written order requiring any city, village or suburban town to

report to the department of transportation the punishment inflicted upon

conviction of exceeding the lawful maximum speed limit in such city,

village or suburban town. Such order shall be in writing and shall be

served in like manner as the order provided for in subdivision (a) of

this section. Any city, village or suburban town upon which such order

is served shall thereafter, at the close of each month and before the

fifth day of the following month, make a report to the department of

transportation showing the name and residence of each person fined or

otherwise punished during the month, and the fines or punishment

imposed. Such report shall be duly verified by the officer or officers,

or magistrate or magistrates imposing the fines or punishment. The

department of transportation may at any time suspend or rescind the

order requiring such reports. If any city, village or suburban town

fail to make any such report as required by the order of the department

of transportation within the time prescribed by law, the right or power

of such city, village or suburban town to impose any punishment upon

conviction of exceeding the lawful maximum speed limit within such city,

village or suburban town shall be suspended until the report is made as

required.