N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1801: Penalties for misdemeanors

§ 1801. Penalties for misdemeanors. 1. Every person convicted of a

misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter for

which another penalty is not provided shall for a first conviction

thereof be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or

by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and

imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were

committed within a period of eighteen months, such person shall be

punished by a fine of not more than five hundred twenty-five dollars or

by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or by both such fine and

imprisonment; upon a conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all

of which were committed within a period of eighteen months, such person

shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand one hundred

twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred

eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment, except that any fine

imposed upon conviction of a violation of section twelve hundred twelve

of this chapter shall be not less than one hundred dollars.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,

every operator or registered owner of a motor vehicle having a

registered maximum gross weight of eighteen thousand pounds or more

convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of the provisions of the

closing paragraph of subdivision one of section three hundred

seventy-five of this chapter with respect to the knowing disconnection

of any set of service brakes on such motor vehicle, shall be punished by

a fine of not more than two thousand two hundred fifty dollars.