N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 202-b: Penalties for submission of dishonored checks and credit card payments

§ 202-b. Penalties for submission of dishonored checks and credit card

payments. (a) A thirty-five dollar penalty fee shall be charged to any

person who has submitted a check to the commissioner or his or her agent

as payment for any license, permit or registration or any other type of

fee for any type of transaction as required by this chapter and such

check has been dishonored. Such thirty-five dollar penalty shall be

added to the amount due to the commissioner. In addition, any or all

licenses, permits or registrations issued in the name of such person may

be suspended and, if a suspension has been issued, any other transaction

in the name of such person with this department may be prohibited until

full satisfaction of the amount due to the commissioner and the

thirty-five dollar penalty fee is paid to the commissioner. No such

suspension shall be issued until thirty days after notification that the

check has been dishonored is mailed to such person. If satisfaction is

made within thirty days from the date of mailing of such notification,

no suspension shall be issued. (b) In any case where a person has made a

credit card payment to the commissioner or his or her agent as payment

for any license, permit or registration or any other type of fee for any

type of transaction as required by this chapter, and such credit card

payment is contested and is not honored by the credit card company, any

other transaction in the name of such person with the department may be

prohibited, upon at least thirty days notice, until full satisfaction of

the amount due to the commissioner has been paid.