N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 514-a: Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations, cancellations and disqualifications by commercial motor vehicle operators

§ 514-a. Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations,

cancellations and disqualifications by commercial motor vehicle

operators. 1. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a

New York state employer who is convicted of violating within or outside

of this state, in any type of motor vehicle, a state or local law

relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking

violation), shall notify his/her current employer of such conviction.

Any person who holds a commercial driver's license issued by the

commissioner who does not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a New

York state employer or who operates a commercial motor vehicle while

self-employed who is convicted in any other state which has been

decertified in accordance with Part 384.405 of title 49 of the code of

federal regulations and notice of such decertification has been

published in the federal register pursuant to Part 384.409 of title 49

of the code of federal regulations, the District of Columbia or a

Canadian province of violating any law relating to motor vehicle traffic

control (other than a parking violation) while operating a commercial

motor vehicle shall notify the commissioner of such conviction. Such

notification must be made within thirty days after the date that the

person has been convicted except that if a person is a bus driver as

defined in section five hundred nine-a of this chapter, such

notification must be made within five days after the date the person has

been convicted as required by section five hundred nine-i of this

chapter. The above notification must be made in writing and contain the

following information: (a) driver's full name; (b) driver's license

number; (c) date of conviction; (d) the specific criminal or other

offense(s), serious traffic violation(s) of state or local law relating

to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and

any suspension, revocation, cancellation of any driving privileges or

disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle which

resulted from such conviction(s); (e) indication whether the violation

was in a commercial motor vehicle; (f) location of offense; (g) court or

tribunal in which the conviction occurred; and (h) driver's signature.

2. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a New York

state employer who has a commercial learner's permit or a commercial

driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by the commissioner or

by the appropriate authorities of any other state, District of Columbia

or Canadian province, or who loses the right to operate a commercial

motor vehicle in any state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is

disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period,

shall notify his/her current employer of such suspension, revocation,

cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification.