N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 516-b: Reciprocal agreements concerning reporting of traffic offenses and administrative action thereon

§ 516-b. Reciprocal agreements concerning reporting of traffic

offenses and administrative action thereon. (a) The commissioner may

execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with the

provisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other

authorized official of another state concerning the reporting of

convictions for traffic offenses occurring in each state by a person

licensed in, or a resident of, the other state to such licensing or

residence state and the treating of any such reported conviction in the

same manner as if the conviction occurred in the licensing or residence

state for the purpose of administrative action. Any such compact or

agreement shall specify the offenses subject to the compact or

agreement, and shall include a determination of comparable offenses in

each state if any such offenses are of a substantially similar nature

but are not denominated or described in precisely the same words in each

party state.

(b) The word "state" when used in this section shall mean any state,

territory, a possession of the United States, District of Columbia or

any province of Canada.

(c) Traffic offenses which may be subject to a reciprocal compact or

agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited to the

follwing types of offenses in this state and equivalent offenses in each

party state:

(1) Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault arising

from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or

a drug;

(3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;

(4) Leaving the scene of a personal injury or fatal incident without

reporting;

(5) Any speeding offense;

(6) Any offense consisting of disobeying any traffic control device;

(7) Any offense involving failure to yield the right-of-way;

(8) Any offense involving direction of traffic, overtaking or passing;

9. Any offense involving failure to use a safety belt or child re-

straint device;

(10) Reckless driving; and

(11) Passing a stopped school bus.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the

reporting or recording of convictions or youthful offender or other

juvenile adjudications other than those included in a reciprocal compact

or agreement executed pursuant to this section when the laws of either

state require or permit action to be taken or sanctions to be imposed on

the basis of such convictions or youthful offender or other juvenile

adjudications.