{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-60.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 60.20","heading":"Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction","body":"§ 60.20 Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction.\n  1. When a person is convicted of a traffic infraction, the sentence of\nthe court shall be as follows:\n  (a) A period of conditional discharge, as provided in article\nsixty-five; or\n  (b) Unconditional discharge as provided in section 65.20; or\n  (c) A fine or a sentence to a term of imprisonment, or both, as\nprescribed in and authorized by the provision that defines the\ninfraction; or\n  (d) A sentence of intermittent imprisonment, as provided in article\neighty-five.\n  2. Where a sentence of conditional discharge is imposed for a traffic\ninfraction, all incidents of the sentence shall be the same as would be\napplicable if the sentence were for a violation.","path":["Penal Law","Part 2. Sentences","Title E. Sentences","Article 60. Authorized Dispositions of Offenders"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/60.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"032465e261033b23b41b99e6201abe875af48c28e6fb667ccb08b992c4c2d1fc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-60.13","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-60.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}