{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-551","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 551","heading":"Violations","body":"§ 551. Violations. 1. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as\ndefined in section one hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, unless he or\nshe is the holder of a valid driver's license and possesses a valid\nescort certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A\nviolation of this subdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be\npunishable by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than\nfive hundred dollars.\n  2. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as defined in section\none hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, with an escort certificate which\nhas been cancelled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A\nviolation of this subdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be\npunishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than\none thousand dollars.\n  3. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as defined in section\none hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, in violation of any rule or\nregulation of the commissioner of transportation regarding the\noperation, use or equipping of such vehicles.  A violation of this\nsubdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable by a\nfine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred\ndollars.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 5. Drivers' Licenses","Article 21-C. Certificates For Escort Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/551","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c96c1bf083d35bbb7f040fe153143ebbf69262a55dd7a2cdb232d81ee7b0db77","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-550","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}