Bill Text: NY S01726 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the liability of vehicle owners for toll collection violations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S01726 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S01726-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1726 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to liability of vehicle owners for toll collection violations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4-d of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4-d. Suspension of registration for failure to answer or pay penalties 5 with respect to certain violations. Upon the receipt of a notification, 6 in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, from a court 7 [or], an administrative tribunal, a public authority, or any other 8 public entity imposing violations, that an owner of a motor vehicle 9 failed to appear on the return date or dates or a new subsequent 10 adjourned date or dates or failed to pay any penalty imposed by a court 11 or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an administrative 12 tribunal following entry of a final decision or decisions, in response 13 to five or more notices of liability or other process, issued within an 14 eighteen month period from any and all jurisdictions charging such owner 15 with a violation of toll collection regulations in accordance with the 16 provisions of section two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the 17 public authorities law or sections sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c of 18 chapter seven hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred 19 fifty, or other comparable law, the commissioner or his or her agent 20 shall suspend the registration of the vehicle or vehicles involved in 21 the violation or the privilege of operation of any motor vehicle owned 22 by the registrant. Such suspension shall take effect no less than thirty 23 days from the date on which notice thereof is sent by the commissioner 24 to the person whose registration or privilege is suspended and shall 25 remain in effect until such registrant has appeared in response to such EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04635-01-7S. 1726 2 1 notices of liability or has paid such penalty or in the case of an 2 administrative tribunal, the registrant has complied with the rules and 3 regulations following the entry of a final decision or decisions. 4 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 5 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of chapter 222 6 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 7 (i) If at the time of application for a registration or renewal there- 8 of there is a certification from a court, parking violations bureau, 9 traffic and parking violations agency or administrative tribunal of 10 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 11 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 12 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 13 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to a 14 total of three or more summonses or other process in the aggregate, 15 issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that: (i) such 16 motor vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi- 17 cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent without 18 being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by the appropriate local 19 authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of 20 any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a local authority; or 21 (ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred 22 eleven-a, section eleven hundred eleven-b or section eleven hundred 23 eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section 24 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or (iii) the registrant was 25 liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap- 26 ter for a violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such 27 section, or (iv) the registrant was liable in accordance with section 28 eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a violation of subdivision 29 (c) or (d) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter, or (v) the 30 registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c 31 of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (c) or (d) of section 32 eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (vi) the registrant was liable 33 in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a 34 violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this 35 chapter, or (vii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section 36 twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or section 37 sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four 38 of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or his or her 39 agent shall deny the registration or renewal application until the 40 applicant provides proof from the court, traffic and parking violations 41 agency or administrative tribunal wherein the charges are pending that 42 an appearance or answer has been made or in the case of an administra- 43 tive tribunal that he or she has complied with the rules and regulations 44 of said tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an applica- 45 tion is denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in his or 46 her discretion, deny a registration or renewal application to any other 47 person for the same vehicle and may deny a registration or renewal 48 application for any other motor vehicle registered in the name of the 49 applicant where the commissioner has determined that such registrant's 50 intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the 51 commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such registration or 52 renewal will have the effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivi- 53 sion. Such denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses 54 remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative tribunal, the 55 registrant fails to comply with the rules and regulations following 56 entry of a final decision.S. 1726 3 1 § 2-a. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 2 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-a of chapter 222 of the laws of 3 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 5 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 6 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 7 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 8 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 9 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to a 10 total of three or more summonses or other process in the aggregate, 11 issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that: (i) such 12 motor vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi- 13 cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent without 14 being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by the appropriate local 15 authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of 16 any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a local authority; or 17 (ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred 18 eleven-b of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section 19 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or (iii) the registrant was 20 liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap- 21 ter for a violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such 22 section; or (iv) the registrant was liable in accordance with section 23 eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision 24 (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter or (v) the regis- 25 trant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of 26 this chapter for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of 27 section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (v) the registrant was 28 liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c of this chap- 29 ter for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section 30 eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (vi) the registrant was liable 31 in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a 32 violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this 33 chapter[,]; or (vii) the registrant was liable in accordance with 34 section twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or 35 section sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred 36 seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or 37 his or her agent shall deny the registration or renewal application 38 until the applicant provides proof from the court or administrative 39 tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an appearance or answer 40 has been made or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or 41 she has complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal follow- 42 ing entry of a final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant 43 to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a 44 registration or renewal application to any other person for the same 45 vehicle and may deny a registration or renewal application for any other 46 motor vehicle registered in the name of the applicant where the commis- 47 sioner has determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade 48 the purposes of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reason- 49 able grounds to believe that such registration or renewal will have the 50 effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial shall 51 only remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in 52 the case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply 53 with the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision. 54 § 2-b. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 55 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-b of chapter 222 of the laws of 56 2015, is amended to read as follows:S. 1726 4 1 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 2 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 3 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 4 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 5 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 6 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to 7 three or more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen 8 month period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped 9 or standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the 10 registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle 11 for hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the 12 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation 13 made by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in accord- 14 ance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter for a 15 violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such section; or (iii) 16 the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred 17 eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section 18 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or (iv) the registrant was liable 19 in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a 20 violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven 21 hundred eighty of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accord- 22 ance with section eleven hundred eighty-c of this chapter for a 23 violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven 24 hundred eighty of this chapter; or (v) the registrant was liable in 25 accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a 26 violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this 27 chapter[,]; or (vi) the registrant was liable in accordance with section 28 twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or section 29 sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four 30 of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or his or her 31 agent shall deny the registration or renewal application until the 32 applicant provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal wher- 33 ein the charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made 34 or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied 35 with the rules and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a 36 final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant to this section, 37 the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a registration or 38 renewal application to any other person for the same vehicle and may 39 deny a registration or renewal application for any other motor vehicle 40 registered in the name of the applicant where the commissioner has 41 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes 42 of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to 43 believe that such registration or renewal will have the effect of 44 defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial shall only 45 remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the 46 case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with 47 the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision. 48 § 2-c. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 49 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-c of chapter 222 of the laws of 50 2015, is amended to read as follows: 51 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 52 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 53 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 54 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 55 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 56 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response toS. 1726 5 1 three or more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen 2 month period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped 3 or standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the 4 registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle 5 for hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the 6 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation 7 made by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in accord- 8 ance with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a 9 violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this 10 chapter; or (iii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section 11 eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for violations of subdivision 12 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap- 13 ter, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven 14 hundred eighty-c of this chapter for violations of subdivision (b), (c), 15 (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or 16 (iv) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred 17 eleven-e of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section 18 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter[,]; or (v) the registrant was 19 liable in accordance with section twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of the 20 public authorities law or section sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of 21 chapter seven hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred 22 fifty, the commissioner or his or her agent shall deny the registration 23 or renewal application until the applicant provides proof from the court 24 or administrative tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an 25 appearance or answer has been made or in the case of an administrative 26 tribunal that he has complied with the rules and regulations of said 27 tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an application is 28 denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her 29 discretion, deny a registration or renewal application to any other 30 person for the same vehicle and may deny a registration or renewal 31 application for any other motor vehicle registered in the name of the 32 applicant where the commissioner has determined that such registrant's 33 intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the 34 commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such registration or 35 renewal will have the effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivi- 36 sion. Such denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses 37 remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative tribunal, the 38 registrant fails to comply with the rules and regulations following 39 entry of a final decision. 40 § 2-d. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 41 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-d of chapter 222 of the laws of 42 2015, is amended to read as follows: 43 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 44 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 45 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 46 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 47 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 48 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to 49 three or more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen 50 month period, charging that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or 51 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis- 52 trant or his agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by 53 the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the provisions 54 of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a 55 local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section 56 eleven hundred eighty-c of this chapter for violations of subdivisionS. 1726 6 1 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap- 2 ter, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven 3 hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of 4 section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the registrant was 5 liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chap- 6 ter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven 7 of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section 8 twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or section 9 sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four 10 of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or his or her 11 agent shall deny the registration or renewal application until the 12 applicant provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal wher- 13 ein the charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made 14 or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied 15 with the rules and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a 16 final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant to this section, 17 the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a registration or 18 renewal application to any other person for the same vehicle and may 19 deny a registration or renewal application for any other motor vehicle 20 registered in the name of the applicant where the commissioner has 21 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes 22 of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to 23 believe that such registration or renewal will have the effect of 24 defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial shall only 25 remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the 26 case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with 27 the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision. 28 § 2-e. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 29 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-e of chapter 222 of the laws of 30 2015, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 32 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 33 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 34 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 35 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 36 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to 37 three or more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen 38 month period, charging that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or 39 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis- 40 trant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for 41 hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the 42 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation 43 made by a local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance 44 with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of 45 subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the 46 registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e 47 of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven 48 hundred eleven of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accord- 49 ance with section twenty-nine hundred eight-five of the public authori- 50 ties law or section sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven 51 hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commis- 52 sioner or his or her agent shall deny the registration or renewal appli- 53 cation until the applicant provides proof from the court or administra- 54 tive tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an appearance or 55 answer has been made or in the case of an administrative tribunal that 56 he has complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal follow-S. 1726 7 1 ing entry of a final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant 2 to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a 3 registration or renewal application to any other person for the same 4 vehicle and may deny a registration or renewal application for any other 5 motor vehicle registered in the name of the applicant where the commis- 6 sioner has determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade 7 the purposes of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reason- 8 able grounds to believe that such registration or renewal will have the 9 effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial shall 10 only remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in 11 the case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply 12 with the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision. 13 § 2-f. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 14 and traffic law, as amended by section 8-f of chapter 222 of the laws of 15 2015, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 17 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of 18 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his or her represen- 19 tative failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned 20 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis- 21 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to 22 three or more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen 23 month period, charging that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or 24 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis- 25 trant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for 26 hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the 27 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation 28 made by a local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance 29 with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a violation of 30 subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the 31 registrant was liable in accordance with section twenty-nine hundred 32 eighty-five of the public authorities law or section sixteen-a, 33 sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four of the laws 34 of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or his or her agent shall 35 deny the registration or renewal application until the applicant 36 provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal wherein the 37 charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the 38 case of an administrative tribunal that he has complied with the rules 39 and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final decision. 40 Where an application is denied pursuant to this section, the commission- 41 er may, in his or her discretion, deny a registration or renewal appli- 42 cation to any other person for the same vehicle and may deny a registra- 43 tion or renewal application for any other motor vehicle registered in 44 the name of the applicant where the commissioner has determined that 45 such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivi- 46 sion and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that 47 such registration or renewal will have the effect of defeating the 48 purposes of this subdivision. Such denial shall only remain in effect as 49 long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the case of an adminis- 50 trative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with the rules and 51 regulations following entry of a final decision. 52 § 2-g. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle 53 and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 339 and 592 of the 54 laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 55 a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof 56 there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal ofS. 1726 8 1 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or his representative 2 failed to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned date or 3 failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an administrative 4 tribunal following entry of a final decision in response to three or 5 more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen month period, 6 charging that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or 7 that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the registrant or his 8 agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by the appro- 9 priate local authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this 10 chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a local 11 authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section twen- 12 ty-nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or section 13 sixteen-a, sixteen-b or sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four 14 of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, the commissioner or his agent 15 shall deny the registration or renewal application until the applicant 16 provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal wherein the 17 charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the 18 case of an administrative tribunal that he has complied with the rules 19 and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final decision. 20 Where an application is denied pursuant to this section, the commission- 21 er may, in his discretion, deny a registration or renewal application to 22 any other person for the same vehicle and may deny a registration or 23 renewal application for any other motor vehicle registered in the name 24 of the applicant where the commissioner has determined that such regis- 25 trant's intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and 26 where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such 27 registration or renewal will have the effect of defeating the purposes 28 of this subdivision. Such denial shall only remain in effect as long as 29 the summonses remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative 30 tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with the rules and regulations 31 following entry of a final decision. 32 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 33 518 to read as follows: 34 § 518. Reciprocal agreements concerning suspension or denial of regis- 35 tration of a motor vehicle for violations of toll collection regu- 36 lations. 1. The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or agree- 37 ment regarding the toll collection violations with the motor vehicle 38 administrator or other authorized official of another state not incon- 39 sistent with the provisions of this chapter. Such compact or agreement 40 shall provide that if a registration of a motor vehicle would be 41 suspended pursuant to subdivision five-a of section four hundred one of 42 this chapter, or pursuant to a comparable law or regulation of another 43 state, or if the registration or renewal of a motor vehicle would be 44 denied pursuant to subdivision four-d of section five hundred ten of 45 this article, or pursuant to a comparable law or regulation of another 46 state, because an owner of a motor vehicle (a) failed to appear, (b) 47 failed to pay any penalty imposed by a court, or (c) failed to comply 48 with the rules and regulations of an administrative tribunal following 49 entry of a final decision in response to five or more notices of liabil- 50 ity of other process issued within an eighteen-month period in accord- 51 ance with the provisions of section twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of 52 the public authorities law or sections one through sixteen, sixteen-a, 53 sixteen-b and sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four of the 54 laws of nineteen hundred fifty, or with any comparable law or regulation 55 of another state, then the state issuing the registration shall likewise 56 suspend the registration or deny the registration or renewal, until suchS. 1726 9 1 registrant or applicant has appeared in response to such notices of 2 liability, or has paid such penalty, or, in the case of an administra- 3 tive tribunal, the registrant or applicant has complied with the rules 4 and regulations following the entry of a final decision or decisions. 5 2. Such compact or agreement shall also provide such terms and proce- 6 dures as are necessary and proper to facilitate its administration. Any 7 such compact or agreement shall specify the violations subject to the 8 compact or agreement, and shall include a determination of comparable 9 violations in each state if any such violations are of a substantially 10 similar nature but are not denominated or described in precisely the 11 same words in each party state. 12 3. The word "state" when used in this section shall mean any state, 13 territory, a possession of the United States, District of Columbia or 14 any province of Canada. 15 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 16 it shall have become a law; provided however that: 17 (a) the amendments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 18 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section two of 19 this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be 20 deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of 21 section two-a of this act shall take effect; 22 (b) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 23 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-a of this act shall not 24 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 25 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-b of this 26 act shall take effect; 27 (c) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 28 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-b of this act shall not 29 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 30 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-c of this 31 act shall take effect; 32 (d) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 33 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-c of this act shall not 34 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 35 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-d of this 36 act shall take effect; 37 (e) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 38 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-d of this act shall not 39 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 40 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-e of this 41 act shall take effect; 42 (f) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 43 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-e of this act shall not 44 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 45 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-f of this 46 act shall take effect; and 47 (g) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of 48 the vehicle and traffic law made by section two-f of this act shall not 49 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire 50 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section two-g of this 51 act shall take effect.