2015 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 9 - PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES
Article 45 - (1800 - 1810) PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES
1809-E - Additional surcharge required for certain violations.

  1809-e.  Additional  surcharge  required for certain violations. 1.
  * a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever proceedings in
  a court or  an  administrative  tribunal  of  this  state  result  in  a
  conviction  for  an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except a conviction
  pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for  a
  traffic  infraction  under this chapter, or a local law, ordinance, rule
  or regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a  traffic
  infraction  involving  standing,  stopping,  or parking or violations by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of  subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
  eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d  of  this chapter, or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of  an
  owner  for  a  violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred
  eleven of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-b  of this chapter, and except an adjudication in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter of a violation of a  bus
  lane  restriction as defined in such section, and except an adjudication
  of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b),  (c),  (d),
  (f)  or  (g)  of  section  eleven  hundred  eighty  of  this  chapter in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b  of  this  chapter,  and
  except  an  adjudication  of  liability  of  an owner for a violation of
  subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven  hundred  eighty
  of  this  chapter  in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c of
  this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of an owner for  a
  violation  of  toll  collection  regulations  pursuant  to  section  two
  thousand nine hundred eighty-five  of  the  public  authorities  law  or
  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b  and  sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred
  seventy-four of the laws of  nineteen  hundred  fifty,  there  shall  be
  levied  in addition to any sentence, penalty or other surcharge required
  or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective until December 1, 2019
* a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever  proceedings
  in  a  court  or  an  administrative  tribunal of this state result in a
  conviction for an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except  a  conviction
  pursuant  to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for a
  traffic infraction under this chapter, or a local law,  ordinance,  rule
  or  regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a traffic
  infraction involving standing, stopping, or  parking  or  violations  by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner  for  a  violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred
  eleven of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-a  of  this  chapter or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-d of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e  of this chapter, and except an adjudication in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter of a violation of a  bus
  lane  restriction as defined in such section, and except an adjudication
  of liability of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b),  (c),  (d),
  (f)  or  (g)  of  section  eleven  hundred  eighty  of  this  chapter in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b  of  this  chapter,  and
  except  an  adjudication  of  liability  of  an owner for a violation of
  subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven  hundred  eighty
  of  this  chapter  in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c of
  this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of an owner for  a
  violation  of  toll  collection  regulations  pursuant  to  section  two
  thousand nine hundred eighty-five  of  the  public  authorities  law  or
  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b  and  sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred

  seventy-four of the laws of  nineteen  hundred  fifty,  there  shall  be
  levied  in addition to any sentence, penalty or other surcharge required
  or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective December 1, 2019 until September 20, 2020
* a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever proceedings
  in a court or an administrative tribunal  of  this  state  result  in  a
  conviction  for  an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except a conviction
  pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for  a
  traffic  infraction  under this chapter, or a local law, ordinance, rule
  or regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a  traffic
  infraction  involving  standing,  stopping,  or parking or violations by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of  subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
  eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d  of  this  chapter or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of  an
  owner  for  a  violation  of  subdivision  (b),  (c), (d), (f) or (g) of
  section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance with section
  eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter, and except an  adjudication  of
  liability  of an owner for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f)
  or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this  chapter  in  accordance
  with  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-c  of this chapter, and except an
  adjudication of liability of an owner for a violation of toll collection
  regulations pursuant to section two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of
  the  public  authorities  law  or  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b   and
  sixteen-c  of chapter seven hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen
  hundred fifty, there shall  be  levied  in  addition  to  any  sentence,
  penalty  or  other surcharge required or permitted by law, an additional
  surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective September 20, 2020 until August 30, 2018
* a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever  proceedings
  in  a  court  or  an  administrative  tribunal of this state result in a
  conviction for an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except  a  conviction
  pursuant  to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for a
  traffic infraction under this chapter, or a local law,  ordinance,  rule
  or  regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a traffic
  infraction involving standing, stopping, or  parking  or  violations  by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner  for  a  violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred
  eleven of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-a  of  this  chapter or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-d of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e  of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of subdivision  (b),  (c),  (d),  (f)  or  (g)  of
  section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter in accordance with section
  eleven  hundred  eighty-c of this chapter, and except an adjudication of
  liability of an owner for a violation  of  toll  collection  regulations
  pursuant  to section two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the public
  authorities law  or  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b  and  sixteen-c  of
  chapter  seven  hundred  seventy-four  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred
  fifty, there shall be levied in addition to  any  sentence,  penalty  or
  other surcharge required or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of
  twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective August 30, 2018 until July 25, 2018
* a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever proceedings
  in a court or an administrative tribunal  of  this  state  result  in  a
  conviction  for  an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except a conviction

  pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for  a
  traffic  infraction  under this chapter, or a local law, ordinance, rule
  or regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a  traffic
  infraction  involving  standing,  stopping,  or parking or violations by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of  subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
  eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d  of  this  chapter or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of  an
  owner for a violation of toll collection regulations pursuant to section
  two  thousand  nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities law or
  sections sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c  of  chapter  seven  hundred
  seventy-four  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred fifty, there shall be
  levied in addition to any sentence, penalty or other surcharge  required
  or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective July 25, 2018 until August 21, 2019
* a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever proceedings
  in a court or an administrative tribunal  of  this  state  result  in  a
  conviction  for  an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except a conviction
  pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for  a
  traffic  infraction  under this chapter, or a local law, ordinance, rule
  or regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a  traffic
  infraction  involving  standing,  stopping,  or parking or violations by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of  subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven  of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
  eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e  of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of toll collection regulations pursuant to section
  two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities  law  or
  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b  and  sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred
  seventy-four of the laws of  nineteen  hundred  fifty,  there  shall  be
  levied  in addition to any sentence, penalty or other surcharge required
  or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective August 21, 2019 until September 12, 2020
* a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever  proceedings
  in  a  court  or  an  administrative  tribunal of this state result in a
  conviction for an  offense  under  this  chapter,  except  a  conviction
  pursuant  to section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or for a
  traffic infraction under this chapter, or a local law,  ordinance,  rule
  or  regulation  adopted  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  except  a traffic
  infraction involving standing, stopping, or  parking  or  violations  by
  pedestrians or bicyclists, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner  for  a  violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred
  eleven of  this  chapter  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-a  of this chapter, and except an adjudication of liability of an
  owner for a violation of toll collection regulations pursuant to section
  two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the public authorities  law  or
  sections  sixteen-a,  sixteen-b  and  sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred
  seventy-four of the laws of  nineteen  hundred  fifty,  there  shall  be
  levied  in addition to any sentence, penalty or other surcharge required
  or permitted by law, an additional surcharge of twenty-eight dollars.
* NB Effective September 12, 2020
b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever proceedings in
  a court of this state result in a conviction pursuant to section  eleven
  hundred  ninety-two  of this chapter, there shall be levied, in addition

  to any sentence or other surcharge required  or  permitted  by  law,  an
  additional surcharge of one hundred seventy dollars.
2.  The  additional surcharges provided for in subdivision one of this
  section shall be paid to  the  clerk  of  the  court  or  administrative
  tribunal  that rendered the conviction. Within the first ten days of the
  month following collection of such surcharges, the collecting  authority
  shall  pay  such  money  to the state comptroller to be deposited to the
  general fund.
3. The provisions of subdivision four-a of section five  hundred  ten,
  subdivision three of section five hundred fourteen and subdivision three
  of  section  two  hundred twenty-seven of this chapter governing actions
  which may be taken for failure  to  pay  a  fine  or  penalty  shall  be
  applicable to the additional surcharge imposed pursuant to this section.