2018 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle and Traffic
Title 2 - Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner
Article 2-B - Adjudication of Parking Infractions
241 - Final Determinations, Judgments.

§ 241. Final  determinations,  judgments.    * 1. The hearing examiner
  shall  make  a  determination  on  the  charges,  either  sustaining  or
  dismissing  them. Where the hearing examiner determines that the charges
  have been sustained he or she  may  examine  either  the  prior  parking
  violations  record  or  the record of liabilities incurred in accordance
  with section eleven hundred eleven-a of this chapter  or  in  accordance
  with  sections  eleven  hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter as added by
  sections sixteen of chapters twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two  of  the
  laws  of  two thousand nine or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-d of this chapter or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e  of  this  chapter  or  the  record  of liabilities incurred in
  accordance with 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
  of  the  person  charged,  or  the  record  of  liabilities  incurred in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter, or  the
  record of liabilities incurred in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eighty-b  of  this  chapter,  as  applicable  prior to rendering a final
  determination. Final determinations  sustaining  or  dismissing  charges
  shall  be entered on a final determination roll maintained by the bureau
  together with records showing payment and nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective until December 1, 2024
* 1. The hearing examiner shall make a determination on  the  charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines that the charges have been sustained he or  she  may  examine
  either  the prior parking violations record or the record of liabilities
  incurred in accordance with sections eleven  hundred  eleven-b  of  this
  chapter as added by sections sixteen of chapters twenty, twenty-one, and
  twenty-two  of  the  laws  of  two  thousand  nine or in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter or  in  accordance  with
  section  eleven  hundred eleven-e of this chapter of the person charged,
  or the record of liabilities incurred in accordance with section  eleven
  hundred  eleven-c of this chapter, or the record of liabilities incurred
  in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this  chapter,  as
  applicable   prior   to   rendering   a   final   determination.   Final
  determinations sustaining or dismissing charges shall be  entered  on  a
  final  determination roll maintained by the bureau together with records
  showing payment and nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective and Expires December 1, 2024
* 1. The hearing examiner shall make a determination on  the  charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines that the charges have been sustained he or  she  may  examine
  the  prior  parking  violations  record  or  the  record  of liabilities
  incurred in accordance with section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of  this
  chapter  of the person charged, or the record of liabilities incurred in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter  of  the
  person charged, or the record of liabilities incurred in accordance with
  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this  chapter,  or the record of
  liabilities incurred in accordance with section eleven hundred  eighty-b
  of   this   chapter,   as   applicable,   prior  to  rendering  a  final
  determination. Final determinations  sustaining  or  dismissing  charges
  shall  be entered on a final determination roll maintained by the bureau
  together with records showing payment and nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until September 20, 2020
* 1. The hearing examiner shall make a determination on  the  charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines that the charges have been sustained he or  she  may  examine
  either  the prior parking violations record or the record of liabilities

  incurred in accordance with section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this
  chapter  of the person charged, or the record of liabilities incurred in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter  of  the
  person  charged or the record of liabilities incurred in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter, as applicable, prior to
  rendering a final  determination.  Final  determinations  sustaining  or
  dismissing  charges  shall  be  entered  on  a  final determination roll
  maintained by the bureau  together  with  records  showing  payment  and
  nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective September 20, 2020 until July 1, 2022
* 1.  The  hearing examiner shall make a determination on the charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines  that  the  charges have been sustained he or she may examine
  either the prior parking violations record or the record of  liabilities
  incurred  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred eleven-e of this
  chapter of the person charged or the record of liabilities  incurred  in
  accordance  with  section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter of the
  person charged, as applicable, prior to rendering a final determination.
  Final determinations sustaining or dismissing charges shall  be  entered
  on  a  final  determination  roll maintained by the bureau together with
  records showing payment and nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective July 1, 2022 until December 1, 2024
* 1. The hearing examiner shall make a determination on  the  charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines that the charges have been sustained he or  she  may  examine
  the  prior  parking  violations  record  or  the  record  of liabilities
  incurred in accordance with section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of  this
  chapter of the person charged, as applicable, prior to rendering a final
  determination.  Final  determinations  sustaining  or dismissing charges
  shall be entered on a final determination roll maintained by the  bureau
  together with records showing payment and nonpayment of penalties.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until December 1, 2024
* 1.  The  hearing examiner shall make a determination on the charges,
  either  sustaining  or  dismissing  them.  Where  the  hearing  examiner
  determines that the charges have been sustained he may examine the prior
  parking  violations  record  of  the person charged prior to rendering a
  final  determination.  Final  determinations  sustaining  or  dismissing
  charges shall be entered on a final determination roll maintained by the
  bureau   together   with  records  showing  payment  and  nonpayment  of
  penalties.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking violation or contest an allegation of  liability  in  accordance
  with  section  eleven  hundred eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance
  with sections eleven hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter  as  added  by
  sections  sixteen  of chapters twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two of the
  laws of two thousand nine or in accordance with section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d  of  this  chapter or in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter or fails to contest an allegation of  liability
  in  accordance with 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, or fails to contest an allegation of liability in accordance with
  section  eleven  hundred eleven-c of this chapter or fails to contest an
  allegation of  liability  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eighty-b of this chapter or fails to appear on a designated hearing date
  or subsequent adjourned date or fails after a hearing to comply with the
  determination of a hearing examiner, as prescribed by this article or by

  rule  or  regulation  of  the  bureau, such failure to plead or contest,
  appear or comply shall be deemed, for  all  purposes,  an  admission  of
  liability  and  shall  be  grounds  for rendering and entering a default
  judgment  in  an  amount  provided  by  the rules and regulations of the
  bureau. However, after the expiration of the  original  date  prescribed
  for  entering  a  plea and before a default judgment may be rendered, in
  such case the bureau shall pursuant to the applicable provisions of  law
  notify  such  operator or owner, by such form of first class mail as the
  commission may direct; (1) of the violation  charged,  or  liability  in
  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred eleven-a of this chapter or in
  accordance with sections eleven hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter  as
  added by sections sixteen of chapters twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two
  of  the  laws  of two thousand nine or in accordance with section eleven
  hundred eleven-d of this chapter or in accordance  with  section  eleven
  hundred eleven-e of this chapter alleged or liability in accordance with
  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 alleged or
  liability in accordance with section eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this
  chapter  or liability in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b
  of this chapter alleged, (2) of the impending default judgment, (3) that
  such judgment will be entered in the Civil Court of the  city  in  which
  the bureau has been established, or other court of civil jurisdiction or
  any  other  place  provided  for the entry of civil judgments within the
  state of New York, and (4) that a default may be avoided by  entering  a
  plea or contesting an allegation of liability in accordance with section
  eleven  hundred  eleven-a of this chapter or in accordance with sections
  eleven hundred eleven-b of this chapter as added by sections sixteen  of
  chapters  twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two of the laws of two thousand
  nine or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this
  chapter  or  in  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this
  chapter or contesting an allegation  of  liability  in  accordance  with
  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 or contesting
  an  allegation  of  liability  in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-c of this chapter or contesting an  allegation  of  liability  in
  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-b of this chapter, as
  appropriate, or making an appearance within thirty days of  the  sending
  of  such  notice.  Pleas  entered  and allegations contested within that
  period shall be in the manner prescribed in the notice and  not  subject
  to  additional penalty or fee. Such notice of impending default judgment
  shall not be required prior to the rendering and entry  thereof  in  the
  case  of  operators  or owners who are non-residents of the state of New
  York. In no  case  shall  a  default  judgment  be  rendered  or,  where
  required,  a notice of impending default judgment be sent, more than two
  years after the expiration of the time prescribed for entering a plea or
  contesting an allegation. When a person has demanded a hearing, no  fine
  or  penalty shall be imposed for any reason, prior to the holding of the
  hearing. If the hearing examiner  shall  make  a  determination  on  the
  charges,  sustaining  them, he or she shall impose no greater penalty or
  fine than those upon which the person was originally charged.
* NB Effective until December 1, 2024
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking violation or contest an allegation of  liability  in  accordance
  with  sections  eleven  hundred  eleven-b  of  this  chapter as added by
  sections sixteen of chapters twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two  of  the
  laws  of  two thousand nine or in accordance with section eleven hundred

  eleven-d of this chapter, or in accordance with section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter, or fails to contest an allegation of liability
  in  accordance  with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter, or
  fails  to contest an allegation of liability incurred in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter, or fails to appear on a
  designated hearing date or subsequent adjourned date or  fails  after  a
  hearing  to  comply  with  the  determination  of a hearing examiner, as
  prescribed by this article or by rule or regulation of the bureau,  such
  failure  to  plead,  contest,  appear or comply shall be deemed, for all
  purposes, an admission of liability and shall be grounds  for  rendering
  and  entering  a default judgment in an amount provided by the rules and
  regulations of the bureau. However, after the expiration of the original
  date prescribed for entering a plea and before a default judgment may be
  rendered, in such case the  bureau  shall  pursuant  to  the  applicable
  provisions  of  law notify such operator or owner, by such form of first
  class mail as the commission may direct; (1) of the  violation  charged,
  or liability in accordance with sections eleven hundred eleven-b of this
  chapter,  as  added  by sections sixteen of chapters twenty, twenty-one,
  and twenty-two of the laws of two thousand nine or  in  accordance  with
  section  eleven  hundred eleven-d of this chapter, or in accordance with
  section eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of  this  chapter,  or  liability  in
  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of this chapter or
  liability in accordance with section eleven  hundred  eighty-b  of  this
  chapter  alleged,  (2)  of the impending default judgment, (3) that such
  judgment will be entered in the Civil Court of the  city  in  which  the
  bureau has been established, or other court of civil jurisdiction or any
  other  place  provided for the entry of civil judgments within the state
  of New York, and (4) that a default may be avoided by entering a plea or
  contesting an allegation of liability in accordance with sections eleven
  hundred eleven-b of  this  chapter  as  added  by  sections  sixteen  of
  chapters  twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two of the laws of two thousand
  nine or in accordance with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this
  chapter  or  in  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this
  chapter, or contesting an allegation of  liability  in  accordance  with
  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this  chapter  or  contesting an
  allegation of  liability  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eighty-b  of this chapter as appropriate, or making an appearance within
  thirty days of the sending of such notice. Pleas entered and allegations
  contested within that period shall be in the manner  prescribed  in  the
  notice  and  not  subject  to  additional penalty or fee. Such notice of
  impending default judgment shall not be required prior to the  rendering
  and   entry  thereof  in  the  case  of  operators  or  owners  who  are
  non-residents of the state of New York.  In  no  case  shall  a  default
  judgment  be  rendered or, where required, a notice of impending default
  judgment be sent, more than two years after the expiration of  the  time
  prescribed  for  entering  a  plea  or  contesting an allegation. When a
  person has demanded a hearing, no fine or penalty shall be  imposed  for
  any reason, prior to the holding of the hearing. If the hearing examiner
  shall  make  a  determination on the charges, sustaining them, he or she
  shall impose no greater penalty or fine than those upon which the person
  was originally charged.
* NB Effective and Expires December 1, 2024
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking violation or contest an allegation of  liability  in  accordance
  with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of this chapter, or contest an
  allegation of  liability  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d of this chapter, or fails to contest an allegation of liability
  in  accordance  with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter, or

  fails to contest an allegation of liability incurred in accordance  with
  section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter, or fails to appear on a
  designated  hearing  date  or subsequent adjourned date or fails after a
  hearing  to  comply  with  the  determination  of a hearing examiner, as
  prescribed by this article or by rule or regulation of the bureau,  such
  failure to plead, appear or comply shall be deemed, for all purposes, an
  admission of liability and shall be grounds for rendering and entering a
  default  judgment  in an amount provided by the rules and regulations of
  the  bureau.  However,  after  the  expiration  of  the  original   date
  prescribed  for  entering  a  plea  and before a default judgment may be
  rendered, in such case the  bureau  shall  pursuant  to  the  applicable
  provisions  of  law notify such operator or owner, by such form of first
  class mail as the commission may direct; (1) of the  violation  charged,
  or  liability in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this
  chapter, or liability in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-d
  of this chapter, or alleged liability in accordance with section  eleven
  hundred eleven-c of this chapter or alleged liability in accordance with
  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-b of this chapter, (2) of the impending
  default judgment, (3) that such judgment will be entered  in  the  Civil
  Court  of  the  city  in which the bureau has been established, or other
  court of civil jurisdiction or any other place provided for the entry of
  civil judgments within the state of New York, and (4) that a default may
  be avoided by entering a plea or contesting an allegation  of  liability
  in  accordance  with  section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter or
  contesting an allegation of liability in accordance with section  eleven
  hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter  or  contesting  an  allegation  of
  liability in accordance with section eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this
  chapter  or  contesting  an  allegation  of liability in accordance with
  section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter or making an  appearance
  within  thirty  days of the sending of such notice. Pleas entered within
  that period shall be in the manner prescribed  in  the  notice  and  not
  subject  to  additional penalty or fee. Such notice of impending default
  judgment shall not be required prior to the rendering and entry  thereof
  in the case of operators or owners who are non-residents of the state of
  New  York.  In  no  case  shall a default judgment be rendered or, where
  required, a notice of impending default judgment be sent, more than  two
  years  after  the expiration of the time prescribed for entering a plea.
  When a person has demanded a  hearing,  no  fine  or  penalty  shall  be
  imposed  for  any  reason,  prior  to the holding of the hearing. If the
  hearing examiner shall make a determination on the  charges,  sustaining
  them,  he or she shall impose no greater penalty or fine than those upon
  which the person was originally charged.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until September 20, 2020
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking violation or contest an allegation of  liability  in  accordance
  with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of  this chapter or contest an
  allegation of  liability  in  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-d  of this chapter or fails to contest an allegation of liability
  incurred in accordance with section  eleven  hundred  eighty-b  of  this
  chapter  or  fails  to appear on a designated hearing date or subsequent
  adjourned date or fails after a hearing to comply with the determination
  of a hearing examiner, as prescribed by  this  article  or  by  rule  or
  regulation  of the bureau, such failure to plead, appear or comply shall
  be deemed, for all purposes, an admission  of  liability  and  shall  be
  grounds  for  rendering  and  entering  a  default judgment in an amount
  provided by the rules and regulations of the bureau. However, after  the
  expiration  of  the  original  date  prescribed  for entering a plea and
  before a default judgment may be rendered, in such case the bureau shall

  pursuant to the applicable provisions of law  notify  such  operator  or
  owner,  by  such  form of first class mail as the commission may direct;
  (1) of the violation charged or liability  in  accordance  with  section
  eleven  hundred eleven-e of this chapter or liability in accordance with
  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter  or  liability  in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter alleged,
  (2)  of  the  impending default judgment, (3) that such judgment will be
  entered in the Civil Court of the city in  which  the  bureau  has  been
  established,  or  other  court  of civil jurisdiction or any other place
  provided for the entry of civil judgments within the state of New  York,
  and  (4)  that a default may be avoided by entering a plea or contesting
  an allegation of liability in accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred
  eleven-e  of  this  chapter  or contesting an allegation of liability in
  accordance with section eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter  or
  contesting  an allegation of liability in accordance with section eleven
  hundred eighty-b of this chapter or making an appearance  within  thirty
  days  of  the  sending  of such notice. Pleas entered within that period
  shall be in the manner prescribed in  the  notice  and  not  subject  to
  additional  penalty  or  fee.  Such notice of impending default judgment
  shall not be required prior to the rendering and entry  thereof  in  the
  case  of  operators  or owners who are non-residents of the state of New
  York. In no  case  shall  a  default  judgment  be  rendered  or,  where
  required,  a notice of impending default judgment be sent, more than two
  years after the expiration of the time prescribed for entering  a  plea.
  When  a  person  has  demanded  a  hearing,  no fine or penalty shall be
  imposed for any reason, prior to the holding  of  the  hearing.  If  the
  hearing  examiner  shall make a determination on the charges, sustaining
  them, he shall impose no greater penalty or fine than those  upon  which
  the person was originally charged.
* NB Effective September 20, 2020 until July 1, 2022
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking  violation  or  contest an allegation of liability in accordance
  with section eleven hundred eleven-e  of  this  chapter  or  contest  an
  allegation  of  liability  in  accordance  with  section  eleven hundred
  eleven-d of this chapter or fails to appear on a designated hearing date
  or subsequent adjourned date or fails after a hearing to comply with the
  determination of a hearing examiner, as prescribed by this article or by
  rule or regulation of the bureau,  such  failure  to  plead,  appear  or
  comply  shall be deemed, for all purposes, an admission of liability and
  shall be grounds for rendering and entering a  default  judgment  in  an
  amount  provided  by  the  rules and regulations of the bureau. However,
  after the expiration of the original date prescribed for entering a plea
  and before a default judgment may be rendered, in such case  the  bureau
  shall  pursuant to the applicable provisions of law notify such operator
  or owner, by such form of first class mail as the commission may direct;
  (1) of the violation charged or liability  in  accordance  with  section
  eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of  this  chapter  alleged  or  liability  in
  accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter alleged,
  (2) of the impending default judgment, (3) that such  judgment  will  be
  entered  in  the  Civil  Court  of the city in which the bureau has been
  established, or other court of civil jurisdiction  or  any  other  place
  provided  for the entry of civil judgments within the state of New York,
  and (4) that a default may be avoided by entering a plea  or  contesting
  an  allegation  of  liability  in accordance with section eleven hundred
  eleven-e of this chapter or contesting an  allegation  of  liability  in
  accordance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of this chapter or
  making an appearance within thirty days of the sending of  such  notice.
  Pleas  entered  within  that period shall be in the manner prescribed in

  the notice and not subject to additional penalty or fee. Such notice  of
  impending  default judgment shall not be required prior to the rendering
  and  entry  thereof  in  the  case  of  operators  or  owners  who   are
  non-residents  of  the  state  of  New  York. In no case shall a default
  judgment be rendered or, where required, a notice of  impending  default
  judgment  be  sent, more than two years after the expiration of the time
  prescribed for entering a plea. When a person has demanded a hearing, no
  fine or penalty shall be imposed for any reason, prior to the holding of
  the hearing. If the hearing examiner shall make a determination  on  the
  charges,  sustaining  them,  he  shall impose no greater penalty or fine
  than those upon which the person was originally charged.
* NB Effective July 1, 2022 until December 1, 2024
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking violation or contest an allegation of  liability  in  accordance
  with  section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter or fails to appear
  on a designated hearing date or subsequent adjourned date or fails after
  a hearing to comply with the determination of  a  hearing  examiner,  as
  prescribed  by this article or by rule or regulation of the bureau, such
  failure to plead, appear or comply shall be deemed, for all purposes, an
  admission of liability and shall be grounds for rendering and entering a
  default judgment in an amount provided by the rules and  regulations  of
  the   bureau.  However,  after  the  expiration  of  the  original  date
  prescribed for entering a plea and before  a  default  judgment  may  be
  rendered,  in  such  case  the  bureau  shall pursuant to the applicable
  provisions of law notify such operator or owner, by such form  of  first
  class mail as the commission may direct; (1) of the violation charged or
  liability  in  accordance  with  section eleven hundred eleven-e of this
  chapter alleged, (2) of the impending default judgment,  (3)  that  such
  judgment  will  be  entered  in the Civil Court of the city in which the
  bureau has been established, or other court of civil jurisdiction or any
  other place provided for the entry of civil judgments within  the  state
  of New York, and (4) that a default may be avoided by entering a plea or
  contesting  an allegation of liability in accordance with section eleven
  hundred eleven-e of this chapter or making an appearance  within  thirty
  days  of  the  sending  of such notice. Pleas entered within that period
  shall be in the manner prescribed in  the  notice  and  not  subject  to
  additional  penalty  or  fee.  Such notice of impending default judgment
  shall not be required prior to the rendering and entry  thereof  in  the
  case  of  operators  or owners who are non-residents of the state of New
  York. In no  case  shall  a  default  judgment  be  rendered  or,  where
  required,  a notice of impending default judgment be sent, more than two
  years after the expiration of the time prescribed for entering  a  plea.
  When  a  person  has  demanded  a  hearing,  no fine or penalty shall be
  imposed for any reason, prior to the holding  of  the  hearing.  If  the
  hearing  examiner  shall make a determination on the charges, sustaining
  them, he shall impose no greater penalty or fine than those  upon  which
  the person was originally charged.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until December 1, 2024
* 2. Where an operator or owner fails to enter a plea to a charge of a
  parking  violation  or  fails  to appear on a designated hearing date or
  subsequent adjourned date or fails after a hearing to  comply  with  the
  determination of a hearing examiner, as prescribed by this article or by
  rule  or  regulation  of  the  bureau,  such failure to plead, appear or
  comply shall be deemed, for all purposes, an admission of liability  and
  shall  be  grounds  for  rendering and entering a default judgment in an
  amount provided by the rules and regulations  of  the  bureau.  However,
  after the expiration of the original date prescribed for entering a plea
  and  before  a default judgment may be rendered, in such case the bureau

  shall pursuant to the applicable provisions of law notify such  operator
  or owner, by such form of first class mail as the commission may direct;
  (1) of the violation charged, (2) of the impending default judgment, (3)
  that  such  judgment  will  be entered in the Civil Court of the city in
  which  the  bureau  has  been  established,  or  other  court  of  civil
  jurisdiction  or  any  other  place  provided  for  the  entry  of civil
  judgments within the state of New York, and (4) that a  default  may  be
  avoided by entering a plea or making an appearance within thirty days of
  the sending of such notice. Pleas entered within that period shall be in
  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  notice  and  not subject to additional
  penalty or fee. Such notice of impending default judgment shall  not  be
  required  prior  to  the  rendering  and  entry  thereof  in the case of
  operators or owners who are non-residents of the state of New  York.  In
  no  case  shall  a  default  judgment  be rendered or, where required, a
  notice of impending default judgment be sent, more than two years  after
  the expiration of the time prescribed for entering a plea. When a person
  has  demanded  a  hearing,  no  fine or penalty shall be imposed for any
  reason, prior to the holding of the hearing.  If  the  hearing  examiner
  shall  make  a  determination  on the charges, sustaining them, he shall
  impose no greater penalty or fine than those upon which the  person  was
  originally charged.
* NB Effective December 1, 2024
3. A judgment entered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
  remain  in  full  force  and  effect for eight years notwithstanding any
  other provision of law.