New York
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law (VAT)
981 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 1675 — Functions of the board
- § 1676 — Executive secretary of board
- § 1677 — County purpose and charges
- § 1680 — Department of transportation to maintain a manual of uniform traffic-control devices
- § 1681 — State traffic-control devices
- § 1682 — Local traffic-control devices
- § 1683 — Signs or markings required
- § 1684 — State highways maintained by the state
- § 1685 — All vehicles must stop or yield at certain railroad grade crossings where a stop or yield sign is erected
- § 1690 — Authority of the Nassau county and Suffolk county district court judicial hearing officers and the city of Buffalo judicial hearing offic...
- § 1691 — Definitions
- § 1692 — General provisions
- § 1693 — Financial responsibility of transportation network companies
- § 1694 — Disclosures
- § 1695 — Insurance provisions
- § 1696 — Driver and vehicle requirements
- § 1697 — Maintenance of records
- § 1698 — Audit procedures; confidentiality of records
- § 1699 — Criminal history background check of transportation network company drivers
- § 1700 — Controlling authority
- § 1701 — Legislative findings and declaration
- § 1702 — Short title
- § 1703 — Definitions
- § 1704 — Establishment of central business district tolling program
- § 1704-A — Central business district toll
- § 1705 — Disposition of revenue and penalties
- § 1706 — Reporting
- § 1800 — Penalties for traffic infractions
- § 1801 — Penalties for misdemeanors
- § 1802 — Receipts for fines or bail; installment payment plans
- § 1803 — Disposition of fines and forfeitures
- § 1804 — Prohibition of imposition and collection of a fine, penalty, forfeiture, fee or surcharge
- § 1805 — Plea of guilty, how put in
- § 1806 — Plea of not guilty by a defendant charged with a traffic infraction
- § 1806-A — Default judgment in cases of failure to answer
- § 1807 — Provisions applicable to arraignments for traffic violations
- § 1808 — Effect of stay order on appeal from judgment of conviction of an offense under this chapter
- § 1809 — Mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee required in certain cases
- § 1809-A — Mandatory surcharge required in certain cities for parking, stopping and standing violations
- § 1809-AA — Mandatory surcharge required for certain parking violations
- § 1809-B — Mandatory surcharge required for certain violations relating to handicapped parking spaces
- § 1809-C — Additional surcharge required for certain violations relating to driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired
- § 1809-D — Mandatory surcharge for violation of maximum speed limits in highway construction or maintenance work areas
- § 1809-E — Additional surcharge required for certain violations
- § 1810 — Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests
- § 200 — Department of motor vehicles; commissioner
- § 201 — Custody of records
- § 202 — Fees for searches and copies of documents
- § 202-B — Penalties for submission of dishonored checks and credit card payments
- § 203 — Oaths and acknowledgments
- § 204 — Subpoenaing hearing referees
- § 205 — County clerks as agents of the commissioner; fees
- § 206 — Deputization of agents
- § 207 — Uniform traffic summons and complaint
- § 208 — Affirmation of complaints
- § 209 — Bureau of motor vehicles abolished; transfer of functions; officers and employees
- § 210 — Highway safety powers and duties
- § 2101 — Definitions
- § 2102 — Exclusions
- § 2103 — Excepted liens and security interests; buyer from manufacturer or dealer
- § 2104 — Certificate of title required
- § 2105 — Application for first certificate of title
- § 2105-A — Liens on motor vehicles for failure to make child support payments
- § 2106 — Examination of records
- § 2107 — Issuance and records
- § 2108 — Contents and effect
- § 2109 — Delivery
- § 211 — Continuity of authority
- § 2110 — Registration without certificate of title
- § 2111 — Refusing certificate of title
- § 2112 — Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates
- § 2113 — Transfer
- § 2114 — Transfer to or from dealer; records
- § 2115 — Transfer by operation of law
- § 2116 — Additional requirements for applications
- § 2117 — When commissioner to issue new certificate
- § 2117-A — Surrender of manufacturer's certificate of origin to a manufactured home
- § 2117-B — Surrender of title to a manufactured home
- § 2117-C — Confirmation of conversion of a manufactured home
- § 2118 — Perfection of security interests
- § 2119 — Security interest
- § 212 — Transfer of records and property
- § 2120 — Assignment by lienholder
- § 2121 — Release of security interest
- § 2122 — Duty of lienholder
- § 2123 — Exclusiveness of procedure
- § 2124 — Suspension or revocation of certificates
- § 2125 — Fees
- § 2126 — Powers of commissioner
- § 2127 — Hearings
- § 2128 — Court review
- § 2129 — Stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles
- § 213 — Terms occurring in contracts and other documents
- § 2130 — Offenses relating to certificates
- § 2131 — Evidence of criminal intent or knowledge
- § 2132 — Effect on other laws
- § 2133 — Uniformity of interpretation
- § 2134 — Short title
- § 2135 — Severability
- § 214 — Proof of mailing of notice or order
- § 215 — Rules and regulations
- § 216 — Automotive-medical research division
- § 216-A — Statistics on driving while intoxicated
- § 217 — Record of hearings
- § 218 — Special classification of vehicles
- § 219 — Interstate compacts
- § 219-A — State membership in a multistate voter list maintenance organization
- § 220 — Exemptions for safety equipment
- § 221 — Annual compilation of this chapter
- § 222 — Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation
- § 2220 — Jurisdiction of department
- § 2221 — Definitions
- § 2222 — Registration
- § 2223 — Display of registration numbers
- § 2224 — Registration record
- § 2225 — Certificate of registration
- § 2226 — Licensing by municipalities
- § 2227 — Rules and regulations
- § 2228 — Special events
- § 2229 — Snowmobile, not a motor vehicle
- § 223 — Motor vehicle theft prevention program
- § 223-A — School bus motorist education program
- § 2230 — Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses; penalties
- § 2231 — Disposition of fees
- § 224 — Simplification of business application procedures and administration
- § 224-A — Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance safety education program
- § 225 — Jurisdiction; transfer of cases; hearing officers; regulations
- § 2250 — Jurisdiction of department
- § 2251 — Registration
- § 2252 — Exemption from registration
- § 2253 — Certificates of registration, registration numbers, and validating stickers
- § 2254 — Registration record
- § 2255 — Temporary registration
- § 2256 — Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses; penalties
- § 2257 — Registration of dealers
- § 2257-A — Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue dealer registration; suspension or revocation of dealer demonstrator number or trailer plate; ...
- § 2257-B — Yacht brokers
- § 2258 — Rules and regulations
- § 226 — Summons; answer
- § 2260 — General provisions
- § 2261 — Registration
- § 2262 — Limitations on registrations
- § 2263 — Revocation and suspension
- § 2264 — Display of registration number plate or plates
- § 2265 — Equipment, inspection and insurance
- § 2267 — Dealers and manufacturers
- § 2268 — Motor-assisted vehicle
- § 2269 — Exemptions
- § 227 — Hearings; determinations
- § 2270 — Rules and regulations
- § 228 — Administrative review
- § 2280 — Jurisdiction of department
- § 2281 — Definitions
- § 2282 — Registration and permit
- § 2283 — Display of registration
- § 2284 — Registration record
- § 2285 — Certificate of registration
- § 2286 — Licensing by municipalities
- § 2287 — Special events
- § 2288 — Responsibility for operation by minors
- § 2289 — Violations
- § 2290 — Rules and regulations
- § 2291 — Disposition of fees
- § 235 — Jurisdiction
- § 236 — Creation, personnel
- § 237 — Functions, powers and duties of parking violations bureaus
- § 237-A — Functions, powers and duties of traffic camera violations bureaus
- § 238 — Notice of violation
- § 239 — Ownership and operation of vehicles; liability
- § 240 — Hearings, notice and conduct
- § 2400 — Legislative purpose
- § 2401 — Definitions
- § 2402 — Rules and regulations
- § 2403 — Operation of ATVs; where permitted
- § 2404 — Operating rules
- § 2405 — Designation of highways and public lands for travel by ATVs
- § 2406 — Equipment
- § 2407 — Liability insurance
- § 2408 — Special events
- § 2409 — ATV safety course and safety certificate
- § 241 — Final determinations, judgments
- § 241-A — Complaint procedure for satisfied or wrongfully imposed fine or penalty
- § 241-B — Muni-meter receipts; affirmative defense
- § 2410 — Operation by minors
- § 2411 — Liability for negligence
- § 2412 — Service on nonresidents and certain residents, administrators or executors
- § 2413 — Accidents; reports
- § 242 — Administrative review
- § 243 — Judicial review
- § 244 — Separability
- § 250 — Exemption of non-resident owners and operators
- § 251 — Exemption for members of the armed forces and their dependents
- § 252 — Exemption of certain in-transit vehicle registrations
- § 253 — Service of summons on non-residents
- § 254 — Service of summons on residents who depart from state and on residents' executors or administrators who are nonresidents or who depart fr...
- § 260 — Appeals board; functions
- § 261 — Right of appeal; time limitations; appeal procedures; fees
- § 262 — Stays pending appeal
- § 263 — Judicial review
- § 300 — Application of this title