§ 1807. Provisions applicable to arraignments for traffic violations.\n1. The local criminal court, upon the arraignment in this state of a\nresident of this state charged with a violation of the vehicle and\ntraffic law, or other law or ordinance relating to the operation of\nmotor vehicles or motor cycles, and before accepting a plea, or in the\ncase of such a defendant who has previously pleaded not guilty, as\nprovided in section eighteen hundred six of this chapter, and who wishes\nto change or withdraw such plea, must inform the defendant at the time\nof his arraignment or appearance for trial in substance as follows:\n A plea of guilty to this charge is equivalent to a conviction after\ntrial. If you are convicted, not only will you be liable to a penalty,\nbut in addition your
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§ 1807. Provisions applicable to arraignments for traffic violations.\n1. The local criminal court, upon the arraignment in this state of a\nresident of this state charged with a violation of the vehicle and\ntraffic law, or other law or ordinance relating to the operation of\nmotor vehicles or motor cycles, and before accepting a plea, or in the\ncase of such a defendant who has previously pleaded not guilty, as\nprovided in section eighteen hundred six of this chapter, and who wishes\nto change or withdraw such plea, must inform the defendant at the time\nof his arraignment or appearance for trial in substance as follows:\n A plea of guilty to this charge is equivalent to a conviction after\ntrial. If you are convicted, not only will you be liable to a penalty,\nbut in addition your license to drive a motor vehicle or motor cycle,\nand your certificate of registration, if any, are subject to suspension\nand revocation as prescribed by law.\n The giving of the foregoing instructions by means of a statement\nprinted in a noticeably distinct manner and in bold type in a size equal\nto at least twelve point type, upon a summons or ticket issued to a\nperson charged with any such offense shall constitute compliance with\nthe requirements of this section.\n The foregoing provisions of this section may be waived as provided in\nsection eighteen hundred five of this chapter.\n 2. Upon the arraignment of any person under eighteen years of age who\nresides within the household of his parent or guardian upon a charge of\na violation of the vehicle and traffic law or other law or ordinance\nrelating to the operation of motor vehicles or motor cycles, except a\nviolation relating to parking, stopping or standing, the local criminal\ncourt which arraigns him shall forthwith transmit written notice of such\narraignment to the parent or guardian of such minor person; provided,\nhowever, that if a conviction of such person follows such arraignment\nupon the same day, or in case such person waives arraignment and enters\na plea of guilty to the offense as charged in accordance with the\nprovisions of section eighteen hundred five of this chapter, transmittal\nof notice of his conviction as provided in section five hundred fourteen\nof this chapter shall be sufficient and the notice of arraignment\nhereunder need not be given; provided further that the failure of a\nlocal criminal court to transmit such notice of arraignment shall in no\nmanner affect the validity of a conviction subsequently obtained.\n