§ 514-A — Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations, cancellations and disqualifications by commercial motor vehicle operators

§ 514-a. Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations,\ncancellations and disqualifications by commercial motor vehicle\noperators. 1. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a\nNew York state employer who is convicted of violating within or outside\nof this state, in any type of motor vehicle, a state or local law\nrelating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking\nviolation), shall notify his/her current employer of such conviction.\nAny person who holds a commercial driver's license issued by the\ncommissioner who does not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a New\nYork state employer or who operates a commercial motor vehicle while\nself-employed who is convicted in any other state which has been\ndecertified in accordance with Part 384.405 of title 49 of the code of\nfederal regulations and notice of such decertification has been\npublished in the federal register pursuant to Part 384.409 of title 49\nof the code of federal regulations, the District of Columbia or a\nCanadian province of violating any law relating to motor vehicle traffic\ncontrol (other than a parking violation) while operating a commercial\nmotor vehicle shall notify the commissioner of such conviction. Such\nnotification must be made within thirty days after the date that the\nperson has been convicted except that if a person is a bus driver as\ndefined in section five hundred nine-a of this chapter, such\nnotification must be made within five days after the date the person has\nbeen convicted as required by section five hundred nine-i of this\nchapter. The above notification must be made in writing and contain the\nfollowing information: (a) driver's full name; (b) driver's license\nnumber; (c) date of conviction; (d) the specific criminal or other\noffense(s), serious traffic violation(s) of state or local law relating\nto motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and\nany suspension, revocation, cancellation of any driving privileges or\ndisqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle which\nresulted from such conviction(s); (e) indication whether the violation\nwas in a commercial motor vehicle; (f) location of offense; (g) court or\ntribunal in which the conviction occurred; and (h) driver's signature.\n 2. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle for a New York\nstate employer who has a commercial learner's permit or a commercial\ndriver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by the commissioner or\nby the appropriate authorities of any other state, District of Columbia\nor Canadian province, or who loses the right to operate a commercial\nmotor vehicle in any state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is\ndisqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period,\nshall notify his/her current employer of such suspension, revocation,\ncancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification.\n