S 5776: Provides for the suspension and revocation of certain learner's permits, and the return of numbered plates and registration suspensions in certain circumstances.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5776 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspen- sion and revocation of certain learner's permits and the return of numbered plates and registration suspensions in certain circumstances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 510-c of 2 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 3 2009, are amended to read as follows: 4 Suspension and revocation of learner's permits and driver's licenses 5 for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ learner's 6 permits or licenses, or for those over the age of eighteen with a 7 learner's permit. 1. (a) A learner's permit or a driver's license shall 8 be suspended for a period of sixty days: 9 (i) upon a conviction or finding of a serious traffic violation as 10 defined in subdivision two of this section, when such violation was 11 committed while the holder had a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit 12 or a class DJ or MJ license, or for those over the age of eighteen with 13 a learner's permit; or 14 (ii) upon the second conviction or finding of such permit or license 15 holder of a violation of any other provision of this chapter or any 16 other law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to traffic, and 17 when such violation was committed while such holder had a class DJ or 18 class MJ learner's permit or a class DJ or MJ license, or for those over 19 the age of eighteen with a learner's permit. 20 (b) A learner's permit or a driver's license shall be revoked for a 21 period of sixty days upon the conviction or finding of the permit or 22 license holder of a violation or violations, committed within six months 23 after the restoration of such permit or license suspended pursuant to EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00776-01-5 
 S. 5776 2 1 paragraph (a) of this subdivision, which convictions or findings would 2 result in the suspension of such permit or license pursuant to paragraph 3 (a) of this subdivision. 4 (c) A learner's permit shall be suspended for a period of sixty days 5 upon a conviction or finding that they did not abide by the following 6 practices: 7 (i) operating a vehicle without a supervising driver twenty-one years 8 of age or older with a valid license to operate the type of vehicle the 9 permit holder is in. 10 (ii) operating a vehicle that contains hazardous materials. 11 (iii) operating a vehicle when more than one passenger under the age 12 of twenty-one who is not a family member is in the vehicle. This does 13 not apply if the supervising driver is a parent, guardian, driver educa- 14 tion teacher or driving school instructor. 15 (iv) operating a vehicle when a passenger is seated in the front seat, 16 except for the supervising driver. 17 (v) when a vehicle is operated by a driver who has a class DJ 18 learner's permit, every passenger in the vehicle must use a safety 19 restraint (a seat belt, a combination seat belt and shoulder harness, a 20 child restraint seat). 21 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 22 607 to read as follows: 23 § 607. Accidents; when plates are returned and registration is 24 suspended. 1. If an operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle who holds 25 a learner's permit or class DJ or MJ license is involved in an accident 26 occurring in this state resulting in death or bodily injuries to any 27 person, the operator shall, the next day the DMV is open or within 28 forty-eight hours of the accident, surrender the number plates to such 29 motor vehicle or motorcycle to the department, and shall have any motor 30 vehicle registrations which belong to such operator immediately 31 suspended. 32 2. Within fourteen days, the operator shall be heard pursuant to para- 33 graph a of subdivision three of section five hundred ten of this chapter 34 to determine if number plates shall be returned and/or registration 35 suspensions shall be reinstated. 36 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 37 have become a law.