A 975 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within an eighteen month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure to comply with traffic-control indications

Summary

Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within an eighteen month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of ninety days.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A975 → A975A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's vehicle and traffic law to update how vehicle registrations are suspended for repeated photo ticket violations. The main changes include adjusting the suspension period from six months to ninety days, extending the violation window from twelve to eighteen months, and adding more detailed requirements for liability notices.

Scope change

The bill now applies to violations documented within an eighteen-month period (previously twelve months) and adds specific procedures for certifying liability findings to the commissioner.

TIMELINE

Extended the time window for counting photo violations from 12 months to 18 months before suspension applies.

Changed the effective date from immediate to one year after becoming law, with rules allowed to be implemented before that date.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the registration suspension period from 6 months to 90 days.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for liability notices to include warnings about potential registration suspension after five or more violations.

TECHNICAL

Added detailed procedures for courts to certify liability findings to the commissioner and record them in the official system.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 975A

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors