Limits the suspension of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
March 3, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to limiting the
suspension of an individual's driver's license when participating in a
treatment court program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehi-
2 cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as
3 follows:
4 (8) Treatment court program. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regu-
5 lation to the contrary, the suspension of a driver's license by the
6 department shall not result from a defendant taking a plea, where:
7 a. the defendant was a participant in a designated treatment court
8 program recognized and established by the chief administrator of the
9 courts or their designee pursuant to sections 170.15, 180.20, 230.11, or
10 230.21 of the criminal procedure law;
11 b. the defendant pleaded guilty in accordance with a conditional plea
12 agreement before such a treatment court;
13 c. as required under such a conditional plea agreement, the defendant
14 successfully completed a treatment program and complied with any other
15 requirements or conditions;
16 d. the court allowed the defendant to withdraw their previously
17 entered plea of guilty, and the defendant pleaded guilty to lesser
18 charges in accordance with such a conditional plea agreement; and
19 e. the department revoked or suspended the defendant's driver's
20 license upon the defendant initially having pleaded guilty and at least
21 six months have elapsed since such initial plea.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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