(b) No county or town shall employ any officer, agent or person,
whether such employee be elected or appointed, whose compensation shall
in any way depend upon the apprehension or arrest of any person for
reckless driving as defined in section twelve hundred twelve of this
chapter. If any person be apprehended or arrested or haled before a
magistrate for reckless driving as so defined, by any officer, agent or
employee of any county or town who is so employed, the fact of such
employment at the time shall be a defense to any charge made for
reckless driving as defined in section twelve hundred twelve of this
chapter.
Structure New York Laws
Title 9 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures
Article 45 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures
1800 - Penalties for Traffic Infractions.
1801 - Penalties for Misdemeanors.
1802 - Receipts for Fines or Bail; Installment Payment Plans.
1803 - Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures.
1804 - Prohibition of Imposition and Collection of a Fine, Penalty, Forfeiture, Fee or Surcharge.
1805 - Plea of Guilty, How Put In.
1806 - Plea of Not Guilty by a Defendant Charged With a Traffic Infraction.
1806-A - Default Judgment in Cases of Failure to Answer.
1807 - Provisions Applicable to Arraignments for Traffic Violations.
1808 - Effect of Stay Order on Appeal From Judgment of Conviction of an Offense Under This Chapter.
1809 - Mandatory Surcharge and Crime Victim Assistance Fee Required in Certain Cases.
1809-AA - Mandatory Surcharge Required for Certain Parking Violations.
1809-B - Mandatory Surcharge Required for Certain Violations Relating to Handicapped Parking Spaces.
1809-E - Additional Surcharge Required for Certain Violations.
1810 - Compensation of Officers Shall Not Depend Upon Apprehension or Arrests.