New York Laws
Article 19-A - Special Requirements for Bus Drivers
509-I - Notification of a Conviction Resulting From a Violation of This Chapter in This State or a Motor Vehicle Conviction in Another State and License Revoc

§ 509-i. Notification of a conviction resulting from a violation of
this chapter in this state or a motor vehicle conviction in another
state and license revocation. 1. A driver who receives a notice that his
or her license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been
revoked, suspended or withdrawn or who is convicted of a violation of
such provisions of this chapter as shall constitute a misdemeanor or a
felony in any jurisdiction shall notify the motor carrier that employs
such person of the contents of the notice before the end of the business
day following the day he or she received it. A driver who fails to
notify his or her employer of such suspension, revocation or conviction
of a violation of such provisions of this chapter as shall constitute a
misdemeanor or a felony shall be subject to a five (5) working day
suspension, or a suspension equivalent to the number of working days
such driver was not in compliance with this article, whichever is
longer.

1-a. A driver who is convicted of a traffic infraction in any
jurisdiction shall notify his or her employer within five (5) working
days from the date of conviction. A driver who fails to notify his or
her employer of such conviction within the five (5) working day period
shall be subject to a five (5) working day suspension; provided,
however, that a first such infraction occurring on or before September
sixteenth, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall not subject such violator
to the said suspension.

1-b. A driver who is involved in an accident of a nature or type set
forth in section five hundred nine-a of this article in any jurisdiction
shall notify his or her employer within five working days from the date
of the accident. A driver who fails to notify his or her employer of
such accident within the five working day period shall be subject to a
five working day suspension.

2. Any driver who is convicted of an offense listed in section five
hundred nine-c of this article that would disqualify such driver from
operating a bus shall provide notice of such conviction in writing by
the following business day to the motor carrier that employs such
person. The motor carrier shall not permit any driver who fails to
provide such notice to operate a bus.

3. The commissioner upon receipt of information that a driver's
license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been
revoked, suspended or withdrawn in this state or elsewhere shall notify
all motor carriers who have notified the commissioner of the employment
of such driver; and may, if requested by a political subdivision which
contracts with a motor carrier for the transportation of school
children, provide such notice to the political subdivision.

4. In addition to the requirements of subdivision three of this
section, the commissioner shall notify the motor carrier of any
conviction for any traffic violation or accident resulting from
operation of a motor vehicle against a bus driver employed by the motor
carrier, shall require payment of the fee necessary to defray the cost
of the notification, and shall require all motor carriers to establish
an escrow account with the department which shall be used to pay for the
costs incurred by the department when it informs the motor carrier of a
driver's conviction or accident; and may, if requested by a political
subdivision which contracts with a motor carrier for the transportation
of school children, provide such notice to the political subdivision.