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N.Y. Penal Law § 60.20 — Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 60: Authorized Dispositions of Offenders, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 60.20
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
60.20 Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction.
1. When a person is convicted of a traffic infraction, the sentence of
the court shall be as follows:
(a) A period of conditional discharge, as provided in article
sixty-five; or
(b) Unconditional discharge as provided in section 65.20; or
(c) A fine or a sentence to a term of imprisonment, or both, as
prescribed in and authorized by the provision that defines the
infraction; or
(d) A sentence of intermittent imprisonment, as provided in article
eighty-five.
2. Where a sentence of conditional discharge is imposed for a traffic
infraction, all incidents of the sentence shall be the same as would be
applicable if the sentence were for a violation.
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