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145 - Penalties and Forfeitures for Violations.

NY Transp L § 145 (2019) (N/A)
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(b) Any person convicted as a third or subsequent offender as described in subdivision six shall be subject to a court order divesting him of any right, title or interest in any motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense. An action for forfeiture may be commenced by the attorney general on behalf of the commissioner or the corporation counsel or designee on behalf of the city in any superior court in the county of conviction. The defendant shall have a right to a trial by jury on any issue of fact. The plaintiff in the forfeiture action shall have the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence on such issues of fact.

(c) Any order of forfeiture issued pursuant to this subdivision shall include provisions for the disposal of the property found to have been forfeited. Such provisions shall be directed to the attorney general or corporation counsel or designee as the case may be, and may include, but are not limited to, an order directing that the property be sold in accordance with provisions of article fifty-one of the civil practice law and rules. Net proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the general fund of the state or city, as the case may be, less all costs and attendant expenses of seizure, storage and forfeiture, as the case may be, which shall be paid to the office of the attorney general or corporation counsel in the appropriate case notwithstanding any other provisions of law. 8. All penalties charged and collected by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be deposited by the comptroller into the special obligation reserve and payment account of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund established pursuant to section eight-nine-b of the state finance law.

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145 - Penalties and Forfeitures for Violations.