New York Vehicle & Traffic Law

Every section of the New York Vehicle & Traffic Law, in order — 990 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 306 — Enforcement
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 307 — Voluntary inspection
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 308 — Definitions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 308-a — Mandatory reporting
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309 — Legislative findings
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309-a — Establishment of experimental motor vehicle inspection stations
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309-b — Federal funds
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309-c — Contracts
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309-d — Fees
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 309-e — Reports
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 310 — Short title and declaration of purpose
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 311 — Definitions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 312 — Registration of motor vehicles
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 312-a — Issuance and termination of liability insurance and maintenance of records
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 313 — Notice of termination
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 314 — Acceptance of financial security deposits
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 315 — Release of financial security bonds or deposits
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 316 — Self-insurers
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 317 — Expenses of administering article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 318 — Revocation of registrations, drivers' licenses and non-resident privileges
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 319 — Penalties
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 320 — Notice to other jurisdictions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 321 — Exceptions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 330 — Commissioner to administer article; may require proof; court review
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 331 — Proof required upon certain convictions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 332 — Proof required in the event of certain judgments
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 333 — Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements of this article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 334 — Suspension waived upon payment of judgment in installments
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 335 — Security and proof required following accident
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 336 — Duty of courts to report judgments
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 337 — Suspension, duration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 338 — Application to non-resident, other persons
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 339 — Owner may give proof for chauffeur or member of family
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 340 — Surrender of license and evidences of registration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 341 — Amount of proof required
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 342 — Alternate methods of giving proof
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 343 — Proof of financial responsibility by certificate showing motor vehicle liability policy obtained
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 344 — Certificate furnished by non-resident
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 345 — Motor vehicle liability policy
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 346 — Proof of financial responsibility not required after February first, nineteen hundred fifty-seven
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 348 — Article not to affect other policies
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 349 — Filing a bond as proof of financial responsibility
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 350 — Money or securities deposited as proof of financial responsibility
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 351 — Person having given proof may substitute other proof
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 352 — If proof fails commissioner may require other proof
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 353 — When commissioner may release proof
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 354 — Commissioner to furnish operating record
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 355 — Operating without giving proof when proof required
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 356 — Forging or without authority signing proof of financial responsibility
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 357 — Failing to report convictions and judgments
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 358 — Otherwise violating article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 359 — Definitions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 360 — Exceptions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 361 — Self-insurers
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 362 — Article not to repeal other motor vehicle laws
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 363 — Expenses of administering article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 364 — Uniformity of interpretation
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 365 — Short title
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 366 — Past application of article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 367 — This article does not prevent other process
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 368 — Constitutionality
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 370 — Indemnity bonds or insurance policies; notice of accident
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 371 — Certificate of department of transportation in lieu of indemnity bonds or insurance policies
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 375 — Equipment
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 375-a — Prohibition against retaliatory action
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 376 — Lamps, signaling devices and reflectors on vehicles
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 376-a — Defective equipment
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 377 — Vehicles engaged in the transportation of logs and other materials
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 378 — Additional safety requirements for commercial vehicles and vehicles transporting hazardous materials
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 380-a — Certain vehicles engaged in the transportation of loose cargo
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 381 — Motorcycle equipment
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 382 — Hydraulic brake fluid
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 382-a — Brake linings
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 382-b — Service brake system
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 382-c — Occupant compartments
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 383 — Safety belts and anchorage assemblies
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 385 — Dimensions and weights of vehicles
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 385-a — Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with weight restrictions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 386 — Motor vehicle sound level limits
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 388 — Negligence in use or operation of vehicle attributable to owner
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 390 — Inspection of motor vehicles and motorcycles
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 391 — Rates of toll on motor vehicles
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 392 — False statements, alteration of records or substitution in connection with any examination
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 392-a — Sale or purchase of stolen, false or fraudulent license, identification card, certificate of registration, or number plate
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 392-b — Powers of motor vehicle investigators
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 393 — Measurement and weight of vehicles; responsibility for damages
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 393-a — Inspection of commercial motor vehicles exceeding ten thousand pounds manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 394 — Drivers' schools
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 395 — Certain private service bureaus to be licensed
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 396 — Use of state and other seals and insignia on private vehicles prohibited
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 397 — Equipping motor vehicles with radio receiving sets capable of receiving signals on the frequencies allocated for police use
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 397-a — Radar detectors and laser detectors prohibited
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 397-b — Vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 397-c — For-hire motor vehicle safety program
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398 — Title
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-a — Statement of purpose
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-b — Definitions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-c — Registration required; application; fees and issuance of certificate of registration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-d — Motor vehicle repair shop requirements
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-e — Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue registration; civil penalty; restitution; surrender of certificate of registration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-f — Hearings; review board; appeals; judicial review
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-g — Powers of the commissioner
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-h — Separability clause
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-i — Unregistered operation; procedures and penalties
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 398-k — Improper display of signs
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-a — Statement of purpose
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-b — Definitions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-c — Approval by the commissioner
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-d — Application for approval
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-e — Standards for course approval
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-f — Proof of effectiveness
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-g — Regulations
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-k — Accident prevention course internet technology pilot program
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-l — Application
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-m — Pilot program scope and duration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-n — Regulations
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-o — Report by commissioner
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-p — Pre-licensing course internet pilot program
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-q — Application
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-r — Regulations, fees and privacy
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-s — Pilot program scope and duration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 399-t — Report by commissioner
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 400 — Application of this title
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 400-a — Exceptions to registration provisions
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 401 — Registration of motor vehicles; fees; renewals
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 401-a — In-transit permits
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 401-b — Registration of tow trucks
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 402 — Distinctive number; form of number plates; trailers
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 402-a — Facsimile license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 402-b — Obscured and obstructed license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 403 — Number plates continued
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 403-a — Temporary indicia of registration
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 403-b — Sales of special number or distinctive license plates by certain dealers
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404 — Issuance of special number plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-a — Registration of motor vehicles of severely disabled persons
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-aa — Distinctive plates for members of the Catholic War Veterans of America
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-b — Distinctive plates for volunteer firefighters
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-bb — Distinctive Cystic Fibrosis Foundation license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-c — Distinctive plates for former prisoners of war
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-cc — Distinctive "Cure Childhood Cancer" plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-d — Distinctive plates for members of the organized militia and reserve
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-dd — Distinctive plates for members of AMVETS
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-dd — Mental illness anti-stigma license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-e — Distinctive plates for purple heart recipients
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-ee — Distinctive "Jamaican bobsled team" number plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-ee — Distinctive "West Indian American Day Carnival" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-ee — Distinctive Down's syndrome awareness license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-ee — Distinctive "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-f — Distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance services
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-g — Distinctive plates bearing the words "Birthplace of Baseball"
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-h — Distinctive plates for members of the Jewish War Veterans of America
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-i — Distinctive plates for gold star mothers
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-j — Registration and issuance of special number plates for veterans who survived the Pearl Harbor attack
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-k — Distinctive plates for Marine Corps League members
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-l — Distinctive regional design plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-m — Distinctive license plates commemorating the World University Games
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-n — Issuance of distinctive conservation plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-o — Distinctive "Olympic Spirit" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-oo — Deposit of service charges for distinctive license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-p — Distinctive plates for congressional medal of honor recipients
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-p — Distinctive "Animal Population Control Fund" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-q — Distinctive plates for the council on the arts
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-q — Distinctive "drive for the cure" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-r — Distinctive "foreign organization" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-r — Distinctive plates for New York state licensed dentists who are members of the New York State Dental Association
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-s — Distinctive plates for the Saratoga national cemetery honor guard association
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-s — Issuance of distinctive plates for agriculture
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-s — Distinctive "drive out diabetes" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-s — Issuance of distinctive "I Love New York" plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-t — Distinctive marine and coastal district of New York license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-t — Distinctive conserve habitat license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-t — Distinctive "peace at home" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-u — Distinctive "Erie canal" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-u — Distinctive "national multiple sclerosis society" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-u — Distinctive gift of life license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-u — Distinctive "keep kids drug free" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive plates for the arts and cultural institutions and museums
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Issuance of distinctive "Discover Queens" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive "Love your library" plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive autism awareness license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive plates for members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-v — Distinctive plates for water rescue team members
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-w — Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-w — Distinctive plates for Persian Gulf veterans
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-x — Distinctive "Ducks Unlimited" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive lupus awareness license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive sickle cell disease awareness license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive plates for members of the Kiwanis International
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive plates for conspicuous service cross recipients
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-y — Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-z — Distinctive "Elks Association" license plates
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405 — Authority to enter into agreements
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-a — Application of article
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-b — Administration of agreement
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-c — Fees
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-d — Registration period
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-e — Effect of issuance
• N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 405-f — Disposition of fees