NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 60.20 — Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction

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What is NY PL § 60.20?

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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

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§ 60.20 Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction

PL § 60.20

§ 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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