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Assembly Bill A10386A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program

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2025-A10386 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7928
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1193, V & T L

2025-A10386 - Summary

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.

2025-A10386 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10386
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to limiting the
   suspension of an individual's driver's license when participating in a
   treatment court program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as
 follows:
   (8)  TREATMENT  COURT PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGU-
 LATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE SUSPENSION OF  A  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT RESULT FROM A DEFENDANT TAKING A PLEA, WHERE:
   A.  THE  DEFENDANT  WAS  A PARTICIPANT IN A DESIGNATED TREATMENT COURT
 PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE
 COURTS OR THEIR DESIGNEE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.15, 180.20, 230.11, OR
 230.21 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
   B.  THE DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITIONAL PLEA
 AGREEMENT BEFORE SUCH A TREATMENT COURT;
   C. AS REQUIRED UNDER SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT, THE  DEFENDANT
 SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETED  A TREATMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLIED WITH ANY OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS;
   D. THE COURT  ALLOWED  THE  DEFENDANT  TO  WITHDRAW  THEIR  PREVIOUSLY
 ENTERED  PLEA  OF  GUILTY,  AND  THE  DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY TO LESSER
 CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT; AND
   E. THE  DEPARTMENT  REVOKED  OR  SUSPENDED  THE  DEFENDANT'S  DRIVER'S
 LICENSE  UPON THE DEFENDANT INITIALLY HAVING PLEADED GUILTY AND AT LEAST
 SIX MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE SUCH INITIAL PLEA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11728-02-5

2025-A10386A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7928
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1193, V & T L

2025-A10386A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.

2025-A10386A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10386--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to limiting the
   suspension  or  revocation  of  an  individual's driver's license when
   participating in a treatment court program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as
 follows:
   (8)  TREATMENT  COURT PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGU-
 LATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE  SUSPENSION  OR  REVOCATION  OF  A  DRIVER'S
 LICENSE  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL NOT RESULT FROM A DEFENDANT TAKING A
 PLEA, WHERE:
   A. THE DEFENDANT WAS A PARTICIPANT IN  A  DESIGNATED  TREATMENT  COURT
 PROGRAM  RECOGNIZED  AND  ESTABLISHED  BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
 COURTS OR THEIR DESIGNEE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.15, 180.20, 230.11, OR
 230.21 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
   B. THE DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITIONAL  PLEA
 AGREEMENT BEFORE SUCH A TREATMENT COURT;
   C.  AS REQUIRED UNDER SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT, THE DEFENDANT
 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A TREATMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLIED WITH  ANY  OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS;
   D.  THE  COURT  ALLOWED  THE  DEFENDANT  TO  WITHDRAW THEIR PREVIOUSLY
 ENTERED PLEA OF GUILTY, AND  THE  DEFENDANT  PLEADED  GUILTY  TO  LESSER
 CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT; AND
   E.  THE  DEPARTMENT  REVOKED  OR  SUSPENDED  THE  DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S
 LICENSE UPON THE DEFENDANT INITIALLY HAVING PLEADED GUILTY AND AT  LEAST
 SIX MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE SUCH INITIAL PLEA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11728-03-6

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