New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 60.20 (2026)

Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction

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§ 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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2018 · leading case: People v. Tunstall, 197 A.D.2d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993).

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People v. Tunstall, 197 A.D.2d 791 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). “Defendant’s sentence as a second felony offender was within the applicable statutory parameters (see, Penal Law § 60.20 [1] [c]; §§70.06, 70.15, 70.”

People v. Coston, 63 A.D.3d 41 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009). “00 [2] [a]; see also Penal Law § 60.20 [1] [d]), the term of the intermittent imprisonment component of the original and revised sentences exceeds the maximum definite sentences of imprisonment authorized for these offenses.”

People v. Ross, 2018 NY Slip Op 1942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018). “11; see People v Pumarejo , 222 AD2d 616 ; see also Penal Law § 60.20). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see People v Contes , 60 NY2d 620 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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