N.Y. VAT. LAW § 523-a : NY Code - Section 523-A: Driver improvement clinic programs

Search N.Y. VAT. LAW § 523-a : NY Code - Section 523-A: Driver improvement clinic programs

In addition to the driver
  rehabilitation  program  authorized by section eleven hundred ninety-six
  of  this  chapter,  the  commissioner  may  establish,  by   regulation,
  guidelines  for alcohol and highway safety programs. The purpose of such
  programs should be to inform participants of the effects of  alcohol  on
  driving,  to  discuss  problem  drinking  and  its  effects,  to provide
  assistance to individuals with referral to alcoholism treatment agencies
  and to provide instruction with respect to proper driving techniques and
  driver attitude. The commissioner shall establish criteria for requiring
  attendance at such clinics, and may, pending attendance at such  clinic,
  suspend  the  driver's  license  or privilege of any person who fails to
  attend such clinic as required by such regulations.  Such  criteria  may
  provide for the required attendance at such clinic of any person who, as
  a  result  of the conviction for a moving traffic violation, is referred
  by the trial court for such attendance. The commissioner shall establish
  a fee to be paid by any person who attends any such  program.  Such  fee
  shall  be  used to defray the ongoing expenses of the program. Where the
  commissioner has approved any driver improvement  program  conducted  by
  local  authorities,  any such fee shall be paid to the agency conducting
  such program.