TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)

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TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW
ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION
(TSLED)

2019
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
TraCS Ticket overview
                                                    Police officer can scan
 Officer enters ticket using TraCS in patrol car.
                                                    license and/or registration
                                                    document containing a
 Ticket information is sent electronically to
                                                    barcode or enter manually.
 the Police Department.

                                                    Provides standardized
 The Police Department sends the ticket
                                                    fields and edits.
 information electronically to New York State
 Police Headquarters.
                                                    Provides ease of entry for
                                                    officer.
 NYSP Headquarters sends the ticket
 information electronically to both DMV and         Eliminates illegible and
 Office of Court Administration.                    incomplete data.

• If your court is having issues with TraCS tickets,
  please contact OCA at (866) 246-2361.
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
Reporting Requirements
           Section 514 of the VTL
• The Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) requires the court
  to report to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
  within 15 days any judgment of conviction or any bail
  forfeiture.
• If a conviction results in a mandatory suspension or
  revocation, it must be reported to DMV within 96
  hours of the imposition of sentence.
• Convictions for non-resident CDL drivers must be
  reported within 96 hours.
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
CDL/CMV Convictions
• Any traffic conviction for an offense committed by an
  out-of-state CDL/CLP holder in any motor vehicle, or an
  out-of-state non-CDL/CLP holder in a CMV must be
  reported to NYS DMV within 96 hours as required by VTL
  514(d).
• The vehicle type on the ticket will indicate CDL VEH, BUS
  or HAZMAT.
• NYS DMV is required to report these convictions to the
  licensing state within 10 days.
• Failure to meet this requirement jeopardizes
  approximately $40 million in yearly federal highway
  funding.
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
Order of Suspension Pending Prosecution
                  MV-1193
• Use the following codes for “Suspension Type”
  entry:
  – H = Hard suspension (box 1 on form MV-1193).
      • Hardship cannot be granted.
  – P = Prompt suspension (box 2 on form MV-1193).
      • Use the following codes for “Hardship Indicator”:
          – Y = Yes hardship granted.
          – N = No hardship.
  – S = Sean’s Law (box 3 on form MV-1193).
      • Motorist must have DJ or MJ (J = Junior) license on date of
        violation.
      • Motorist must be under 21 on date of violation.
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
Disposition Codes
Code Abbreviation   Disposition
• 1   ACD.55        Adjourned in Contemplation of Dismissal Under 170.55 CPL
• 2   ACQ           Not Guilty After Trial
• 3   BF            Bail Forfeiture
• 4   CONV          Convicted After Trial
• 5   COV OT        Covered By Another Ticket
• 6   D160.50       Dismissed Sealed CPL 160.50
• 9   DIED          Abated By Death
• 10 DISM           Dismissed
• 13 PG             Plead Guilty
• 14 YO             Youthful Offender
• 15 WD             Charge Withdrawn
• 21 ZTL            Zero Tolerance Law
• 23 PG/FNC         Pled Guilty /Fine Not Collected
• 24 CONV/FNC       Convicted After Trial/Fine Not Collected
TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT & DISPOSITION (TSLED)
Common Secondary Sentence Codes
•   CD    Conditional Discharge
•   UD    Unconditional Discharge
•   DAS   Drug Abuse Services
•   DDP   Drinking Driver Program
•   DDM   Drinking Driver Program Mandated
•   DDX   Drinking Driver Program Prohibited
•   OT    Other
•   IND   Indigent Section 420.10 F/420.35 S/C
•   NF    No Fine Available
•   VIP   Victim Impact Panel
Section 1804 of the Vehicle and Traffic
                 Law

• Prohibits a municipality from collecting a fine,
  penalty, fee, surcharge or forfeiture when the
  charge of a violation of the Vehicle and Traffic
  Law is dismissed.
Reporting Dispositions When Money Is
   Still Owed (Fine Not Collected)
If a motorist is convicted or has pled guilty, but
has not paid the fine or surcharge, it is improper
to withhold reporting the disposition until
payment is received.
• If you transmit electronically, send a disposition
  transaction with a disposition code of PG/FNC or
  CONV/FNC.
• Complete the disposition/sentence section of the
  UTT as PG/FNC (dispo code 23) or CONV/FNC (dispo
  code 24).
• When paid in full, update the record by submitting a
  PG or CONV disposition.
Suspension vs. Revocation

• Suspension – license privileges taken away for
  a period of time. Privileges returned after the
  suspension period.
• Revocation – license privileges taken away.
  Motorist must reapply to DMV for privileges
  to be reinstated after the revocation period.
Alcohol & Drug Related
  Order of Suspension or Revocation
              (MV-1192)

• Transmit electronically or submit an MV-1192 (do
  not submit both).
• If the license has been confiscated by court staff,
  it can be mailed to TSLED without any
  correspondence.
• A 20-day stay may be granted by the court; if a
  stay is not entered, the suspension/revocation
  becomes effective as of the sentence date.
Ignition Interlock
• The law requires the court to sentence the
  motorist to ignition interlock when the defendant
  is convicted of VTL 1192(2); (2-a) or (3).

• DMV sends the court notification if the court fails
  to sentence the defendant to the IID requirement
  as required by statute.
Reporting Ignition Interlock
• IID Restriction can be reported:

   • Electronically through your courtroom software
     program with IID noted in the probation or secondary
     sentence fields. No additional paperwork required.
                     OR
   • By submitting an MV-1192 with ‘Yes’ checked for ‘Has
     the motorist been ordered to install an ignition
     interlock device’ and with a disposition showing IID in
     the in disposition/sentence field.

• Removal of IID restriction is reported on
  Court/Probation letterhead and sent directly to
  the Driver Improvement Unit.
Duplicate Disposition/Amendment Record UT-20
             used for the following:
•   Defendant is convicted after bail forfeiture has been filed with DMV.
•   Clerical error on original certificate.
•   Original certificate is lost or misplaced and duplicate is required.
•   An error is found in the TSLED System reports.
•   Conviction is withdrawn after appeal or successful motion to vacate
    judgment. Must be accompanied by signed Order to Vacate Judgment
    (Coram Nobis).
•   Defendant is resentenced.
•   Corporate substitution.
•   No ticket issued (enter docket number as ticket number).
•   Duplicate ticket number issued.
•   Disposition submitted to TSLED by mistake and ticket needs to be reopened.

    Submit the UT-20 electronically through your courtroom software
                          OR
    Email to TSLEDDOCS@dmv.ny.gov or fax to (518) 473-6597
VPASS
https://secap.dmv.ny.gov
User Password Security Policy
• One password, one user
  Each user must be assigned a unique user ID (no
  shared or generic user IDs are permitted).
• Passwords must be kept confidential at all times,
  and changed regularly.
• Passwords must not be shared. Provisioned users
  must not allow unauthorized users to access
  DMV information resources.
• If a user suspects that a password has been
  compromised, they should notify TSLED to obtain
  a new password.
VPASS – Application Menu
New York State DMV - Internet Office Transactions
Web VPass                                                                                                    WEB VPASS USER GUIDE

                                                   DMV Web Applications Menu

                                   Please select an application from the list below.
                                      • COMPASS
                                      • License Search Display
                                      • Online Series Memos
                                      • Remote Admin of VPASS Environment
                                      • TSLED Reports
                                      • TSLED Web Transactions

                                                              [Log Out]

                          NOTE: USE OF THIS SITE FOR UNAUTHORIZED PURPOSES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF
                                 ARTICLE 156 OF THE NYS PENAL CODE AND/OR OTHER STATUTES.

                                 © 2015 New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. All rights reserved.
VPASS Certification
COMPASS
Tickets in Compass
                   MV-15TKTC
• Includes tickets where originating charge is:
      • Point bearing violation,
      • Drug or alcohol driving-related offense, or
      • Aggravated unlicensed operation.

• Ticket will only display if disposition was:
      • Guilty (either original charge or lesser charge)
      • Covered by another ticket, or
      • Pending (includes adjourned in contemplation of
        dismissal).
Series Memos
Remote Admin of VPASS

Court liaison will have access to create/update/deactivate sub-user accounts.
TSLED Monthly Reports
Select the year and month of the desired report. The system will
display a .pdf file, click on the file to open
Monthly Reports
• CM01 – Report of Pending Cases (monthly)
  • Includes currently scofflawed cases and scofflaw date,
    entry, and corrections of arrest records.
  • Does not get returned to TSLED.
• CM02 – Report of Cases Pending 60 Days (NYS
  drivers)
  • When entering a subsequent date, the court must wait 60
    days from the new court date to scofflaw the motorist
    again.
  • Parking, Stopping, or Standing violations cannot be
    scofflawed and do not appear on report.
  • Enter scofflaw suspension through VPASS or your
    courtroom software.
Monthly Reports continued
• CM02.1 – Report of Cases Pending 60 Days (Out-of-State
  drivers)
   • Home state is required to suspend their motorist if NY scofflaws
     them within 6 months of violation date.
   • Suspension in the home state is optional if notified after 6
     months of violation date.
• CM03-Report of Transferred Cases
   • Identifies cases transferred to your court.
• CM04-Report of Disposed Cases
   • Identifies cases closed by dispositions.
TSLED Web Transactions

TSLED Web Transactions offers all of the tools listed in the top navigation bar,
as well as notifies users of any important issues, such as scheduled website
maintenance or new features available to the court.
Add Scofflaw
Law Types That May Be Scoffable
                      The authority to
                      suspend
                      someone’s
                      license/privilege
                      for failure to
                      answer a
                      summons or pay
                      a fine is set forth
                      in VTL section
                      510(4-a).
Suspension Notices
• The Department of Motor Vehicles sends out
  an MV-1160.3 to NY motorists or an MV-
  1161A to out of state motorists.
• Suspension effective date is 37 days. 30 day
  notice as required per section 510(4a) of the
  VTL plus 7 days to allow for mailing time.
Clear Scofflaw
Confirmation Notice

• Print the confirmation notice, sign and give to defendant.
• This will generally reflect on the license file within 1-2 days.
• DO NOT FAX OR MAIL NOTICE TO TSLED.
TSLED Ticket Search
• TSLED Ticket Search – Allows courts to search
     TSLED records for their tickets.
  – If the ticket is returnable to your court, all arrest,
    scofflaw and disposition information will display
    for the ticket.
  – If the ticket is not returnable to your court, a
    message will display, ‘Ticket returnable to XYZ
    Court’.
  – Searching by name will result in an error message
    if the ticket is not answerable to your court.
Key in the ticket       Ticket Search
number, click Search.

                                 Click on the blue link to display arrest
                                 and disposition information.
Court Info
Motorist Info

                             Scofflaw Info

Violation Info

                   Susp Pending Prosecution

Enforcement Info               Location Info

                             Data Entry Info
Vehicle Info
Data Entry Info
Disposition Info

                          Registration Susp Info

                          Court and Justice Info
License Suspension Info

Sentence Info
Magistrates’ Manual

This manual offers helpful information regarding forms, Vehicle
 & Traffic Law, and general DMV and TSLED related topics.
DMV Forms
Real ID
• Due to the Federal REAL ID Act, starting October
  1, 2020, every domestic air traveler will need a
  REAL ID-compliant license, permit, or
  identification card to get through security at U.S.
  airports.
• REAL IDs are available at all DMV offices.
• The cost is the same as getting a standard license
  or non-driver ID, which are now marked Not for
  Federal Purposes.
• Visit the REAL ID page on our website at
  dmv.ny.gov/REALID
REAL ID continued
REAL ID:

• Accepted for boarding a domestic flight or entering a
  military base or federal building
• Office visit required
REAL ID continued
Enhanced ID:

• Available to U.S. citizens only
• Accepted for boarding a domestic flight or entering a
  military base or federal building
• Accepted at U.S. land/sea border crossings
• Additional $30 fee
• Office visit required
REAL ID continued
Standard ID:

• Not REAL ID-compliant
• Not accepted for boarding a domestic flight without a
  secondary ID after October 1, 2020, and currently not
  accepted to enter some federal building and facilities
• Renew online or by mail – no office visit required
Thank You For Attending
• If you have questions, please contact us at:
   – TSLEDSUPPORT@DMV.NY.GOV
      • VPASS Assistance
      • Judicial Tickets in Compass Application
   – TSLEDDOCS@DMV.NY.GOV
      • Scanned documents

   (800) 948-7533 (COURTS ONLY, DO NOT SHARE WITH ANYONE)
   (800)94-TSLED (COURTS ONLY, DO NOT SHARE WITH ANYONE)

   (518) 486-9786 (PUBLIC)
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