# N.Y. VAT Law § 510-C: Suspension and revocation of learner's permits and driver's licenses for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ learner'..

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. VAT Law § 510-C
- **Heading:** Suspension and revocation of learner's permits and driver's licenses for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ learner'..
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act VAT / Title 5 / Article 20 / Section 510-C

## Text

§ 510-c. Suspension and revocation of learner's permits and driver's\nlicenses for violations committed by holders of class DJ or class MJ\nlearner's permits or licenses. 1. (a) A learner's permit or a driver's\nlicense shall be suspended for a period of sixty days:\n (i) upon a conviction or finding of a serious traffic violation as\ndefined in subdivision two of this section, when such violation was\ncommitted while the holder had a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit\nor a class DJ or MJ license; or\n (ii) upon the second conviction or finding of such permit or license\nholder of a violation of any other provision of this chapter or any\nother law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to traffic, and\nwhen such violation was committed while such holder had a class DJ or\nclass MJ learner's permit or a class DJ or MJ license.\n (b) A learner's permit or a driver's license shall be revoked for a\nperiod of sixty days upon the conviction or finding of the permit or\nlicense holder of a violation or violations, committed within six months\nafter the restoration of such permit or license suspended pursuant to\nparagraph (a) of this subdivision, which convictions or findings would\nresult in the suspension of such permit or license pursuant to paragraph\n(a) of this subdivision.\n 2. For purposes of this section, the term "serious traffic violation"\nshall mean operating a motor vehicle in violation of any of the\nfollowing provisions of this chapter: articles twenty-five and\ntwenty-six; subdivision one of section six hundred; section six hundred\none; sections eleven hundred eleven, eleven hundred seventy, eleven\nhundred seventy-two and eleven hundred seventy-four; subdivisions (a),\n(b), (c), (d) and (f) of section eleven hundred eighty, provided that\nthe violation involved ten or more miles per hour over the established\nlimit; section eleven hundred eighty-two; subdivision three-a of section\ntwelve hundred twenty-nine-c for violations involving use of safety\nbelts or seats by a child under the age of sixteen; and section twelve\nhundred twelve of this chapter.\n 3. Any suspension or revocation required for a violation of section\ntwelve hundred twenty-five-c or section twelve hundred twenty-five-d of\nthis chapter shall be subject to the provisions of subdivisions two and\nsix of section five hundred ten of this article.\n

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