# N.Y. VAT Law § 510-D: Suspension and revocation of class E driver's licenses

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AVAT_T5_A20_S510-D

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. VAT Law § 510-D
- **Heading:** Suspension and revocation of class E driver's licenses
- **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-D

## Text

§ 510-d. Suspension and revocation of class E driver's licenses. 1. A\nclass E driver's license shall be suspended by the commissioner for a\nperiod of one year where the holder is convicted of a violation of\nsection 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34, 230.34-a or 230.40 of\nthe penal law and the holder used a for hire motor vehicle to commit\nsuch crime.\n 2. A class E driver's license may be revoked by the commissioner when\nthe holder, who had his or her driver's license suspended under\nsubdivision one of this section within the last ten years, is convicted\nof a second violation of section 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34,\n230.34-a or 230.40 of the penal law and the holder used a for hire motor\nvehicle to commit such crime.\n 3. Any revocation or suspension of a class E driver's license issued\npursuant to this article shall be applicable only to that portion of the\nholder's driver's license or privilege which permits the operation of a\nmotor vehicle transporting passengers for hire, and the commissioner\nshall immediately issue a license, other than a class E driver's\nlicense, to such person, provided that such person is otherwise eligible\nto receive such license and further provided that issuing a license to\nsuch person does not create a substantial traffic safety hazard.\n 4. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent\nany person who has the authority to suspend or revoke a license to drive\nor privilege of operating pursuant to section five hundred ten of this\narticle from exercising any such authority.\n

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