{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "60.20", "citation": "Penal Law § 60.20", "heading": "Authorized dispositions; traffic infraction", "text": ["§ 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/60.20", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "For a traffic infraction, the court may impose:\n- **(1)(a)–(b)** **conditional or unconditional discharge**;\n- **(1)(c)** the authorized **fine, imprisonment, or both**; or\n- **(1)(d)** **intermittent imprisonment**. ★\n- **(2)** A conditional-discharge sentence has the same incidents as one imposed for a violation.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/60.20", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}