N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1810
Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests

(a)

No city or village shall employ any officer, agent or person whose compensation shall in any way depend upon the apprehension or arrest of any person or persons for violating any ordinance adopted pursuant to § 1604 (Local ordinances prohibited)section sixteen hundred four of this chapter or for reckless driving as defined in § 1212 (Reckless driving)section twelve hundred twelve of this chapter. If any person be apprehended or arrested or haled before a magistrate for a violation of a local ordinance adopted pursuant to section sixteen hundred four or for reckless driving as defined by section twelve hundred twelve of this chapter by any officer, agent or employee of any city or village who is so employed, the fact of such employment at the time shall be a defense to any charge made for violation of such ordinance or for reckless driving.

(b)

No county or town shall employ any officer, agent or person, whether such employee be elected or appointed, whose compensation shall in any way depend upon the apprehension or arrest of any person for reckless driving as defined in § 1212 (Reckless driving)section twelve hundred twelve of this chapter. If any person be apprehended or arrested or haled before a magistrate for reckless driving as so defined, by any officer, agent or employee of any county or town who is so employed, the fact of such employment at the time shall be a defense to any charge made for reckless driving as defined in § 1212 (Reckless driving)section twelve hundred twelve of this chapter.

Source: Section 1810 — Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/1810 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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Penalties for traffic infractions 1801
Penalties for misdemeanors 1802
Receipts for fines or bail 1803
Disposition of fines and forfeitures 1804
Prohibition of imposition and collection of a fine, penalty, forfeiture, fee or surcharge 1805
Plea of guilty, how put in 1806
Plea of not guilty by a defendant charged with a traffic infraction 1806–A
Default judgment in cases of failure to answer 1807
Provisions applicable to arraignments for traffic violations 1808
Effect of stay order on appeal from judgment of conviction of an offense under this chapter 1809
Mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee required in certain cases 1809–A
Mandatory surcharge required in certain cities for parking, stopping and standing violations 1809–AA
Mandatory surcharge required for certain parking violations 1809–B
Mandatory surcharge required for certain violations relating to handicapped parking spaces 1809–C
Additional surcharge required for certain violations relating to driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired 1809–D
Mandatory surcharge for violation of maximum speed limits in highway construction or maintenance work areas 1809–E
Additional surcharge required for certain violations 1810
Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests

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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1810 Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests

(a)

(b)

N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1810
Compensation of officers shall not depend upon apprehension or arrests