§ 25.24 Operating a snowmobile upon a street, highway, public trails,\nlands, bodies of water, or private property of another while under the\ninfluence of alcohol or drugs. 1. Offenses; criminal penalties. (a) No\nperson shall operate a snowmobile upon a street, highway, public trails,\nlands, bodies of water, or private property of another while his or her\nability to operate such snowmobile is impaired by the consumption of\nalcohol. A violation of this subdivision shall be an offense and shall\nbe punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor\nmore than three hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in a\npenitentiary or county jail for not more than fifteen days, or by both\nsuch fine and imprisonment. A person who operates a snowmobile in\nviolation of this subdivision after being convicted of a violation of\nany subdivision of this section within the preceding five years shall be\npunished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than\nfifteen hundred dollars, or by imprisonment of not more than thirty days\nin a penitentiary or county jail or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n (b) No such person shall operate a snowmobile upon a street, highway,\npublic trails, lands, bodies of water, or private property of another\nwhile he or she has .08 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol\nin his or her blood, breath, urine, or saliva, as determined by the\nchemical test made pursuant to the provisions of subdivision six of this\nsection.\n (c) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon a street, highway,\npublic trails, lands, bodies of water, or private property of another\nwhile he or she is in an intoxicated condition.\n (d) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon a street, highway,\npublic trails, lands, bodies of water, or private property of another\nwhile his or her ability to operate such snowmobile is impaired by the\nuse of a drug as defined by section one hundred fourteen-a of the\nvehicle and traffic law.\n (e) A violation of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this subdivision\nshall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment in a\npenitentiary or county jail for not more than ninety days, or by a fine\nof not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred\ndollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A person who operates a\nsnowmobile in violation of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this\nsubdivision after having been convicted of a violation of paragraph (b),\n(c), or (d) of this subdivision, or of operating a snowmobile while\nintoxicated or while under the influence of drugs, within the preceding\nten years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by\nimprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than\nfive hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, or by both\nsuch fine and imprisonment. A person who operates a snowmobile in\nviolation of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this subdivision after having\nbeen twice convicted of a violation of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of\nthis subdivision, or of operating a snowmobile while intoxicated or\nunder the influence of drugs, within the preceding ten years, shall be\nguilty of a class E felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less\nthan five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or by a\nperiod of imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or by both such\nfine and imprisonment.\n 2. Privilege to operate a snowmobile; suspensions. (a) The court shall\nsuspend a person's privilege to operate a snowmobile and may suspend a\nsnowmobile registration for:\n (1) a period of six months where an operator is convicted of a\nviolation of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section;\n (2) a period of twelve months where an operator is convicted of a\nviolation of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of subdivision one of this\nsection;\n (3) a period of twenty-four months where a person is convicted of a\nviolation of paragraph (b), (c),
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