§ 1197. Special traffic options program for driving while intoxicated.\n"The program", as used in this section, shall mean the special traffic\noptions program for driving while intoxicated, a program established\npursuant to this section, and approved by the commissioner of motor\nvehicles. 1. Program establishment. (a) Where a county establishes a\nspecial traffic options program for driving while intoxicated, pursuant\nto this section, it shall receive fines and forfeitures collected by any\ncourt, judge, magistrate or other officer within that county, including,\nwhere appropriate, a hearing officer acting on behalf of the\ncommissioner: (1) imposed for violations of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii)\nof paragraph (a) of subdivision two or subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a)\nof subdivision three of section five hundred eleven of this chapter; (2)\nimposed in accordance with the provisions of section eleven hundred\nninety-three and civil penalties imposed pursuant to subdivision two of\nsection eleven hundred ninety-four-a of this article, including, where\nappropriate, a hearing officer acting on behalf of the commissioner,\nfrom violations of sections eleven hundred ninety-two, eleven hundred\nninety-two-a and findings made under section eleven hundred\nninety-four-a of this article; and (3) imposed upon a conviction for:\naggravated vehicular assault, pursuant to section 120.04-a of the penal\nlaw; vehicular assault in the first degree, pursuant to section 120.04\nof the penal law; vehicular assault in the second degree, pursuant to\nsection 120.03 of the penal law; aggravated vehicular homicide, pursuant\nto section 125.14 of the penal law; vehicular manslaughter in the first\ndegree, pursuant to section 125.13 of the penal law; and vehicular\nmanslaughter in the second degree, pursuant to section 125.12 of the\npenal law, as provided in section eighteen hundred three of this\nchapter. In addition, any surcharges imposed pursuant to section\neighteen hundred nine-c and paragraph b of subdivision one of section\neighteen hundred nine-e of this chapter shall be paid to such county in\nsuch manner and for such purposes as provided for in this section. Upon\nreceipt of these moneys, the county shall deposit them in a separate\naccount entitled "special traffic options program for driving while\nintoxicated" and they shall be under the exclusive care, custody and\ncontrol of the chief fiscal officer of each county participating in the\nprogram.\n (b) Expenditures from such account shall only be made pursuant to the\napproval of a county program by the commissioner of motor vehicles. The\nchief fiscal officer of each participating county shall, on a quarterly\nbasis, forward to the commissioner a written certificate of moneys\nexpended from such account.\n 2. Program organization. (a) Where a program is established by a\ncounty, it shall be organized by a coordinator for the special traffic\noptions program for driving while intoxicated, who shall be designated\nby the chief executive officer of the county, if there be one, otherwise\nthe chairman of the governing board of the county, or in the city of New\nYork, a person designated by the mayor thereof. Where a coordinator is\ndesignated, the coordinator shall receive such salary and expenses as\nthe board of legislators or other governing body of such county may fix\nand properly account for such expenses and shall serve at the pleasure\nof such appointing body or officer.\n (b) In counties having a county traffic safety board, the chief\nexecutive officer, if there be one, otherwise the chairman of the\ngoverning board of the county or the mayor of the city of New York, may\ndesignate the chairman of the board or a member thereof as coordinator\nof the program.\n 3. Purposes. (a) The program shall provide a plan for coordination of\ncounty, town, city and village efforts to reduce alcohol-related traffic\ninjuries and fatalities.\n (b) The program shall, where approved by
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