§ 509-c. Disqualification of bus drivers generally. (1) Other than\npersons requiring qualification under section five hundred nine-cc of\nthis chapter, a person employed as a bus driver on September fifteenth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five and who was subject to the provisions of\nthis article as it existed immediately prior to September fifteen,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five, shall be disqualified from operating a bus\nas follows:\n (a) permanently, if that person has been convicted of or forfeited\nbond or collateral which forfeiture order has not been vacated or the\nsubject of an order of remission upon a violation of section 130.30,\n130.35, 130.45, 130.50, 130.60, or 130.65 of the penal law, or an\noffense committed under a former section of the penal law which would\nconstitute a violation of the aforesaid sections of the penal law or any\noffense committed outside of this state which would constitute a\nviolation of the aforesaid sections of the penal law, provided, however,\nthe provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to convictions,\nsuspensions or revocations or forfeitures of bonds for collateral upon\nany of the charges listed in this paragraph for violations which\noccurred prior to September first, nineteen hundred seventy-four\ncommitted by a person employed as a bus driver on September first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-four. However, such disqualification may be\nwaived provided that five years have expired since the applicant was\ndischarged or released from a sentence of imprisonment imposed pursuant\nto conviction of an offense that requires disqualification under this\nparagraph and that the applicant shall have been granted a certificate\nof relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to\narticle twenty-three of the correction law.\n (b) for a period of five years from the date of last conviction\nspecified herein, if that person\n (i) has been convicted of any violation of any subdivision of section\neleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter or an offense committed\noutside this state which would constitute a violation of section eleven\nhundred ninety-two of this chapter, and the offense was committed while\nthe driver was driving a bus in the employ of a motor carrier or in the\nfurtherance of a commercial enterprise in interstate, intrastate or\nforeign commerce;\n (ii) has been twice convicted of a violation of any subdivision of\nsection eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter or offenses committed\noutside this state which would constitute a violation of section eleven\nhundred ninety-two of this chapter, committed within the preceding five\nyear period;\n (iii) has been twice convicted of a violation of any subdivision of\nsection eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or an offense\ncommitted outside of this state which would constitute a violation of\nany subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter,\ncommitted within any ten year period after September fifteenth, nineteen\nhundred eighty-five; or\n (iv) has been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident which\nresulted in personal injury or death under subdivision two of section\nsix hundred of this chapter or an offense committed outside of this\nstate which would constitute a violation of subdivision two of section\nsix hundred of this chapter. Such disqualification shall be for a period\nof three years if such conviction occurred prior to September fifteenth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-five; or\n (v) has been convicted of a violation of section 120.04, 120.04-a,\n125.13, 125.14 or 235.07 of the penal law.\n (c) for a period of five years from the date of last conviction, if\nthat person has been convicted of a violation of subdivision three of\nsection five hundred eleven of this chapter on or after September\nfifteenth, nineteen hundred eighty-five;\n (d) for a period of one year, if that person has accumulated nine or\nmore points on his or her driving record for acts that oc
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