O'Toole v. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Judgment unanimously reversed, without costs, and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Special Term erred in directing that respondent restore petitioner’s operator’s license and vehicle registration on the ground that petitioner had complied with section 318 (subd 9, pars [a], [c]) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. On December 5, 1975 the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles issued an order of revocation which was based upon petitioner’s operation of his uninsured automobile on July 24, 1975, when it was involved in an accident. The statute unequivocally precludes both registration of the vehicle and…