Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided April 23, 1991Published
1Opinion of the Court
Requestor: Sandra L. Berman, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Smithtown P.O. Box 575 Smithtown, New York 11787
Written by: Patrick Barnett-Mulligan, Assistant Attorney General
This is in response to your office's request for an Attorney General's opinion as to the authority of various employees of the Town of Smithtown to impound motor vehicles under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Article 20 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law governs the suspension and revocation of motor vehicle registrations and licenses to operate motor vehicles. Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 510, et seq. Section511 of the Vehicle and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. NeuschatzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
- People v. NeuschatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. Woodford, New York County Courts1975