Santosuosso questions out-of-state super speeders and ghost plates

Okay, understood.

And the other question that I have is a practicality question, and it goes back to the chair's question about ghost plates.

So unfortunately, a large number of these super speeders have vehicles that are registered in another state.

If I understand it, we can at least ensure that the escalated fine that results from failing to install a device.

Well, first of all, we can order the installation of a device for a vehicle registered in another state, correct?

Correct.

Okay.

And then the escalating fine that would be incurred if they fail to install such a device could also be...

issued, correct?

Yes.

Okay.

But otherwise, the piece of this that is missing is that clearly we can't withdraw the driver's ability to register a vehicle from another state.

That's right.

I think we can suspend their privilege to drive in New York State.

Okay.

Okay.

So it could be a license suspension, in other words.

Which, as far as I understand it, the legislation doesn't call for a license suspension.

It calls for a license suspension.

for a failure to register if you are registered in the state.

It's a violation.

Okay.

Well.

I'm not sure about that.

So the violations are sort of returnable to TVB.

So there's the ability to have an accountability measure.

But to your point, obviously, these vehicles and their drivers are not registered within New York State.

So if they are found in New York State, there is the potential for a violation and to go to traffic court.

Got it.

Okay.

And so a true sort of interstate cooperation in terms of a failure, I'm sorry, a prohibition on a re-registration of a vehicle within another state is not possible at this point.

I don't believe so.

I know that there's some language in the law that allows DMV to basically account for the possibility of multiple vehicle registrations in New York State, but interstate, right, that's more complex.