Sec. 155.1. Administrative appeals board

(a) The appeals board as established by section 228, article 2-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall also constitute the administrative appeals board under article 3-A of such law. Each appeal shall be considered by members of the board, sitting as a panel. Each panel shall consist of three members designated as hereinafter provided. Hearing officers may be designated as members of each panel. At least two votes shall be required for a decision. (Appeals arising from determinations made pursuant to article 2-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, adjudication of traffic infractions, shall be considered and determined in accordance with regulations prescribed in Part 126 of the Regulations of the Commissioner.)

(b) The principal office of the administrative appeals board shall be at the central office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Swan Street Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12228.

(c) General direction and supervision of the administrative appeals board shall be exercised by the chairperson of the motor vehicle appeals board who shall designate the individual members and presiding officers of the various panels and shall be the presiding officer of any panel of which he or she is a member.

(d) Members of the public, attorneys, and interested parties may obtain information or make submissions or requests concerning administrative appeals by writing to the Appeals Board at:

Appeals Board

Department of Motor Vehicles

P.O. Box 2935

Albany, NY 12220-0935

Information may be obtained by telephone at [phone].