The penalties for this offense are listed under the New York Vehicle and Traffic (VAT) Law Section 511. This section of law is titled Operation While License or Privilege Is Suspended or Revoked; Aggravated Unlicensed Operation.

Part of this portion of NY law it states that aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree is a class E felony. When a person is convicted of this crime, the sentence of the court must be:

(i) a fine in an amount not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars; and

(ii) a term of imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or

(iii) where appropriate and a term of imprisonment is not required by the penal law, a sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six of this section, or

(iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a sentence of probation as provided in the penal law.

This type of offense is a major offense since it is classified as a felony and thus has steeper penalties. Second and third degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation (AUO) offenses are only misdemeanors and have less harsh consequences.

For example an AUO in the third degree the penalties are a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 or a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both a fine and imprisonment.

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