N.Y. General Municipal Law § 370 – Establishment

1. The legislative body of a city, village or town, may by ordinance or local law authorize the court having jurisdiction of traffic cases to establish a traffic violations bureau to assist the court in the disposition of infractions in relation to traffic violations.
2. There shall be a department of the Nassau county government known as the Nassau county traffic and parking violations agency, which shall operate under the direction and control of the county executive.
3. There shall be a department of the Suffolk county government known as the Suffolk county traffic and parking violations agency, which shall operate under the direction and control of the county executive. * 4. There shall be an executive department of the Buffalo city government known as the Buffalo traffic violations agency, which shall operate under the direction and control of the mayor. * NB Effective upon the enactment of a local law by the city of Buffalo establishing a traffic violations agency * 5. There shall be an executive department or bureau of the city of Rochester known as the Rochester traffic violations agency, which shall operate under the direction and control of the mayor or the mayor's designee. * NB Effective upon the enactment of a local law by the city of Rochester establishing a traffic violations agency