1. (a) Criminal proceeding means a proceeding commenced in the supreme court, county court, a district court, a city court, a town court, a village court, the criminal court of the city of New York, or an equivalent tribunal in another jurisdiction, including the courts of the United States, in which it is alleged a person has violated any provision of the Penal Law or any other statute of this State or another jurisdiction, including statutes of the United States, that specifies a violation thereof is a misdemeanor, felony or other criminal act. Such term shall not include proceedings concerning traffic infractions, as that term is defined in Vehicle and Traffic Law section 155.
2. (b) Issue includes issue for delivery.
3. (c) Legal services insurance has the meaning ascribed in section 1113(a)(29) of the Insurance Law.
4. (d) Policy means an insurance policy, including a contract issued in connection with a prepaid legal services plan.
5. (e) Prepaid legal services plan has the meaning ascribed in section 261.1(m) of this Title (Regulation 161).
6. (f) Related risk means a risk exposure that is related to the kind of risk exposure covered under the liability insurance policy of which the legal services insurance is a part.

For purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply: