N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 109-C
Any conviction as defined in subdivision thirteen of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; provided, however, where a conviction or administrative finding in this state or another state results in a mandatory sanction against a commercial driver's license, as set forth in sections five hundred ten, five hundred ten-a, eleven hundred ninety-two and eleven hundred ninety-four of this chapter, conviction shall also mean an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.
N.Y. Veh. and Traf. Law § 109-C