Section 71-0203. Uniform appearance ticket and simplified information

1.  The  commissioner shall prescribe the form of an appearance ticket
  and simplified information for all cases involving a  violation  of  any
  provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation or order adopted or
  promulgated  thereunder,  or of any class or category of such cases, and
  to establish procedures for  proper  administrative  controls  over  the
  disposition thereof.
    2.  The  chief  executive officer of each local police force including
  county, town, city and village  police  departments,  sheriffs  and  the
  superintendent  of  state  police  shall prepare or cause to be prepared
  such records and reports as may be prescribed hereunder.
    3. The commissioner shall have the  power  to  adopt  such  rules  and
  regulations  as  may  be deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes and
  enforce the  provisions  of  this  section  including  requirements  for
  reporting by trial courts having jurisdiction over such offenses.
    4.  Any  person  who  disposes  of  any  uniform appearance ticket and
  simplified information in any other manner than that prescribed by  law,
  rule or regulation shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
    5.  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to any offense for
  which a uniform summons and complaint is prescribed by the  commissioner
  of  motor  vehicles pursuant to section two hundred seven of the vehicle
  and traffic law or by the commissioner of parks and recreation  pursuant
  to article twenty-seven of the parks and recreation law.