Section 551. Violations

1.  No  person shall operate an escort vehicle, as
  defined in section one hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, unless he  or
  she  is  the  holder  of  a valid driver's license and possesses a valid
  escort certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  A
  violation of this subdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be
  punishable  by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than
  five hundred dollars.
    2. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as  defined  in  section
  one hundred fourteen-c of this chapter, with an escort certificate which
  has  been  cancelled  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this chapter. A
  violation of this subdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be
  punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
  one thousand dollars.
    3. No person shall operate an escort vehicle, as  defined  in  section
  one  hundred  fourteen-c  of  this  chapter, in violation of any rule or
  regulation  of  the  commissioner  of   transportation   regarding   the
  operation,  use  or  equipping  of  such vehicles.   A violation of this
  subdivision shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable  by  a
  fine  of  not  less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred
  dollars.