N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 109-c

§ 109-c. Conviction. Any conviction as defined in subdivision thirteen\nof section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; provided, however, where\na conviction or administrative finding in this state or another state\nresults in a mandatory sanction against a commercial driver's license,\nas set forth in sections five hundred ten, five hundred ten-a, eleven\nhundred ninety-two and eleven hundred ninety-four of this chapter,\nconviction shall also mean an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a\ndetermination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the\nlaw in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized\nadministrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral\ndeposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty\nor nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court\ncost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of\nwhether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.\n