COUNTY OF RENSSELAER v. REGAN


173 A.D.2d 37 (1991)

County of Rensselaer et al., Respondents, v. Edward V. Regan, as Comptroller of The State of New York, et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

December 31, 1991


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Denise A. Hartman and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellants.

Thuillez, Ford, Gold & Conolly (Michael J. Hutter of counsel), for respondents.

Richard E. Mannix (John T. Casey, Jr., of counsel), for Clarence D. Rappleyea, amicus curiae.

WEISS, J. P., MIKOLL, YESAWICH JR. and MERCURE, JJ., concur.


LEVINE, J.

In 1981, the Legislature enacted Vehicle and Traffic Law article 43-A, later reenacted as present Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1197 (L 1981, chs 910, 913; L 1988, ch 47), to encourage localities to establish a county-wide "special traffic options program for driving while intoxicated" (hereinafter STOP-DWI) aimed at reducing alcohol-related traffic injuries and deaths through coordinated efforts...

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