Opinion
December 5, 1973
Appeal from the District Court of Suffolk County, MARQUETTE L. FLOYD, J.
Joseph M. Rosenthal for appellant.
George J. Aspland, District Attorney ( Ronald E. Lipetz of counsel), for respondent.
MEMORANDUM.
Judgment of conviction is unanimously reversed on the law and facts, information dismissed and fine remitted.
In our opinion, a nonresident operator, operating a motor vehicle registered in another State and not having the minimum insurance coverage required of resident operators of New York-registered motor vehicles (Vehicle and Traffic Law, art. 6), is not guilty of operating an uninsured vehicle (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 319; see People v. Jenning, 25 Misc.2d 1).
Concur — GLICKMAN, P.J., PITTONI and FARLEY, JJ.