§ 1624. Limitation on scope of local speed limits; reports of local speeding convictions to department of transportation. (a) On any state highway maintained by the state within any city, village or suburban town governed pursuant to article three-A of the town law, the department of transportation may designate any such state highway or section of such highway on which any such city, village or suburban town shall not by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish any maximum speed limits at which vehicles may proceed on or along such state highway. Such designation shall be made by an order in writing of the department of transportation and served by mail on the mayor or supervisor or a member of the governing board of such city, village or suburban town ten days before the same shall take effect. At the expiration of ten days after service of such order upon any city, village or suburban town the speed of any vehicle upon such state highway or section of such highway shall not be subject to any such maximum speed limit established by such city, village or suburban town.

(b) The department of transportation may in its discretion at any time make a written order requiring any city, village or suburban town to report to the department of transportation the punishment inflicted upon conviction of exceeding the lawful maximum speed limit in such city, village or suburban town. Such order shall be in writing and shall be served in like manner as the order provided for in subdivision (a) of this section. Any city, village or suburban town upon which such order is served shall thereafter, at the close of each month and before the fifth day of the following month, make a report to the department of transportation showing the name and residence of each person fined or otherwise punished during the month, and the fines or punishment imposed. Such report shall be duly verified by the officer or officers, or magistrate or magistrates imposing the fines or punishment. The department of transportation may at any time suspend or rescind the order requiring such reports. If any city, village or suburban town fail to make any such report as required by the order of the department of transportation within the time prescribed by law, the right or power of such city, village or suburban town to impose any punishment upon conviction of exceeding the lawful maximum speed limit within such city, village or suburban town shall be suspended until the report is made as required.