[§291D-3.5]  U-drive vehicles; trafficinfractions.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except thosepertaining to the care and maintenance of the vehicle, if the registered ownerof record is the lessor of a rental or U-drive motor vehicle, as defined insection 286-2, pursuant to a written lease agreement, the lessee at the time ofthe issuance of the traffic infraction shall be responsible for such summons orcitation; provided that the lessor shall be responsible for such summons orcitation if the lessor does not provide the court having jurisdiction over thesummons or citation the name and address of the lessee within forty-five daysafter a notice containing the date, time, and location of the violation and thelicense number of the vehicle; provided further that if requested by the lessorin writing within forty-five days of such notice of violation other than forparking citations, the administrative judge of the court having jurisdictionover the citation or summons shall waive the requirement of providing the nameand address of the lessee by the lessor and impose an administrative fee of $5per citation on the lessor, plus costs and fees not to exceed $10 in total perviolation, notwithstanding section 607-4 or other sections of the law, countyordinance, or any rule to the contrary.  In the case of parking citations, theadministrative judge of the court having jurisdiction over the citation orsummons may waive the requirement of providing the name and address of thelessee by the lessor and impose an administrative fee of $5 per parkingcitation on the lessor, plus costs and fees not to exceed $10 in total per suchviolation, notwithstanding section 607-4 or other sections of the law, countyordinance, or any rule to the contrary. [L 2007, c 85, §1]