N.Y. ISC Law § 2327

§ 2327. Verification of driving history. No insurer who utilizes an\napplicant's New York state driving history as a rating or underwriting\nfactor for private passenger motor vehicle insurance in this state shall\nbind a policy of insurance, or process a percentage of the annual\npremium due for a policy, without first making a good faith effort to\nverify said applicant's New York state driving history, as well as the\nNew York state driving history of all named drivers that are used to\nrate the policy and are listed by the applicant on the private passenger\nmotor vehicle insurance application, through the use of a third-party\ndatabase. An insurer also shall verify, through a third-party database,\nthe New York state driving history of a named driver used to rate the\npolicy when added during the policy period, unless the New York state\ndriving history is unavailable at the time of the initial inquiry due to\na temporary website outage, service interruption or other circumstances\nbeyond the control of the insurer, producer or third-party\nrepresentative.\n