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A08367 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8367
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 13, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
          individuals to apply to display a symbol on their driver's licenses or
          state-issued ID cards indicating that the individual has a  non-appar-
          ent disability

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 504-a to read as follows:
     3    §  504-a.  Voluntary disclosure of non-apparent disability. 1. For the
     4  purposes of this section:
     5    (a) "Non-apparent disability" means a medically  documented  physical,
     6  mental,  intellectual,  or  neurological  condition  that is not readily
     7  visible but may affect a person's ability to communicate, respond to law
     8  enforcement commands, or otherwise interact in stressful environments.
     9    (b) "Voluntary disability indicator" means a discrete symbol  approved
    10  by  the  commissioner  to indicate that an individual has a non-apparent
    11  disability.
    12    2. (a) The commissioner shall establish a process by which  a  person,
    13  or  the  parent  or  legal  guardian  of a minor or dependent adult, may
    14  voluntarily request, through an application process, that  a  disability
    15  indicator  be  placed on the individual's driver's license or non-driver
    16  identification card.
    17    (b) The application shall include:
    18    (i) certification from a licensed physician,  psychologist,  or  other
    19  qualified  healthcare  provider affirming the presence of a non-apparent
    20  disability; and
    21    (ii) a signed authorization by the applicant, or legal guardian  where
    22  applicable,  to place the indicator on their license or non-driver iden-
    23  tification card.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11916-01-5

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     1    3. (a) The disability indicator shall be a small, discreet symbol such
     2  as a butterfly, or other symbol designated  by  the  commissioner,  that
     3  does not disclose the specific nature of the disability.
     4    (b) The presence of the disability indicator on a license or identifi-
     5  cation  card  shall not be used for any purpose other than to assist law
     6  enforcement and emergency personnel  in  providing  appropriate  support
     7  during interactions.
     8    (c)  Information related to the disability shall be subject to privacy
     9  protections under state and federal law,  and  shall  not  be  disclosed
    10  except as authorized by the applicant.
    11    4.  The  commissioner, in consultation with the office for people with
    12  developmental disabilities and the department of health,  shall  develop
    13  and  disseminate  educational  materials  for law enforcement, emergency
    14  responders, and the public regarding the purpose and use of the disabil-
    15  ity indicator.
    16    5. No additional fee shall be charged for the inclusion of the  volun-
    17  tary disability indicator.
    18    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    19  have become a law.
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