STATE OF NEW YORK
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5434--A
Cal. No. 1101
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 28, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, AKSHAR, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accord-
ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favor-
ably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first
report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 1-a. The commissioner may issue special number plates to applicants
5 who are members of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
6 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number
7 plates shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time service
8 charge of ten dollars in addition to] the regular registration fee
9 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, and [(b)]
10 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
11 cant is presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
12 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified annually by the
13 applicant. Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
14 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
15 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall
16 be deemed to supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
17 four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four hundred four-i, four
18 hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p, four hundred
19 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
2 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
5 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
6 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
7 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten
8 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
9 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
10 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
11 follows:
12 4. Fee. A special plate and registration issued pursuant to this
13 section shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee
14 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
15 er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars shall be
16 charged for such plate].
17 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
18 added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
19 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
20 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
21 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
22 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
23 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
24 year after the effective date of this section funds in the amount of
25 five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
26 allocated from such funds to the department to offset costs associated
27 with the production of such license plates].
28 § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
29 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
30 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
31 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
32 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
33 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
34 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
35 § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
36 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
37 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
38 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
39 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
40 [provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of ten
41 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
42 § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 404-aa of the vehicle and traffic law,
43 as added by chapter 103 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
44 follows:
45 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
46 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
47 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
48 cle[; provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
49 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
50 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.