Waives the fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or a veteran when they submit an application for military skills test waiver as part of their application.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5216
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 19, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to waiving the
fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or
a veteran
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 1986, and paragraph (i) as
3 amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
4 follows:
5 3. Waiver of fee. The commissioner may waive the payment of fees
6 required by subdivision two of this section if the applicant:
7 (i) is an incarcerated individual in an institution under the juris-
8 diction of a state department or agency[,]; or
9 (ii) is a victim of crime and the driver's license or learner's permit
10 applied for is a replacement for one that was lost or destroyed as a
11 result of the crime[.]; or
12 (iii) is a member of the military or is a military veteran and is
13 applying for a commercial driver's license and submits an application
14 for military skills test waiver as part of their application.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
16 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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