Provides exemption from suspension of a driver's license for persons serving fulltime active military duty who fail to pay fines from traffic or parking violations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2601
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, MOLINARO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. CROUCH, DUPREY, GIGLIO, OAKS, SAYWARD -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing an
exemption from suspension of a driver's license for persons serving on
fulltime active military duty
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1806-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. In the event that a person charged with a traffic violation or
4 parking violation does not answer within the time specified and such
5 circumstance results in a default judgment of a fine, and such person
6 fails to pay such fine because such person serves on fulltime active
7 military duty, as defined in section one of the military law, the
8 commissioner shall not suspend such person's license, provided such
9 person or such person's representative submits proof satisfactory to the
10 commissioner that he or she is a member of the military forces and is
11 engaged in fulltime active military duty. Such person's license shall be
12 valid for up to six months after such person's release from fulltime
13 active military duty.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03525-01-1
