Relates to allowing, for a fee, one license plate to be issued and displayed on the rear of a vehicle and directs funds gathered to the account established in a vehicle and directs funds gathered to be deposited in the New York state wireless telephone emergency account.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5981
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 3, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. BURLING, FINCH, CORWIN, SALADINO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law,
in relation to allowing for a fee for one license plate to be issued
and displayed on the rear of a vehicle
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 401 of the vehicle and traffic law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph a-1 to read as follows:
3 a-1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision
4 upon payment of an additional fee of fifty dollars, paid annually to the
5 commissioner, the applicant, shall be issued and receive one numbered
6 plate to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle only. All monies gath-
7 ered pursuant to this section shall be deposited exclusively in the New
8 York state wireless telephone emergency account as prescribed in section
9 ninety-seven-qq of the state finance law. Whenever the term "plates" is
10 used or referred to in this chapter, it shall be deemed to include one
11 plate as provided in this paragraph.
12 § 2. Section 97-qq of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
13 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
14 3. All monies gathered pursuant to subdivision three of section four
15 hundred one of the vehicle and traffic law shall be deposited exclusive-
16 ly in this account.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03532-01-1
