STATE OF NEW YORK
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7150--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, JONES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Trans-
portation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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.
20 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
21 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
22 follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
2 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
3 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
4 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten
5 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
6 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
7 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
8 follows:
9 4. Fee. A special plate and registration issued pursuant to this
10 section shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee
11 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
12 er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars shall be
13 charged for such plate].
14 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
15 added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
16 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
17 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
18 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
19 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
20 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
21 year after the effective date of this section funds in the amount of
22 five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
23 allocated from such funds to the department to offset costs associated
24 with the production of such license plates].
25 § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
26 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
27 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
28 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
29 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
30 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
31 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
32 § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
33 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
34 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
35 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
36 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
37 [provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of ten
38 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
39 § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 404-aa of the vehicle and traffic law,
40 as added by chapter 103 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
41 follows:
42 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
43 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
44 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
45 cle[; provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
46 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
47 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
