Restricts "Survivors of the Shield" license plate issuance to those approved by Survivors of the Shield, Inc., a registered New York not-for-profit organization.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9839
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the creation of "Survivors of the Shield" license plates
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
2 section 404-ee to read as follows:
3 § 404-ee. Survivors of the shield license plates. 1. Any person resid-
4 ing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive license
5 plate of a design developed and approved by the commissioner bearing the
6 phrase "Survivors of the Shield". Application for said license plate
7 shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the
8 commissioner shall prescribe.
9 2. A survivors of the shield distinctive plate shall only be issued to
10 a person upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, of approval of
11 such issuance from the organization "Survivors of the Shield Inc.", a
12 New York state registered not-for-profit.
13 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
14 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
15 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article;
16 provided, however, that an additional service charge of ten dollars
17 shall be charged upon issuance of such plates; and provided further,
18 however, that for the parent, spouse or child of the fallen officer, the
19 annual renewal fee for this distinctive plate shall be equal to the
20 regular renewal fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
21 cle and no additional annual service charge shall be charged for such
22 plates.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
24 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
25 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
26 tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
27 before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13884-04-8
