Relates to distinctive license plates issued to gold star mothers; permits gold star mothers to retain one keepsake plate as a commemorative item after distinctive plates are surrendered.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2972
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 31, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, HELMING, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to keepsake
plates for gold star mothers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Upon the surrender of a set of distinctive plates issued pursuant
4 to subdivision one of this section, the gold star mother to whom such
5 plates were issued shall be entitled to be issued a keepsake plate for
6 commemorative purposes only and not for display on any motor vehicle. In
7 the event that a gold star mother to whom distinctive plates were issued
8 pursuant to subdivision one of this section has surrendered both plates
9 of the set of such distinctive plates, then the commissioner shall, upon
10 request of, and at no cost to such gold star mother, issue and provide
11 to such gold star mother one keepsake plate. Keepsake plates are for
12 commemorative purposes only and not for display on any motor vehicle and
13 as such shall differ in size from and cannot be mistaken for the
14 distinctive plates issued pursuant to this section.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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