Relates to distinctive license plates issued to gold star mothers; permits gold star mothers to retain one such distinctive plate as a commemorative item after such plates are surrendered.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4958
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 24, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
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 this section, the gold star mother to whom such plates were issued,
5 shall be entitled to keep and retain one of the two such plates, 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
8 issued, has surrendered both plates of the set of such distinctive
9 plates, then the commissioner shall, upon request of, and at no cost to
10 such gold star mother, issue and provide to such gold star mother one
11 duplicate commemorative plate of the distinctive plates so surrendered,
12 so that such person may keep and retain such duplicate plate for comme-
13 morative purposes only and not for display on any motor vehicle.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07041-01-5
