Assembly Bill A4788

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes distinctive "Support Our Troops" number plates for motor vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4788 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5359
2011-2012: A3484, A8940
2015-2016: A3152
2017-2018: A7881

2013-A4788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes distinctive "Support Our Troops" number plates for motor vehicles.

2013-A4788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4788

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TITONE, WEISENBERG, SCHIMMINGER, GALEF, COLTON,
  STEVENSON, HOOPER, TENNEY, BRINDISI, RAMOS, MILLER --  Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BARCLAY, CAHILL, CERETTO, FINCH, MAGEE, MARKEY,
  MILLMAN,  RA,  SIMANOWITZ,  THIELE  --  read  once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  distinctive "Support Our Troops" plates

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
  S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESID-
ING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE  ISSUED  DISTINCTIVE  "SUPPORT
OUR  TROOPS"  NUMBER  PLATES  OF  A DESIGN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
APPLICATION FOR SUCH PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
  2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATES ISSUED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
ISSUED  IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE
REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE
OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATES. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE
SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
FOUR-OO  OF  THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTINCTIVE
PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING
AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04379-01-3

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