Senate Bill S8680

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the "driver's license access and privacy act"; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2017-S8680 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10273
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 501, 501-a, 502 & 508, rpld §502 subs 1 & 7, add §502-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1747, A3675

2017-S8680 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to issue standard drivers' licenses and restricts what information can be retained and given out on those applying or holding standard drivers' licenses.

2017-S8680 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8680 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8680
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 authorizing
   the department of motor vehicles to issue standard drivers'  licenses;
   and  to  repeal subdivisions 1 and 7 of section 502 of the vehicle and
   traffic law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "driver's
 license access and privacy act".
   § 2. Section 201 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added  by  chapter
 380  of the laws of 1980, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and subdivision
 2 as amended by chapter 568 of the laws of 1994, paragraph (f) of subdi-
 vision 1 as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1992, paragraph (i) of
 subdivision 1 as amended by section 2 of part E of  chapter  60  of  the
 laws of 2005, item 1 of clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (i)
 of  subdivision 1 as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2015, item 2 of clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (i)
 of subdivision 1 as amended by section 1 of part K of chapter 59 of  the
 laws  of 2009, paragraph (j) of subdivision 1 as added by chapter 448 of
 the laws of 1995, paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 as amended  by  chapter
 391  of the laws of 1998, subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 196 of the
 laws of 1996, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 432  of  the  laws  of
 1997,  and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 978 of the laws of 1984, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 201. Custody of records. 1. Documents. The commissioner may destroy:
   (a) any application, including supporting documents, for  registration
 and/or  title  of  a motor vehicle or trailer, other than an application
 for renewal of registration, or any notice of a lien on a motor  vehicle
 or  trailer, after such application shall have been on file for a period
 of five years;
   (b) any application for renewal of a registration which results in the
 issuance of a registration renewal of any motor vehicle or trailer, upon
 entry of an electronic record of renewal on the files;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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