Senate Bill S5929

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a space on a certificate of title for an owner to designate a beneficiary to whom the vehicle shall be transferred upon the death of the owner

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Current 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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2023-S5929 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2009
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2108 & 2113, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6580
2021-2022: A5898

2023-S5929 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a space on a certificate of title for an owner to designate a beneficiary to whom the vehicle shall be transferred upon the death of the owner.

2023-S5929 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5929 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5929
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 providing  a
   space  on a certificate of title for an owner to designate a benefici-
   ary to whom the vehicle shall be transferred upon  the  death  of  the
   owner
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions (c), (d) and (e) of section 2108 of the  vehi-
 cle  and  traffic law, subdivisions (c) and (d) as added by chapter 1134
 of the laws of 1971 and subdivision (e) as added by chapter 322  of  the
 laws of 1993, are amended to read as follows:
   (c)  THE  CERTIFICATE  OF  TITLE  SHALL  PROVIDE SPACE FOR AN OWNER TO
 DESIGNATE A BENEFICIARY TO WHOM A VEHICLE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED UPON  THE
 DEATH OF THE OWNER.
   (D)  A  certificate of title issued by the commissioner is prima facie
 evidence of the facts appearing on it.
   [(d)] (E) A certificate of title for  a  vehicle  is  not  subject  to
 garnishment,  attachment,  execution or other judicial process, but this
 [subsection] SUBDIVISION does not prevent a lawful levy upon  the  vehi-
 cle.
   [(e)] (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a certificate of
 title  to a vehicle which is a mobile home or a manufactured home issued
 by the commissioner is prima facie evidence of the  facts  appearing  on
 it,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  such vehicle, at any time, in any
 manner, shall have become attached to realty.
   § 2. Subdivision (a) of section 2113 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  1134  of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) If an owner transfers his OR HER interest in a vehicle,  OR  PRIOR
 TO  HIS OR HER DEATH DESIGNATES A BENEFICIARY AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05208-01-3
              

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