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Assembly Bill A4664

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates bearing the words "gold star family" for gold star fathers and gold star mothers

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2009-A4664 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S603
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง404-i, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7011, S951
2013-2014: A8378
2015-2016: A9025
2017-2018: A8866

2009-A4664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates bearing the words "gold star family" for gold star fathers and gold star mothers.

2009-A4664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4664

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
  the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star families

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

  Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 277 of the laws of 1991, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732
of the laws of 2004, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws
of  1996  and  such  section as renumbered by chapter 108 of the laws of
1994, is amended to read as follows:
  S 404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR  FAMI-
LIES.    1.  Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold star mother OR
ANY GOLD STAR FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR  FATHER,  residing  in
this  state  shall,  upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the
words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD STAR FAMILY",  RESPECTIVELY.    [If  a
distinctive  plate  is  issued  to  a  gold star mother pursuant to this
section, additional distinctive plates may be issued for  every  vehicle
registered  in  the  name  of the gold star mother recipient residing in
this state or the spouse of such gold star mother.] Application for said
license plate shall be filed with the  commissioner  in  such  form  and
detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
  2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
satisfactory  to  the  commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of
the applicant is a gold star mother OR GOLD STAR FATHER.
  3. A distinctive plate 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  no  service  charge shall be charged for such
plate.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02924-01-9

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