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Assembly Bill A8885

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for African-American veterans

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2009-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4072
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A474, S688
2013-2014: A684, S527
2015-2016: S4018

2009-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for African-American veterans; provides that such distinctive license plates shall bear the words "African-American Veteran"; provides for a one-time service charge of $10 for each such plate.

2009-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8885

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 12, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuing
  distinctive license plates for African-American veterans

  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 PLATES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN  VETERANS.  1.    ANY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN  WHO  IS A VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND WHO RESIDES IN THIS  STATE  SHALL,  UPON
REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "AFRICAN-AMERICAN
VETERAN".  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 IS A VETERAN.
  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 AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
DOLLARS  SHALL  BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.  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 OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINC-
TIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF  THE
STATE  FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVER-
TISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE  LICENSE  PLATES  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH
SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03890-01-9

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