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Assembly Bill A9228

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that combat medics may obtain distinctive license plates

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2009-A9228 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6979
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6715, S5329
2013-2014: A563, S269
2015-2016: A3923, S2256

2009-A9228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that combat medics may obtain distinctive license plates.

2009-A9228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9228

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TOWNSEND, BALL, CALHOUN, KOLB, J. MILLER, WEISEN-
  BERG  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BURLING, CORWIN, CROUCH,
  FIELDS, GUNTHER, McKEVITT, REILLY, SKARTADOS, THIELE,  TITONE,  WALKER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
  distinctive license plates for combat medics

  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 COMBAT MEDICS.   1. ANY  COMBAT  MEDIC
RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE
BEARING THE WORDS "COMBAT MEDIC". APPLICATION  FOR  SAID  LICENSE  PLATE
SHALL  BE  FILED  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "COMBAT
MEDIC"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO SERVED OR IS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT MEDICAL  BADGE  AND  IF
DISCHARGED WAS DISCHARGED THEREFROM UNDER OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE CONDI-
TIONS.
  2.  THE  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE  APPLICANT  IS  A
WAR ON TERROR 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09437-01-9

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