S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1814
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 9, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 allowing
"Safe-Teen-NY Driver" stickers on license plates of vehicles driven by
persons under the age of eighteen
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. DISPLAY OF SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER. ANY DRIVER WHO IS UNDER
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND HOLDS A LEARNER'S PERMIT, A LIMITED CLASS DJ OR
LIMITED CLASS MJ LICENSE, OR A CLASS DJ OR CLASS MJ LICENSE, MAY DISPLAY
A SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER ON OR NEAR THE LICENSE PLATE OF EACH VEHI-
CLE DRIVEN BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS OF SUCH
DRIVERS MAY ALSO DISPLAY A SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER. THE STICKER
SHALL BE YELLOW IN COLOR, AND BEAR THE WORDS "SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER". THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUCH STICKERS FOR ISSUANCE UPON
REQUEST PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided that the commissioner of motor
vehicles is immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend
and/or repeal any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08354-01-9