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                                  3153
                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                            I N  S E N A T E
                             March 12, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks
AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti-
  tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by
  the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as  a  valid  form  of
  identification for all banking transactions
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section  9-v  to
read as follows:
  S 9-V. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1.
EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION
FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BANKING INSTITUTION"
SHALL MEAN AND  INCLUDE  ALL  BANKS,  TRUST  COMPANIES,  SAVINGS  BANKS,
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04957-01-9