BILL NUMBER:A10800
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
to eliminating the registration fee for gold star mother distinctive
license plates
PURPOSE: To eliminate the registration fee for Gold Star Mother license
plates.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 3 of
section 404-1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law,, to eliminate the regis-
tration fee for Gold Star Mother License plates.
Section 2 contains effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: New Yorkers have a proud history of responding to the
call to serve in our nations Armed Forces. Our nation is currently
engaged in the longest war of its history, fighting entirely with an
all-volunteer military.
When the nation calls these warriors to difficult and dangerous places,
our service men and women answer that call knowing that what they do
protects those that they've left behind. The sacrifices made in defense
of our nation are not only that of these brave warriors, but also that
of the families who will not get to watch these men and women enjoy the
fruits of their labor. The mothers of those who have died for our free-
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10800
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 21, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, MOLINARO, TOWNSEND, REILICH, RAIA, McKEV-
ITT, CALHOUN, BURLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
CASTRO, CONTE, CORWIN, GABRYSZAK, SALADINO, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, TITONE
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
the registration fee for gold star mother distinctive license plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read
as follows:
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 arti-
cle], provided, however, that no REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge
shall be charged for such plate.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that effective immediately, the addition,
amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16372-02-0
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