BILL NUMBER:A10931
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
to authorizing distinctive license plates for members of the Air Medal
Society
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide members of the Air Medal
Society with distinctive license plates which recognize those in the
armed forces who have distinguished themselves in aerial flight.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This act would amend Section 1 of the
vehicle and traffic law by adding anew section 404x.
JUSTIFICATION: The service the United States military provides has been
recognized on many levels honoring those who have proven themselves as
heroes through acts of bravery and sacrifice. The Air Medal Society was
founded to recognize men and women who have participated in military
service and have accomplished great feats while in flight. By establish-
ing a unique license plate for these men and women in New York State,
the public would be better able to distinguish these honorable veterans
and pay their respects for their heroic actions.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New. Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: There will be no cost to the state, The distinctive
plate would be issued in the same manner as other number plates but in
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10931
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 4, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. BURLING, FINCH, CORWIN, SALADINO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, CALHOUN, CASTRO, CONTE, McKEVITT,
J. MILLER, MOLINARO, SCARBOROUGH, SCOZZAFAVA, WEISENBERG -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
distinctive license plates for members of the Air Medal Society
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 MEMBERS OF THE AIR MEDAL SOCIETY. 1.
ANY MEMBER OF THE AIR MEDAL SOCIETY RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "AIR
MEDAL SOCIETY" OR SUCH OTHER PHRASE AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE
SHOWING THE REGISTRANT IS A MEMBER OF THE AIR MEDAL SOCIETY.
2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMIS-
SIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
3. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS A
MEMBER OF THE AIR MEDAL SOCIETY.
4. 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 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL 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 DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE
PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16871-01-0
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