S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2093
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHROEDER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
a distinctive "support scouting" license plate
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 "SUPPORT SCOUTING" PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON, RESID-
ING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING
THE WORDS "SUPPORT SCOUTING". APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL
BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
CREATE THE DESIGN FOR SUCH PLATE.
2. 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 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.
LBD03175-01-9