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Assembly Bill A2894

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Exempts motor vehicles owned by volunteer firefighters and used in firefighter duties from the payment of fees and use tax for the registration of their vehicles

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2009-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4732
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง401 & 404-b, V & T L

2009-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts motor vehicles owned by volunteer firefighters and used in firefighter duties from the payment of registration fees and any vehicle use tax based upon the weight or value of the vehicle.

2009-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2894

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GORDON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. ALFANO, EDDINGTON, MAGEE  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exempting
  motor vehicles  owned  by  volunteer  firefighters  and  used  in  the
  performance  of  their duties from the payment of motor vehicle regis-
  tration fees and taxes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
  H.  MOTOR  VEHICLES  OWNED BY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHICH ARE USED IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR  DUTIES  AS  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  SHALL  BE
EXEMPT  FROM  ALL  VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES AND FROM ANY VEHICLE USE OR
OTHER TAX BASED UPON THE WEIGHT OR VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER LAW AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF
SUCH FEES OR TAX.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended by chapter 277 of the laws  of  1991,  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  chapter
and  an  initial one time service charge of fifteen dollars, EXCEPT THAT
NO REGISTRATION FEE OR INITIAL ONE TIME SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE  IMPOSED
WITH  RESPECT  TO  ANY  VEHICLE  USED  IN THE PERFORMANCE OF FIREFIGHTER
DUTIES BY A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
certificates  of registration of motor vehicles owned by volunteer fire-
fighters which are issued or renewed on or after its effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03968-01-9

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