S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4429
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DIAZ,
FARRELL, GANTT, GOTTFRIED, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles
to implement rules and regulations requiring the acceptance of certain
proof for the issuance of a driver's license; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized and
directed to implement or amend, rules and regulations requiring the
department of motor vehicles to accept certain information as proof for
the purposes of clarifying discrepancies with social security numbers.
Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) requiring the department of motor vehicles to accept, as proof
that such licensee is ineligible for a social security number:
(i) a letter or form from the social security administration,
(ii) an individual taxpayer identification (ITIN), or
(iii) a sworn statement from the licensee; and
(b) in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivi-
sion, requiring the department of motor vehicles to accept as proof and
as a substitute for a social security card currently accepted documents
establishing identity which shall include one of the following:
(i) a foreign passport (no visa required),
(ii) a consular identification document,
(iii) official immigration documents issued by the United States
Customs and Immigration Service, or
(iv) an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN).
2. The department of motor vehicles shall notify all licensees who
received letters from the department of motor vehicles from January 2004
to December 2004 with regards to the expiration or blocking of their
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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license due to discrepancies with such licensees' social security number
that such licensee may remove such expiration or block, without suspen-
sion, by submitting the proof pursuant to subdivision one of this
section.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to all licensees who received a letter
from the department of motor vehicles during the period of January 2004
to December 2004 regarding the expiration or blocking of their license;
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 are authorized and directed to be made
and completed on or before such effective date; provided further, that
this act shall expire 5 years after such effective date when upon such
date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.