Assembly Bill A4429

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to implement rules and regulations to accept certain information as proof of social security number ineligibility

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A4429 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of

2009-A4429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to implement rules and regulations to accept certain information as proof of social security number ineligibility in the case of certain persons who received a letter from the department of motor vehicles regarding the expiration or blocking of their license.

2009-A4429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4429

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

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.
                                                           LBD07776-01-9
              

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