S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4829
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, CANESTRARI, GUNTHER, HOYT, SCHIMMINGER,
COLTON, JAFFEE, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
KOON, MAYERSOHN, PERRY, PHEFFER, REILLY, J. RIVERA, STIRPE, SWEENEY,
TITONE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
for distinctive license plates for New York state certified members of
the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State
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 NURSE PRACTITIONER
ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE. 1. ANY NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED NURSE PRAC-
TITIONER RESIDING IN THIS STATE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE NURSE PRACTITION-
ER ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE
PLATE FORMATTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT BEARING THE LETTERS
"NP" AND THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATION NEW
YORK STATE. IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A NEW YORK STATE CERTI-
FIED NURSE PRACTITIONER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH DISTINCTIVE PLATE
SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH MEMBER. APPLICATION FOR SUCH
LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND
DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS
PRESENTLY A MEMBER OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE.
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 ARTICLE,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF FIFTEEN
DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF
THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVEL-
OPMENT 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 NINE-
TY-FIVE-G.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.