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                                  7178

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  all handicap permits to have a photo  of  the  handicapped  person  to
  which it was issued

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1203-a of
the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 298 of  the  laws  of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  The commissioner shall distribute special vehicle identification park-
ing permits to the governing bodies of all cities, towns and villages in
the  state.  Notwithstanding any local law or ordinance to the contrary,
such permits shall entitle any vehicle displaying such permit to park in
any area in any city, town or village of the state which has been desig-
nated by such city, town or village or pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
section  twelve  hundred  three-c of this article as a place for parking
for persons with disabilities.  The  design,  period  of  validity,  and
procedures  for reissuance of such permits shall be as determined by the
commissioner PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE DESIGN SHALL INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPH OF
THE INDIVIDUAL TO WHICH THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED.  A city, town or  village
issuing  a  permit  pursuant to this subdivision or subdivision three of
this section shall indelibly inscribe or otherwise mark, on the face  of
such  permit,  the last three digits of the identification number of the
driver's license or non-driver identification card of the person to whom
the permit is issued. The governing bodies of cities, towns and villages
in the state shall appoint an issuing agent to issue such  permits.  Any
person  issued  a  permit  pursuant to this section who holds a driver's
license or non-driver identification card  shall  make  the  last  three
digits  of  such  license or identification card available to an issuing
agent at the time of permit  issuance  or  renewal  by  presenting  such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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license  or identification card to such issuing agent. Any person issued
a permit pursuant to this section who holds a driver's license  or  non-
driver  identification  card  shall  carry  and  make available to a law
enforcement  officer  upon demand, or as soon as practicable thereafter,
his or her driver's license  or  non-driver  identification  card  which
shall  be  presumptive  evidence  of  the validity of his or her special
vehicle identification parking permit. Failure to  make  available  such
driver's license or non-driver identification card upon demand shall not
be deemed a violation. The permits shall be issued to:
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.