Assembly Bill A7396

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows police agencies access to photo image files maintained by the department of motor vehicles

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2009-A7396 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§490 & 504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6180

2009-A7396 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows police agencies, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, access to photo image files maintained by the department of motor vehicles for the purpose of issuing learner's permits, non-driver identification cards and driver's licenses.

2009-A7396 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7396

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCOZZAFAVA  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
  police  agencies access to photo image files maintained by the depart-
  ment of motor vehicles

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 600 of the laws of  1989,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (c)  The  identification  card may also contain the [photograph] PHOTO
IMAGE of the holder.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PHOTO  IMAGE  FILE
FOR  NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS. PRINTS FROM THE FILE SHALL BE MADE
AND ISSUED ONLY FOR DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, FOR THE  ISSU-
ANCE  OF  DUPLICATE  NON-DRIVER  IDENTIFICATION,  OR  IN RESPONSE TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUESTS pursuant to regulations established  by  the
commissioner. Any [photograph] PHOTO IMAGE taken as part of the applica-
tion procedure for an identification card shall not be a public record.
  S  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended by chapter 173 of the laws  of  1990,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PHOTO IMAGE FILE. PRINTS FROM THE
FILE SHALL BE MADE  AND  ISSUED  ONLY  FOR  DEPARTMENTAL  ADMINISTRATIVE
PURPOSES,  FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE LICENSES, OR IN RESPONSE TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUESTS PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of law, any photo
image taken as part of the application procedure for a learner's  permit
or an original, duplicate, renewal or amended driver's license shall not
be a public record.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08523-01-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.