Assembly Bill A8849

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions

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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-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3153
Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-v, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1175, S378
2013-2014: A2470, S858
2015-2016: A6573, S231
2017-2018: A6841, S4941
2019-2020: A6829

2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card, issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic, as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions.

2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8849

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Banks

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti-
  tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by
  the  consulate  general  of  the Dominican Republic as a valid form of
  identification for all banking transactions

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

  Section  1.  The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to
read as follows:
  S 9-V. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1.
EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION
FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE  TERM  "BANKING  INSTITUTION"
SHALL  MEAN  AND  INCLUDE  ALL  BANKS,  TRUST  COMPANIES, SAVINGS BANKS,
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04957-01-9

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