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Senate Bill S155

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions regarding the denial of applications for licenses and learner's permits

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2009-S155 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง507, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2041

2009-S155 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state to deny the application for a driver's license or permit of any person convicted of any violation resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle in another state where such violation, if committed within the state, would have resulted in a suspension or revocation of such person's New York state driving privileges.

2009-S155 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   155

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  denial
  of applications for licenses and learner's permits

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

  Section 1. Section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  DENIAL  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR  LICENSES  OR LEARNER'S PERMITS. THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  EACH  APPLICANT  FOR  A  LICENSE  OR
LEARNER'S  PERMIT  DISCLOSE  UNDER  OATH WHETHER SUCH APPLICANT HAS BEEN
CONVICTED OF ANY VIOLATION RESULTING FROM THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHI-
CLE IN ANOTHER STATE WHERE  SUCH  VIOLATION,  IF  COMMITTED  WITHIN  THE
STATE,  WOULD  HAVE  RESULTED  IN A SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF NEW YORK
STATE DRIVING PRIVILEGES. IN THE EVENT SUCH  APPLICANT  HAS  SUCH  PRIOR
CONVICTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DENY THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSING OR
THE  LEARNER'S  PERMIT  OR REVOKE SUCH LICENSE OR LEARNER'S PERMIT UNTIL
SUCH APPLICANT HAS SATISFIED THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF NEW YORK STATE
STATUTES AND REGULATIONS RELATING THERETO.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02702-01-9

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