S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2203
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. VOLKER, ALESI, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, MORAHAN, RANZEN-
HOFER, THOMPSON, WINNER -- 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 authorizing
distinctive license plates for members of Kiwanis International
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 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL. 1.
ANY MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE OFFICIAL LOGO
OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL AND THE WORDS "KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL".
2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMIS-
SIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
3. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS A
MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL.
4. 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 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL
SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT 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 NINETY-FIVE-G.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00140-01-9