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Senate Bill S5136

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

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2009-S5136 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8320
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4562, A5249, A10467
2013-2014: S2462, A5213, A3299
2015-2016: S4050, A2838, A4155
2017-2018: S2636, A6644
2019-2020: S398
2021-2022: S4299
2023-2024: S2824
2025-2026: S1600

2009-S5136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club.

2009-S5136 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5136

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  creating
  distinctive plates for the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

  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 NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE
CLUB. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY  FIRE  RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB
SHALL,  UPON  REQUEST,  BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "NYC
FIRE RIDERS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER   SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2.  A  DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS
STATE, WHO IS AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK  CITY
FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  4. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
  5. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE  OF  A  SPECIAL
NUMBER  PLATE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER IS SATISFIED
THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT
TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE
COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL PLATES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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