Senate Bill S5150

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the granting of restricted drivers licenses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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

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2009-S5150 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง510, V & T L

2009-S5150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes certain restricted licenses shall include the word "RESTRICTED" in bold face type; requires restricted licenses to be revoked if the holder fails to satisfy support arrears.

2009-S5150 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5150

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- 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  suspen-
  sion  and  disqualification  of  drivers  licenses for failure to make
  child support payments

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

  Section  1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision 4-e of section 510 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 601 of the laws of  2007,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (5)  Any  person whose license has been suspended pursuant to subdivi-
sion three of this section may apply for the issuance  of  a  restricted
use  license  as  provided in section five hundred thirty of this title.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH  BY  REGULATION  THAT  ANY  RESTRICTED
LICENSE GRANTED TO A PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE WORD "RESTRICTED" IN
BOLD  FACE  TYPE. IF A RESTRICTED USE LICENSE IS GRANTED AND THE DEPART-
MENT RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
ASSISTANCE  OF  SUCH  PERSON'S  FAILURE  TO SATISFY SUPPORT ARREARS, THE
COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AGENT SHALL REVOKE ANY RESTRICTED USE LICENSE
GRANTED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of  this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to
be made and  completed  on  or  before  such  effective  date;  provided
further,  however, that the amendments to subdivision 4-e of section 510
of the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of this act shall not
affect the repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed ther-
ewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11580-01-9

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