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                                  1175
                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                               (PREFILED)
                             January 5, 2011
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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.
                                                           LBD03133-01-1