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Assembly Bill A5247

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows "Safe-Teen-NY Driver" stickers be placed on license plates of motor vehicles driven by individuals who are under 18 years old or parents

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2011-A5247 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7227
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง507, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8319, S1814
2013-2014: A3296, S2463
2015-2016: A3171, S3734
2017-2018: A7451

2011-A5247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows "Safe-Teen-NY Driver" stickers to be placed on license plates of motor vehicles driven by individuals who are under 18 years old or placed on their parents' or legal guardians' motor vehicle license plates.

2011-A5247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5247

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
  "Safe-Teen-NY Driver" stickers on license plates of vehicles driven by
  persons under the age of eighteen

  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.  DISPLAY OF SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER. ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  UNDER
THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  AND  HOLDS A LEARNER'S PERMIT, LIMITED CLASS DJ,
LIMITED CLASS MJ LICENSE, CLASS DJ OR CLASS MJ LICENSE,  MAY  DISPLAY  A
SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER ON OR NEAR THE LICENSE PLATE OF EACH VEHICLE
DRIVEN  BY  SUCH  PERSON. THE PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS OF SUCH PERSON
MAY ALSO DISPLAY A SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER STICKER.  THE  STICKER  SHALL  BE
YELLOW  IN  COLOR, AND BEAR THE WORDS "SAFE-TEEN-NY DRIVER". THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUCH STICKERS FOR ISSUANCE UPON  REQUEST
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a  law, provided that the commissioner of motor
vehicles is immediately authorized and  directed  to  promulgate,  amend
and/or  repeal  any  rules  and  regulations  necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04467-01-1

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