Assembly Bill A6418

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for driver's license renewals for spouses and minor dependents of persons in military service

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  • 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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2011-A6418 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Motor Vehicles
Laws Affected:
Amd §116, Chap 784 of 1951
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5913

2011-A6418 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for driver's license renewals for spouses or minor dependents of persons in military service.

2011-A6418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6418

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TOWNS, GIBSON, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Transpor-
  tation

AN ACT to amend the New York state defense emergency act, in relation to
  driver's license renewals for spouses and children of persons in mili-
  tary service

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 116 of chapter 784 of the laws  of
1951,  constituting the New York state defense emergency act, as amended
by chapter 780 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  a  license  to  drive,
issued pursuant to the provisions of article nineteen of the vehicle and
traffic  law,  which would expire prior to either of the dates set forth
in this subdivision, of any person, OR  ANY  SPOUSE  OR  CHILD  OF  SUCH
PERSON, who was in military service on or after June twenty-fifth, nine-
teen  hundred  fifty,  or  who  thereafter  shall  have entered military
service, shall expire six months from [either  the  expiration  date  of
this  act or] the [holder's] ENLISTED PERSON'S separation from service[,
whichever occurs first]. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivi-
sion, the commissioner of motor vehicles may refuse to renew the expired
driver's license of any person who has failed to notify the commissioner
of [his] SUCH entry into military service.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09535-01-1

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