Assembly Bill A996

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   996

                       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.  ORTIZ,  ABBATE,  SWEENEY,  J. RIVERA, TOWNS,
  P. RIVERA, RAMOS, JACOBS, CASTRO, MENG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A. FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, MAISEL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain
  requirements for obtaining a driver's license

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 639 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  1.  Application  for license. Application for a driver's license shall
be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be  submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. The commis-
sioner may also provide that the application procedure shall include the
taking  of  a  photo image or images of the applicant in accordance with
rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In  addition,  the
commissioner  also  shall  require that the applicant provide his or her
social security number OR THE INDIVIDUAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WHERE
SUCH APPLICANT IS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT and provide space on the application
so that the applicant may register in  the  New  York  state  organ  and
tissue  donor  registry  under  section  forty-three  hundred ten of the
public health law. In addition, an applicant for a  commercial  driver's
license  who  will  operate  a  commercial  motor  vehicle in interstate
commerce shall certify that such applicant  meets  the  requirements  to
operate  a  commercial motor vehicle, as set forth in public law 99-570,
title XII, and title 49 of the code  of  federal  regulations,  and  all
regulations promulgated by the United States secretary of transportation
under  the  hazardous materials transportation act. Upon a determination

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

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that the holder of a commercial driver's  license  has  made  any  false
statement, with respect to the application for such license, the commis-
sioner shall revoke such license.
  S  2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) A license issued pursuant to  subdivision  five  of  this  section
shall  be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless such
license is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be  renewed
by  submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by law,
proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision  prescribed  by
the commissioner, the applicant's social security number OR THE INDIVID-
UAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WHERE SUCH APPLICANT IS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT,
and  if  required  by the commissioner a photo image of the applicant in
such numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  In addition,
an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a  hazardous  material
endorsement  shall  pass  an examination to retain such endorsement. The
commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.