S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1091
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. CUSICK, ORTIZ, PHEFFER -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
distinctive license plates for recipients of the conspicuous service
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENTS.
1. ANY CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENT RESIDING IN THIS STATE OR THE
SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH RECIPIENT SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE
PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENT". IF A
DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED
TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENT. APPLICATION
FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM
AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE
SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS RECIPIENT.
3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL, ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
CLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00540-01-1
A. 1091 2
PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.