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                                  3247

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, CANESTRARI, GUNTHER, HOYT, SCHIMMINGER,
  COLTON, JAFFEE, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,
  MAYERSOHN,  PERRY, PHEFFER, REILLY, J. RIVERA, SWEENEY, TITONE, TOWNS,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
  for distinctive license plates for New York state certified members of
  the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State

  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  MEMBERS  OF  THE  NURSE  PRACTITIONER
ASSOCIATION  NEW YORK STATE. 1. ANY NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED NURSE PRAC-
TITIONER RESIDING IN THIS STATE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE NURSE PRACTITION-
ER ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED  A  LICENSE
PLATE  FORMATTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT BEARING THE LETTERS
"NP" AND THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF THE  NURSE  PRACTITIONER  ASSOCIATION  NEW
YORK  STATE. IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A NEW YORK STATE CERTI-
FIED NURSE PRACTITIONER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH DISTINCTIVE PLATE
SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH MEMBER.  APPLICATION FOR  SUCH
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 IS
PRESENTLY A MEMBER OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE.
  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 FIFTEEN
DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05258-01-1
              

A. 3247                             2

DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO  OF
THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVEL-
OPMENT  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW,  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH  SECTION  NINE-
TY-FIVE-G.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.