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                                  6714

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
  the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished
  service cross medal

  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  PERSONS  AWARDED  THE  DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE  CROSS  MEDAL.  1. ANY PERSON WHO WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE DISTIN-
GUISHED SERVICE CROSS MEDAL OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE CROSS". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A PERSON PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE
OF  SUCH  PERSON. 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 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A RECIPIENT OR THE SPOUSE OF
THE RECIPIENT WHO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, PURSUANT  TO
10 USC 3742.
  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 NINETY-FIVE-G.
  4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A
SPECIAL NUMBER PLATE UNDER  THIS  SECTION  UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS
SATISFIED  THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION  WILL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO
RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL PLATES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.