S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3580
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 25, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
of special number plates for distinctive veterans plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:
1-a. The commissioner may issue special number plates to applicants
who are [members of veterans organizations] VETERANS in the same manner
as other number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special
number plates shall be issued only upon [(a) payment of a one-time
service charge of ten dollars in addition to the regular registration
fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, and (b)]
submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
cant is [presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified annually by the
applicant] A VETERAN. Application for such plates shall be made in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect
to the issuance of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section
four hundred four-d, four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four
hundred four-i, four hundred four-j, four hundred four-k or four hundred
four-p of this article.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08341-02-1