Senate Bill S951

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates bearing the words "gold star family" for gold star fathers and gold star mothers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7011
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-i, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S603, A4664
2013-2014: A8378
2015-2016: A9025
2017-2018: A8866

2011-S951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates bearing the words "gold star family" for gold star fathers and gold star mothers.

2011-S951 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   951

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  authorizing
  the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star families

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

  Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 277 of the laws of 1991, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732
of the laws of 2004, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws
of 1996 and such section as renumbered by chapter 108  of  the  laws  of
1994, is amended to read as follows:
  S  404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR FAMI-
LIES.  1. Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold  star  mother  OR
ANY  GOLD  STAR  FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, residing in
this state shall, upon request, be issued a license  plate  bearing  the
words  "gold  star  mother"  OR "GOLD STAR FAMILY", RESPECTIVELY.  [If a
distinctive plate is issued to a  gold  star  mother  pursuant  to  this
section,  additional  distinctive plates may be issued for every vehicle
registered in the name of the gold star  mother  recipient  residing  in
this state or the spouse of such gold star mother.] 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 herein shall be issued upon proof,
satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or  the  spouse  of
the applicant is a gold star mother OR GOLD STAR FATHER.
  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 no service charge  shall  be  charged  for  such
plate.

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

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