Senate Bill S2462

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2462

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 17, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  creating
  distinctive plates for the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

  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 NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE
CLUB. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY  FIRE  RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB
SHALL,  UPON  REQUEST,  BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "NYC
FIRE RIDERS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER   SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2.  A  DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS
STATE, WHO IS AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK  CITY
FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  4. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
  5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE
NUMBER PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  SATISFIED
THAT  THE  AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT  TO  RECOVER  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03914-02-3
              

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COSTS  OF  THE  DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE PLATES.  SUCH
ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF
SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  FOUR-OO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  TO THE CREDIT OF THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTAB-
LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW  AND  SHALL  BE
USED  FOR  THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINC-
TIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.