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Assembly Bill A974

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the seizure of a vehicle used to transport the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household who has a mobility impairment as documented by a physician

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2013-A974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1849, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9251
2011-2012: A879

2013-A974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the seizure of a vehicle used to transport the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household who has a mobility impairment as documented by a physician.

2013-A974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   974

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the seizure of a
  vehicle used to transport the taxpayer or a member of  the  taxpayer's
  household who has a mobility impairment as documented by a physician

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1849 to read
as follows:
  S 1849. SEIZURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT MOBILITY-IMPAIRED
INDIVIDUAL. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  A
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS USED ON A REGULAR AND RECURRING BASIS TO TRANSPORT
A  TAXPAYER  WHO  HAS  A MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT AS DOCUMENTED BY A LICENSED
PHYSICIAN OR A MEMBER OF THE TAXPAYER'S HOUSEHOLD  WHO  HAS  A  MOBILITY
IMPAIRMENT  AS DOCUMENTED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN SHALL NOT BE SEIZED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION OF  UNPAID  TAXES  NOR  SHALL  FORFEITURE
PROCEEDINGS BE COMMENCED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH REGARD TO ANY SUCH VEHI-
CLE.
  2.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ALLOW FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM
SEIZURE OF ONLY ONE MOTOR VEHICLE PER HOUSEHOLD, AND SHALL NOT  BAR  THE
SEIZURE OF OTHER VEHICLES.
  3.  AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION "A MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT" MEANS A PHYSICAL
IMPAIRMENT WHICH IS PERMANENT AND SEVERELY LIMITS A  PERSON'S  MOBILITY,
OR WHICH RENDERS A PERSON UNABLE TO AMBULATE WITHOUT THE AID OF A WHEEL-
CHAIR OR OTHER PROSTHETIC DEVICE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided,  however,
that  effective immediately, the commissioner of taxation and finance is
authorized and directed to promulgate any and all rules and  regulations
and  take any other measure necessary to implement this act on or before
its effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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