S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3152
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, SCHIMMINGER, GALEF, COLTON, HOOPER,
TENNEY, BRINDISI, RAMOS, MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
ABBATE, BARCLAY, CAHILL, CERETTO, FINCH, MAGEE, MARKEY, RA, SIMANOW-
ITZ, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
distinctive "Support Our Troops" plates
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 "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESID-
ING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED DISTINCTIVE "SUPPORT
OUR TROOPS" NUMBER PLATES OF A DESIGN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
APPLICATION FOR SUCH PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATES 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 FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATES. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE
SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTINCTIVE
PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING
AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03698-01-5