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                                  3988

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TENNEY, GRAF, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, KATZ, LALOR,
  FINCH, BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOODELL, McLAUGH-
  LIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished
  service cross medal

  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  PERSONS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE CROSS MEDAL. 1. ANY PERSON WHO WAS A RECIPIENT  OF  THE  DISTIN-
GUISHED SERVICE CROSS MEDAL OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON SHALL, UPON
REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  LICENSE  PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE CROSS". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A PERSON PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE
OF SUCH PERSON. 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 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A RECIPIENT OR THE SPOUSE OF
THE  RECIPIENT WHO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, PURSUANT TO
10 USC 3742.
  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 AN ADDITIONAL ONE TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED  FOR  SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
FOUR-OO  OF  THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07494-01-5
              

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CLES  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  LICENSE
PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
  4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A
SPECIAL NUMBER PLATE UNDER  THIS  SECTION  UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS
SATISFIED  THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION  WILL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO
RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL PLATES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.