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Assembly Bill A5092

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation

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2015-A5092 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง491 & 503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8599
2017-2018: A4563
2019-2020: A4916
2021-2022: A4146
2023-2024: A1419
2025-2026: A819

2015-A5092 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.

2015-A5092 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5092

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BLANKENBUSH, FINCH, CROUCH, BUTLER, BRABENEC,
  GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, HAWLEY  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
  the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a
  veteran notation

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 491 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 295 of the  laws  of  1983,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (d) There shall be no fee other than a fee prescribed in paragraph (c)
of  this  subdivision for an amended identification card. THERE SHALL BE
NO FEE, INCLUDING THE FEE PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION,  FOR  AN  AMENDED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT SOLELY
ADDS A VETERAN NOTATION UPON SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  THAT  THE  CARD
HOLDER  IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO PARA-
GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS
ARTICLE.
  S  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section
503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws
of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) If a knowledge test or [test] TESTS are required to be passed  to
secure  an  amended  learner's permit or license, the fees for taking of
such test or tests specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall
be  paid.  However,  if  an  amendment  is to add only an endorsement or
endorsements which require only the  passing  of  a  knowledge  test  or
tests,  a fee of five dollars shall be paid. If a road test or tests are
required to be passed to secure an amended license, the fees for  taking
such  test or tests specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall
be paid. If no knowledge or road test is required to secure  an  amended

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08725-01-5

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