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Assembly Bill A2970

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires proof of acceptable vision for the renewal of a drivers' license

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2015-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8840
2013-2014: A1066
2017-2018: A5427
2019-2020: A3947

2015-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires proof of acceptable vision for the renewal of a driver's license and allows the submission of a doctor's certification online.

2015-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2970

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring a
  vision test for the renewal of a drivers' license

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59  of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  PROOF OF ACCEPTA-
BLE VISION SHALL BE REQUIRED IN THE FORM OF AN EYE TEST  OR  A  DOCTOR'S
CERTIFICATION  FOR  LICENSE  RENEWAL  PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOW THE ONLINE SUBMISSION  OF  A  DOCTOR'S  CERTIF-
ICATION  OF  AN  APPLICANT'S PROOF OF ACCEPTABLE VISION. In addition, an
applicant for renewal of  a  license  containing  a  hazardous  material
endorsement  shall  pass an examination to retain such endorsement.  The
commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07520-01-5

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