S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3106
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. MORELLE, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
plates for association of city court judges
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 ASSOCIATION OF CITY COURT JUDGES. 1.
ANY CURRENT OR FORMER CITY COURT JUDGE THAT IS OR WAS A MEMBER OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CITY COURT JUDGES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "ASSOCIATION OF
CITY COURT JUDGES". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A CURRENT OR
FORMER CITY COURT JUDGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ADDITIONAL DISTINCTIVE
PLATES MAY BE ISSUED FOR EVERY VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
CURRENT OR FORMER CITY COURT JUDGE IN THIS STATE. APPLICATION FOR SUCH
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND
DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS A
CURRENT OR FORMER CITY COURT JUDGE.
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
AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TWENTY DOLLARS SHALL BE
CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
4. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AND THE FEES
PRESCRIBED OR PERMITTED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
THERE SHALL BE NO CHARGE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NUMBER PLATE PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION TO A CURRENT OR FORMER CITY COURT JUDGE, NOR SHALL THERE BE
IMPOSED AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH PLATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.