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Assembly Bill A3484

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans

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2015-A3484 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1489
2011-2012: A2959
2013-2014: A2952

2015-A3484 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans.

2015-A3484 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3484

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
  license plates for Hispanic and African-American veterans

  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 HISPANIC OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN VETERANS.
1. ANY HISPANIC OR  AFRICAN-AMERICAN  VETERAN  RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE
SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS HISPAN-
IC  OR  AFRICAN-AMERICAN  VETERAN,  RESPECTIVELY.  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 HEREIN SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF,
SATISFACTORY  TO  THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS AN HISPANIC OR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VETERAN.
  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  NO  SERVICE  CHARGE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR 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.
                                                           LBD04787-01-5

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