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Assembly Bill A6852

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Permits use of certain federal application documents as proof of identification to obtain a driver's license

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2015-A6852 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง508, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8118

2015-A6852 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that agents issuing driver's licenses shall accept as proof of identification a copy of the federal documents filed by a foreign national with the federal government to apply for federal immigrant status classified as Registered Provisional Immigrant (RPI).

2015-A6852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6852

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to documenta-
  tion required to obtain a driver's license

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

  Section  1.  Section  508 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  FIVE
HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE WHICH REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF A SOCIAL
SECURITY CARD, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
WHICH  DIRECT  THAT  AGENTS  ISSUING  LICENSES  UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL
ACCEPT AS PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION A COPY OF THE FEDERAL DOCUMENTS  FILED
BY  A  FOREIGN NATIONAL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL
IMMIGRANT STATUS CLASSIFIED AS REGISTERED PROVISIONAL  IMMIGRANT  (RPI).
THE LICENSE ISSUED SHALL BE A TEMPORARY LICENSE WHICH SHALL BE IDENTICAL
TO  A  STANDARD LICENSE AND SHALL INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT.
SUCH TEMPORARY LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, PROVIDED
THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT AN EXTENSION  OF  SUCH  PERIOD,  NOT  TO
EXCEED  SIX MONTHS, BASED UPON DELAYS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ISSU-
ING SUCH STATUS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05760-01-5

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