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Assembly Bill A9031

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for AMVETS

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2015-A9031 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง404-x, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A282

2015-A9031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for AMVETS.

2015-A9031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9031

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
  of specialty plates for members of AMVETS

  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 AMVETS. 1. ANY MEMBER  OF  THE  AMVETS
RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE
BEARING THE TERM "AMERICAN VETERAN", "AMVET" OR "AMVETS" AS  DECIDED  BY
THE  COMMISSION.  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 BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE  APPLICANT  IS  A
MEMBER OF AMVETS.
  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  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  AN  ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
  4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "AMVETS" SHALL MEAN THE FEDERALLY
CHARTERED CORPORATION DEDICATED TO  ADVOCATING  ON  BEHALF  OF  AMERICAN
VETERANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13622-01-6

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