S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1058
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards for
distinctive and special number license plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 404-oo of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 406 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
§ 404-oo. Deposit of service charges for distinctive license plates;
ISSUANCE OF GIFT CARDS. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
of this chapter or of any other law, the first six thousand dollars of
service charges collected for issuance of distinctive license plates
established pursuant to this article on or after the effective date of
this section and, unless otherwise specified, any amounts in excess of
such six thousand dollars, shall be deposited to the credit of the
department of motor vehicles distinctive plate development fund estab-
lished pursuant to section ninety-five-g of the state finance law and
shall be used for the production, design, advertising and distribution
of such distinctive license plates established pursuant to this article
on or after the effective date of this section.
2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISH-
ING GIFT CARDS FOR DISTINCTIVE AND SPECIAL NUMBER LICENSE PLATES. SUCH
GIFT CARDS SHALL BE REDEEMABLE UPON PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSIONER
WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF DISTINCTIVE AND/OR
SPECIAL NUMBER LICENSE PLATES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. NO
FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH GIFT CARDS, NOR SHALL ANY
FEES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICE FEES AND DORMANCY OR INACTIV-
ITY FEES, BE IMPOSED UPON SUCH GIFT CARDS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
"DORMANCY OR INACTIVITY FEE" SHALL MEAN A FEE FOR NON-USE OF, OR INAC-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TIVITY ON, A GIFT CARD; "GIFT CARD" SHALL MEAN A CARD, CODE OR OTHER
DEVICE ISSUED TO A PERSON ON A PREPAID BASIS IN A SPECIFIED AMOUNT IN
EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT, AND WHICH IS REDEEMABLE UPON PRESENTATION TO THE
COMMISSIONER WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF DISTINC-
TIVE AND/OR SPECIAL NUMBER LICENSE PLATES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE; AND "SERVICE FEE" SHALL MEAN A PERIODIC FEE FOR HOLDING OR
USING A GIFT CARD.
§ 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.