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                                   5427
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring a
   vision test for the renewal of a drivers' license
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59  of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
 shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
 license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
 by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
 proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
 the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
 required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
 numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  PROOF OF ACCEPTA-
 BLE VISION SHALL BE REQUIRED IN THE FORM OF AN EYE TEST  OR  A  DOCTOR'S
 CERTIFICATION  FOR  LICENSE  RENEWAL  PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOW THE ONLINE SUBMISSION  OF  A  DOCTOR'S  CERTIF-
 ICATION  OF  AN  APPLICANT'S PROOF OF ACCEPTABLE VISION. In addition, an
 applicant for renewal of  a  license  containing  a  hazardous  material
 endorsement  shall  pass an examination to retain such endorsement.  The
 commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
 endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
 sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
 lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
 upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
 issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
 section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
 sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
 state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
 before such effective date.