Assembly Bill A5707

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates to auxiliary police or their spouses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5707 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5714
2015-2016: A4897

2017-A5707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for active members of an auxiliary police department or company, or their spouse; imposes an additional fifteen dollar annual service charge.

2017-A5707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5707
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the  issuance  of  distinctive  license  plates to auxiliary police or
   their spouses
 
   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-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR AUXILIARY POLICE.  1. ANY MEMBER OF AN
 AUXILIARY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY IN THIS STATE OR  THE  SPOUSE  OF
 SUCH  MEMBER  SHALL,  UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATE
 BEARING THE WORDS "AUXILIARY  POLICE".  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  IF  A
 DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  IS ISSUED TO A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE DEPART-
 MENT OR COMPANY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, NO SUCH PLATE SHALL BE  ISSUED
 TO HIS OR HER SPOUSE.  APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED
 WITH  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PRESCRIBE, AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ANNUALLY BY THE APPLICANT.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
 APPLICANT  OR  THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENTLY AN ACTIVE MEMBER
 OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY.
   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
 AND AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08538-01-7

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