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Assembly Bill A5709

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Grants a waiver of the photo image fee charged for the processing of certain license documents to veterans

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2017-A5709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8282
2015-2016: A4901

2017-A5709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants a waiver of the photo image fee charged for the processing of certain license documents to veterans: exemption of fee where veteran is seeking a replacement of his or her license document where veteran exemption is not designated; does not apply to regular renewals.

2017-A5709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5709
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CURRAN,  BRABENEC,  BUTLER, FINCH, HAWLEY --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. OAKS -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to granting a
   waiver of the photo image fee charged for the  processing  of  certain
   license documents to veterans

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the  vehi-
 cle  and traffic law, as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (f) Photo image fee. (I) In addition to any other fee prescribed here-
 in, a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents shall  be  charged  for  the
 processing  of each learner permit or license document requiring a photo
 image. Of each such fee collected, five dollars shall  be  deposited  to
 the  credit  of  the general fund and five dollars shall be deposited in
 the dedicated highway and bridge  trust  fund  established  pursuant  to
 section  eighty-nine-b  of  the state finance law and the dedicated mass
 transportation TRUST fund established pursuant to section  eighty-nine-c
 of  the state finance law and distributed according to the provisions of
 subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of the tax law.
   (II) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this  section,  the
 difference  collected  between  the  fees set forth in this paragraph in
 effect on and after September first, two thousand nine and the fees  set
 forth  in this paragraph in effect prior to such date shall be deposited
 to the credit of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund.
   (III) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION,  THE
 PHOTO IMAGE FEE SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE
 PROCESSING  OF  THE  REPLACEMENT  OF  A  LICENSE DOCUMENT WHICH DOES NOT
 INCLUDE THE VETERAN DESIGNATION FOR A DOCUMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE VETER-
 AN STATUS DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A-ONE) OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE
 OF  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE. THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL
 NOT APPLY TO REGULAR RENEWALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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