S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6409
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 7, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, the family court act, the
social services law, the alcoholic beverage control law, the education
law, the judiciary law and the real property law, in relation to
disallowing suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's
license for non-payment of child support or taxes; and to repeal
certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law, the family court
act, the domestic relations law, the social services law and the tax
law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4-e of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic
law is REPEALED.
§ 2. Subdivision 4-f of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law is
REPEALED.
§ 3. Subdivision 7 of section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law is
REPEALED.
§ 4. Subdivision 5 of section 530 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended by section 31 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
(5) A restricted use license or privilege shall be valid for the oper-
ation of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle for hire as a taxicab,
livery, coach, limousine, van or wheelchair accessible van or tow truck
as defined in this chapter subject to the conditions set forth herein,
which the holder would otherwise be entitled to operate had his drivers
license or privilege not been suspended or revoked. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in a certificate of relief from disabilities or
a certificate of good conduct issued pursuant to article twenty-three of
the correction law, a restricted use license shall not be valid for the
operation of a commercial motor vehicle. A restricted use license shall
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09695-02-7
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not be valid for the operation of a vehicle for hire as a taxicab,
livery, coach, limousine, van or wheelchair accessible van or tow truck
where the holder thereof had his or her drivers license suspended or
revoked and (i) such suspension or revocation is mandatory pursuant to
the provisions of subdivision two or two-a of section five hundred ten
of this title; or (ii) any such suspension is permissive for habitual or
persistent violations of this chapter or any local law relating to traf-
fic as set forth in paragraph d or i of subdivision three of section
five hundred ten of this title; or (iii) any such suspension is permis-
sive and has been imposed by a magistrate, justice or judge of any city,
town or village, any supreme court justice, any county judge, or judge
of a district court. [Except for a commercial motor vehicle as defined
in subdivision four of section five hundred one-a of this title, the
restrictions on types of vehicles which may be operated with a
restricted license contained in this subdivision shall not be applicable
to a restricted license issued to a person whose license has been
suspended pursuant to paragraph three of subdivision four-e of section
five hundred ten of this title.]
§ 5. Subdivisions 5-a and 5-b of section 530 of the vehicle and traf-
fic law are REPEALED.
§ 6. Subdivision 2 of section 454 of the family court act, as amended
by chapter 892 of the laws of 1986, paragraph (e) as added by chapter 81
of the laws of 1995, paragraph (f) as amended and paragraph (g) as added
by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, paragraph (h) as added by chapter
214 of the laws of 1998, and paragraph (i) as added by chapter 592 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
2. Upon a finding that a respondent has failed to comply with any
lawful order of support:
(a) the court shall enter a money judgment under section four hundred
sixty of this article; and
(b) the court may make an income deduction order for support enforce-
ment under section fifty-two hundred forty-two of the civil practice law
and rules. IF SUCH INCOME DEDUCTION ORDER IS MADE, SUSPENSION OR REVOCA-
TION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF CHILD
SUPPORT SHALL BE DISALLOWED;
(c) the court may require the respondent to post an undertaking under
section four hundred seventy-one of this article;
(d) the court may make an order of sequestration under section four
hundred fifty-seven of this article.
(e) [the court may suspend the respondent's driving privileges pursu-
ant to section four hundred fifty-eight-a of this article.
(f)] the court may suspend the respondent's state professional or
business license pursuant to section four hundred [fifty-eight-b]
FIFTY-EIGHT-A of this article;
[(g)] (F) the court may suspend the recreational license or licenses
of the respondent pursuant to section four hundred [fifty-eight-c]
FIFTY-EIGHT-B of this article.
[(h)] (G) the court may require the respondent, if the persons for
whom the respondent has failed to pay support are applicants for or
recipients of public assistance, to participate in work activities as
defined in title nine-B of article five of the social services law.
Those respondents ordered to participate in work activities need not be
applicants for or recipients of public assistance.
[(i)] (H) except as otherwise provided in paragraph [(h)] (G) of this
subdivision, the court may require the respondent to participate in job
training, employment counseling or other programs designed to lead to
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employment if authorized pursuant to section four hundred thirty-seven-a
of this article provided such programs are available.
§ 7. Section 458-a of the family court act is REPEALED.
§ 8. Section 458-b of the family court act is renumbered section
458-a.
§ 9. Section 458-c of the family court act is renumbered section
458-b.
§ 10. Subdivision (f) of section 115 of the family court act, as
amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
(f) The family court has jurisdiction to direct the commencement of
proceedings to suspend the driving privileges, recreational licenses and
permits, and license, permit, registration or authority to practice of
persons who are delinquent in their child or combined child and spousal
support obligations or persons who have failed, after receiving appro-
priate notice, to comply with summonses, subpoenas or warrants relating
to paternity and child support proceedings as set forth in sections four
hundred fifty-eight-a, four hundred fifty-eight-b, [four hundred fifty-
eight-c, five hundred forty-eight-a,] five hundred forty-eight-b, and
five forty-eight-c of this act. Such jurisdiction shall include juris-
diction over all boards, departments, authorities or offices of the
state for the purposes of implementing such section.
§ 11. Subdivision 5 of section 454 of the family court act is
REPEALED.
§ 12. Section 244-b of the domestic relations law is REPEALED.
§ 13. Subdivision 12 of section 111-b of the social services law is
REPEALED.
§ 14. Subdivision 7 of section 336 of the social services law, as
amended by chapter 214 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as
follows:
7. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph [(h)] (G) of subdi-
vision two of section four hundred fifty-four of the family court act or
as otherwise required by the court, the court may assign to work activ-
ities the non-custodial parents of children receiving public assistance
and require a report to such court of any failure of said parent to
comply with the requirements of such program.
§ 15. Section 171-v of the tax law is REPEALED.
§ 16. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 119 of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The provisions of this subdivision shall apply in all cases of
licensee or permittee failure after receiving appropriate notice, to
comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or
child support proceeding and arrears in payment of child support or
combined child and spousal support referred to the authority by a court
pursuant to the requirements of section two hundred forty-four-c of the
domestic relations law or pursuant to section four hundred
[fifty-eight-b] FIFTY-EIGHT-A or five hundred forty-eight-b of the fami-
ly court act.
§ 17. Subdivision 1 of section 6509-b of the education law, as added
by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1. The provisions of this section shall apply in all cases of licensee
or registrant arrears in payment of child support or combined child and
spousal support referred to the board of regents by a court pursuant to
the requirements of section two hundred forty-four-c of the domestic
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relations law or pursuant to section four hundred [fifty-eight-b]
FIFTY-EIGHT-A of the family court act.
§ 18. Subdivision 1 of section 6509-c of the education law, as added
by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
1. The provisions of this section shall apply in all cases of licen-
see or registrant failure after receiving appropriate notice, to comply
with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child
support proceeding referred to the board of regents by a court pursuant
to the requirements of section two hundred forty-four-c of the domestic
relations law or pursuant to section four hundred [fifty-eight-b]
FIFTY-EIGHT-A or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family court act.
§ 19. Paragraph a of subdivision 2-a of section 90 of the judiciary
law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read
as follows:
a. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply in all cases of an
attorney licensed, registered or admitted to practice in this state who
has failed after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with a summons,
subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding
involving him or her personally, or who is in arrears in payment of
child support or combined child and spousal support which matter shall
be referred to the appropriate appellate division by a court pursuant to
the requirements of section two hundred forty-four-c of the domestic
relations law or pursuant to section four hundred [fifty-eight-b]
FIFTY-EIGHT-A or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family court act.
§ 20. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
441-c of the real property law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of
1997, is amended to read as follows:
(i) The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in all cases of
licensed broker or licensed salesman who have failed, after receiving
appropriate notice, to comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relat-
ing to a paternity or child support proceeding or is in arrears in
payment of child support or combined child and spousal support referred
to the department by a court pursuant to the requirements of section two
hundred forty-four-c of the domestic relations law or pursuant to
section four hundred [fifty-eight-b] FIFTY-EIGHT-A or five hundred
forty-eight-b of the family court act.
§ 21. Section 548-a of the family court act is REPEALED.
§ 22. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 5 of section 530 of the vehicle and traf-
fic law made by section four of this act shall not affect the expiration
of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.