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Assembly Bill A9682

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to driver's licenses issued to a person granted temporary protected status

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2017-A9682 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502-b, V & T L

2017-A9682 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no driver's license issued to a person granted temporary protected status shall be cancelled, suspended or rescinded.

2017-A9682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9682
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO, JEAN-PIERRE, VANEL -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  DAVILA,  DE LA ROSA,  DILAN,  ORTIZ,
   PICHARDO,  RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, ROZIC, SOLAGES -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  a  driver's
   license issued to a person granted federal temporary protected status

   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 502-b to read as follows:
   §  502-B.  TEMPORARY  PROTECTED STATUS BENEFICIARY LICENSING. NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT  CANCEL,
 SUSPEND  OR RESCIND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED
 FEDERAL TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS IF AND/OR WHEN THE PROGRAM  IS  ENDED
 BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13984-01-7

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