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Senate Bill S7665

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the Survivors of the Shield license plates

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2017-S7665 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9839
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ee, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3426

2017-S7665 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts "Survivors of the Shield" license plate issuance to those approved by Survivors of the Shield, Inc., a registered New York not-for-profit organization.

2017-S7665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7665
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the creation of "Survivors of the Shield" license plates
 
   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-ee to read as follows:
   § 404-EE. SURVIVORS OF THE SHIELD LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESID-
 ING  IN  THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
 PLATE OF A DESIGN DEVELOPED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER BEARING THE
 PHRASE "SURVIVORS OF THE SHIELD". APPLICATION  FOR  SAID  LICENSE  PLATE
 SHALL  BE  FILED  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. A SURVIVORS OF THE SHIELD DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED TO
 A PERSON UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  OF  APPROVAL  OF
 SUCH  ISSUANCE  FROM  THE ORGANIZATION "SURVIVORS OF THE SHIELD INC.", A
 NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT.
   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;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  AN  ADDITIONAL  SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN DOLLARS
 SHALL BE CHARGED UPON ISSUANCE OF SUCH  PLATES;  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER,
 HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PARENT, SPOUSE OR CHILD OF THE FALLEN OFFICER, THE
 ANNUAL  RENEWAL  FEE  FOR  THIS  DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE
 REGULAR RENEWAL FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE AND NO ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE  CHARGED  FOR  SUCH
 PLATES.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
 before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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