Assembly Bill A5509

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to unofficial and non-certified driving records

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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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2019-A5509 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3716
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6398, S5076

2019-A5509 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of motor vehicles to maintain and make available on its website, unofficial and non-certified driving records for informational purposes only.

2019-A5509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3716                                                  A. 5509
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Transportation

 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to unofficial
   and non-certified driving records
 
   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 224-b to read as follows:
   § 224-B. UNOFFICIAL AND NON-CERTIFIED DRIVING RECORDS. THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  MAINTAIN  AND  MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE, UNOFFICIAL AND NON-
 CERTIFIED DRIVING RECORDS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. SUCH  RECORDS
 SHALL  CLEARLY  STATE  THAT  SUCH  DRIVING RECORDS ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL
 PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:  CERTIFICATION
 STATEMENT; SIGNATURE OF THE COMMISSIONER; OR SECURITY WATERMARK.  ACCESS
 TO  SUCH  RECORDS SHALL REQUIRE THE INPUT OF INFORMATION FROM HIS OR HER
 MOST  RECENT NEW YORK STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE, LEARNER'S PERMIT  OR  NON-
 DRIVER  IDENTIFICATION.  THERE SHALL BE NO FEE CHARGED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 FOR THE ACCESS OF SUCH UNOFFICIAL AND NON-CERTIFIED DRIVING RECORDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized 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.
                                                            LBD03220-01-9

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