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Senate Bill S7227

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish one or more temporary branch offices within a county

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2019-S7227 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§200 & 205, V & T L

2019-S7227 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles and county clerks, as agents of such commissioner, to establish one or more temporary branch offices within a county; requires the establishment of one or more temporary branch offices within Rockland county for a period of no less than one year, subject to available resources; includes mobile offices within temporary branch offices.

2019-S7227 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7227
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 establishing
   temporary branch offices
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  200 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. (A) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH ONE  OR  MORE  TEMPORARY  BRANCH
 OFFICES  WITHIN A COUNTY, IN ORDER THAT HE OR SHE MAY ISSUE CERTIFICATES
 OF REGISTRATION, AND NUMBER PLATES THEREFOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCY-
 CLES, SNOWMOBILES AND VESSELS OR THE RENEWAL OR ISSUANCE  OF  NON-DRIVER
 IDENTIFICATION  CARDS  AND DRIVERS' LICENSES ON CERTIFICATION OF INSPEC-
 TORS OR TO RECEIVE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF TITLE. THE WORK
 IN SUCH TEMPORARY BRANCH OFFICES SHALL  BE  PERFORMED  BY  ONE  OR  MORE
 EMPLOYEES  OF THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE DESIGNATED FOR THE PURPOSE WITH-
 OUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
   (B) ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE  TEMPO-
 RARY  BRANCH OFFICES WITHIN ROCKLAND COUNTY FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN
 ONE YEAR, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   (C) FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  TEMPORARY  BRANCH  OFFICES  SHALL
 INCLUDE MOBILE OFFICES.
   §  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 205 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 484 of the laws  of  1985,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  commissioner may authorize such county clerk to establish one
 or more temporary branch offices within the county, when  deemed  neces-
 sary,  to issue certificates of registration, and number plates therefor
 for motor vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and vessels or the  renewal
 or  issuance of non-driver identification cards and drivers' licenses on
 certification of inspectors or to receive documents relating to  certif-
 icates  of  title.  The  work  in such temporary branch offices shall be
 performed by one or more employees of the clerk's office designated  for
 the  purpose  without additional compensation. The expenses actually and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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